Sour CreamThyme Rolls

9 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus 2 tablespoons melted, plus more for the muffin tin and plastic wrap
  • 1 envelope (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water (105 to 110F)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

Directions

  1. 1
    Lightly butter a standard 12-cup muffin tin, and set aside.
  2. 2
    Stir together the yeast, warm water, and sugar in a small bowl, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Stir until the yeast dissolves.
  4. 4
    Whisk together the flours and salt in a large bowl.
  5. 5
    Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter pieces until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  6. 6
    Stir in the yeast mixture.
  7. 7
    Stir in the sour cream and thyme leaves until combined.
  8. 8
    Spoon heaping 1/3 cup dough into each cup of the muffin tin.
  9. 9
    Cover with buttered plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  10. 10
    Preheat the oven to 400F.
  11. 11
    Bake the rolls 10 minutes.
  12. 12
    Remove from the oven, and lightly brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  13. 13
    Bake until golden brown, 16 to 18 minutes.
  14. 14
    Immediately invert and unmold rolls onto a wire rack.
  15. 15
    Serve warm.

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