Soft White Dinner Rolls

Directions

1. 1
   In a large bowl, combine 3 1/2 cups flour, yeast, salt and sugar.
2. 2
   In a small saucepan, combine milk and butter, and place over low heat until milk is lukewarm.
3. 3
   Pour into bowl of dry ingredients, and mix with a fork to make a rough dough, adding more flour if necessary.
4. 4
   Using a mixer with dough hook, or by hand, knead dough until smooth and silky.
5. 5
   Place in an oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap.
6. 6
   Let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
7. 7
   Punch air out of dough.
8. 8
   Oil a baking sheet, and set aside.
9. 9
   Pull off pieces of dough the size of walnuts, and form into round balls.
10. 10
    Place on baking sheet almost touching, about 1/4 inch apart, in 6 rows of 5 each.
11. 11
    Cover with a kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place 30 minutes.
12. 12
    Meanwhile, heat oven to 425 degrees.
13. 13
    When rolls have risen, make a glaze by beating together the egg, milk and salt.
14. 14
    Paint rolls with glaze.
15. 15
    Sprinkle one row with sesame seeds and the next with poppy seeds; leave the third row plain, and then repeat pattern.
16. 16
    (A teaspoon of seeds should decorate 2 rows.) Bake rolls until risen and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
17. 17
    Transfer to a cooling rack or serve immediately.
18. 18
    To serve, place on a plate so rolls can be torn off to be eaten.