About
To-Die-For Hawaiian Rolls are little pieces of paradise you'll want to keep popping into your mouth! These buttery, tender rolls are infused with the tropical tang of pineapple, bringing a little of the Hawaiin feeling to every meal! Brushed with sweet, rich honey butter and baked to a golden-brown, To-Die-For Hawaiian Rolls really are to die for!
Ingredients
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup honey
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more, to taste, for dusting a work surface
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- oil, to taste, for greasing the proofing bowl and the baking pan
- 4 tablespoons honey butter, homemade or store-bought, melted
Directions
Step 1 -In a large liquid measuring cup, add the pineapple juice, the buttermilk, the butter, and the honey and whisk to combine.
Step 2 -Microwave the buttermilk mixture in 30-second intervals until it reaches a temperature of 110 degrees F; it is normal if the mixture curdles.
Step 3 -In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add 5 1/2 cups of the flour, the yeast, and the salt and mix on low speed until combined.
Step 4 -With the mixer on low speed, gradually pour the buttermilk mixture, the egg, and the vanilla into the flour and mix on low speed until a dough begins to come together, about 2 minutes.
Step 5 -Increase the speed to medium-low and mix the dough until it no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl; it may still stick to the bottom.
Step 6 -Using the extra flour, lightly dust a work surface.
Step 7 -Turn the dough out onto the prepared work surface and shape it into a ball.
Step 8 -Using the oil, lightly grease a glass bowl.
Step 9 -Place the dough ball in the prepared bowl and cover it with plastic wrap.
Step 10 -Set the bowl in a warm place and allow the dough to rise until it doubles in size, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Step 11 -Punch the dough down to deflate it.
Step 12 -Using more of the extra flour, lightly dust another work surface.
Step 13 -Transfer the dough to the prepared work surface and divide it into 15 equal portions.
Step 14 -Shape each dough portion into a smooth ball.
Step 15 -Using the oil, lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Step 16 -Arrange the dough balls in the prepared baking pan.
Step 17 -Cover the pan with plastic wrap and set it in a draft-free area to rise until the dough balls have doubled in size, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Step 18 -Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position.
Step 19 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 20 -Remove the plastic wrap and brush the tops of the rolls with about 1/2 of the melted honey butter.
Step 21 -Bake the rolls, rotating halfway through baking, until the tops are golden-brown, about 20 minutes.
Step 22 -Brush the tops of the rolls with the remaining honey butter.
Step 23 -Allow the rolls to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Step 24 -Transfer the rolls from the pan to the wire rack to cool, about 20 minutes.
Step 25 -Serve.
