Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

I am soooo sorry.. I had high hopes for this recipe. The only thing I substituted was the honey for molasses, everything else was the same. I have never tried Hawaiian bread before so I can't compare it, all I know is that these were way too sweet to be a dinner roll and 3 out of the 4 kids who tried it didn't even finish the first bite. Everyone threw out their rolls and went without.

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giggletush

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

These rolls were tasty. I also used honey instead of molasses, and almond extract instead of lemon. They came out very dense and chewy

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2009

These are great buns. They have a hint of sweetness but are not too sweet.

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joeyricola

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

not as light or sweet as I expected.

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Pstry8

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Reviewed: May 13, 2009

The lemon extract gave these rolls a very odd flavor. I did not like them.

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JenW

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

Pretty good, nothing special.

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CHARITYBOO

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2009

My family loved them!

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Janette

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

These Hawaiian bread rolls are now a favorite at our house. The combination of the unique ingredients provides a refreshing and tasty new recipe for rolls, different than any others!

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Deanne

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2009

This recipe was great and really good for a beginner in breadmaking. However, with it being a recipe for a bread machine - a beginner might not know what to do with the ingredients. I didn't know how long to let it rise for since I made mine by hand. I did the 40 minutes in the pan but they didn't rise at all! I had to put them in the oven at 150 for 25 minutes so they would get big before baking. I used butter instead of shortening, milk instead of dry milk and only did 3 tbs of (brown) sugar instead of the 5 and they were perfect! Have made them twice so far with zero disappointment!

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Mydnight

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

Excellent recipe. Everybody LOVED them. I don't have a bread machine, so I made this the old fashioned way. I also used regular milk instead of dry milk and it was fine.

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

This doesn't really taste like King's Hawaiian bread, but it was good. It's not as sweet as I normally like it but still good. Definitely leave out the lemon extract as other reviewers suggested, and you'll probably need an extra 1/2 cup of flour to mix with the dough. Then you'll need about another extra 1/2 cup while forming the rolls. This dough is VERY sticky! Also these rolls dry out quickly if you overbake, so I'd recommend baking at 325F for ~15 minutes depending on your oven.

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Betty Crocker

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2008

Very yummy! The dough is pretty sticky so I used some extra flour to keep it from sticking too much. I melted butter & brushed it on the rolls when I pulled them out of the oven. I also took some of the other reviewer's advice & subed the lemon extract for extra vanilla. Turned out great!

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

I cannot believe all of the 5-star ratings on this recipe--it's SO BAD! I'm sorry, I rarely ever give anything below a 3, but these are just *that* bad ... I followed the recipe, except that I didn't have molasses, so I used more honey ... they were absolutely beautiful when they came out of the oven, and they smelled heavenly ... we couldn't wait to sit down to them! But, OMG, when you bit into them ... all we could taste was lemon extract ... We both think these would have been yummy without that extract, so I am going to try them again without it ... thanks for the recipe, but, I'm sorry ... this was just bad. **I made the recipe w/o the lemon extract, and the rolls were GREAT ... I used honey in place of the molasses, as I did before, and I used 2 T. white sugar/3 T. dark brown sugar ... I also got to looking over the reviews, and I noticed that almost all of the 5-star reviews had left the lemon extract out for one reason or another ... I HIGHLY recommend you do the same! :)**

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2008

This IS a wonderful recipe. I didn't have Lemon Extract, so left that out, and subsituted butter flavored shortening with 2 Tablespoons olive oil. This recipe definitely needs 1 - 1.5 cups (extra) flour.

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Lorna

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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2008

These rolls were okay. They did not come out as sweet as I had hoped. I did omit the molasses and lemon though. They were also a bit more dense than I typically like. I used them with the kalua pig in slow cooker recipe from this website.

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2008

Half way through making this I discovered that I was out of lemon extract, so I used fresh lemon juice instead. The rolls came out beautifully. They looked great, smelled great, and tasted fabulous. The bread had a perfect texture. Will definitely make these again! Thanks for sharing a great, and easy to make, recipe.

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Sassay

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2008

This was pretty good. I substituted one cup whole wheat flour for some of the bread flour. You'll probably need about 1 c more flour when kneading. I used 2 T of vanilla instead of 1T of lemon extract. If it didn't taste like the Hawaiian bread, it was probably my fault. Made more than 12 rolls, filled my cookie sheet. I baked for 20 minutes and could have probably used up to 5 more minutes. It was done, but they probably would have been brown if I left them in longer.

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2008

These were absolutely delicious!!!! I made them for my family at our Christmas dinner and they were a big hit! I couldn't quit snacking on them either. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Adonia

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Reviewed: May 26, 2008

This was an enjoyable find. I also added a teaspoon of pineapple flavoring. I used buttermilk instead of water. This made 3 smaller loaves and was nice and tender and had lots of flavor. My company said this was wonderful and even better than the boughten Hawaiian bread.

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