Soft and Chewy Dinner Rolls

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Appears in Cook's Country April​/May 2011

Some rolls are as squishy as a teddy bear, others as rustic as rawhide. We wanted a happy medium—a roll with a crumb that was soft yet chewy.

SERVES Makes 12 rolls

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 65 minutes rising

Soft and Chewy Dinner Rolls

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Cutting back on fat from butter and milk yielded the perfect amount of chew in our Soft and Chewy Dinner Rolls. A small infusion of olive oil perfected the texture. Adding mashed potato to the dough made all the difference when it came to t...

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