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Paradise Dinner Rolls

Tender, fluffy and lightly sweet with hints of pineapple, honey and ginger, these rolls make any meal special. 
Prep Time3 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time4 hrs
Servings: 40 rolls
Author: Terri @ that's some good cookin'

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons yeast or 3 packages of yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 1/4 cups pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil, barely melted (about 15 seconds in the microwave at 100% power)
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 7-8 cups bread flour (I highly recommend using a good quality bread flour.)
  • 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup, melted This will be used after forming the dough into rolls.

Instructions

  • Proof the yeast in the 1 cup of warm water (about 110-degrees F) and a pinch of sugar. This should take about 5-10 minutes for the yeast to get all nice and bubbly.
  • While the yeast is proofing add to the bowl of a stand mixer or other heavy duty mixer such as a Kitchen Aid or Bosch, the pineapple juice, coconut oil, honey, eggs, salt, ginger and then the proofed yeast.
  • Add 4 cups of the flour to the above ingredients and with the paddle attachment, beat the ingredients on medium speed for 5 minutes.
  • Remove paddle and attach bread hook. Add 2 cups flour to the mixture in the bowl and mix on medium speed until ingredients are well blended.
  • With the mixer running, add additional flour, 1/2 cup at a time until the dough is starts to leave the sides of the bowl. Please see Note below:
  • Allow the mixer to run at the manufacturers recommended kneading speed for 7 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  • Lightly oil a large bowl with cooking oil. Gather the dough into a smooth ball. Place it in the bowl and turn the dough over once so that the surface of the dough picks up a light coating of oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm area to allow the dough to rise. I often barely heat my oven to about 100 degrees F or a little less, turn it off, leave the light on, and place the bowl of dough in the warm oven.
  • Allow the dough to rise until double in bulk. Punch down and knead the dough to deflate it and redistribute all of the good yeasty stuff. Let rest, covered, for 5-10 minutes. While dough is resting, butter two 9- x 13-inch pans. Set aside.
  • Form the dough into 40 rolls, 20 rolls per pan. Dip each roll into the melted butter and place in pans-- 4 rolls across and 5 rolls down. Cover the pans lightly with plastic wrap and return to warm oven or other warm place to rise. Allow rolls to rise for approximately 40 minutes or until nearly double in bulk. They will rise more during baking.
  • If rolls are rising in the oven, remove them prior to heating the oven for baking. Heat the oven to 350-degrees F. Remove plastic wrap and place rolls in oven. Immediately turn the oven down to 325-degrees F. Bake rolls until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove rolls from oven. Allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes. Serve.

Notes

Depending on the humidity where you live, it may not take a full 8 cups of flour. When enough flour has been added, the dough will gather to itself and clean the sides of the bowl as it is kneaded. Watch for this moment to happen sometime between cups 7 & 8 cups of flour. In very humid climates, it may take a full 8 cups of the flour (maybe even a little more...be careful). The dough will be soft and tacky, but should not be gooey, overly sticky, or heavy.