Hawaiian Rolls
So easy to make, so incredibly soft and delicious.
Equipment
- 1 8x8 pan
- 1 medium sized bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- butter for top of buns
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl add sugar yeast and warm water. water should be warm but not hot. stir slightly and allow to sit until you start to see the yeast activate and bubbles begin to form.
- add remaining ingredients and stir with a butter knife until it all starts to come together. once there is no liquid in the bowl, turn out onto a clean dry surface.
- start kneading the dough, it will go through a very sticky faze where you will want to add flour. don't do it! keep kneading and moving it around pulling off your fingers and countertop. it will all come together in about 4-6 minutes and become very soft and smooth.
- spray a clean glass bowl with cooking oil and place dough inside cover and allow to rise in a dry warm place until it doubles in size. about 1 hour
- remove dough from the bowl and divide it into 9 equal pieces. roll into balls by folding the dough underneath and stretching it into a smooth ball. prepare an 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray. place the dough ball in the pan, cover, and allow to rise again until it doubles in size, about 30 min.
- pre heat oven to 350°f
- bake buns for 15 minutes until the tops are a golden brown color. butter tops of buns immediately after removing from the oven.
- allow cooling completely before serving.
Notes
this dough starts incredibly sticky once you start kneading, but do not add any flour. knead for a few minutes and it will work itself out. it's messy for a while but when it starts to hold together and doesn't stick to your hands anymore it is ready to rest and rise.
I made these buns by hand but a stand mixer with a dough hook can be used also. knead until fully combined and is pulling away from the sides of the bowl. you will see it start to smooth out and become a ball. about 3-5 min.