Reviewed: May 23, 2012

Perfect for soups, stews, sandwiches! I acutally made about 20 rolls and baked them for slightly less time. Also, on the second rise, I heated up the oven just a tad and then turned it off, let the rolls sit in there, uncovered while they rose. Worked perfectly.

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rainydai

Reviewed: May 20, 2012

The dough will be VERY soft and sticky... just a warning. I really freaked out while waiting for these to bake, thinking they might not be that great. Don't worry... it's supposed to be that way, as I finally read in a few reviews AFTER I made them! I also used my stand mixer and ended up using 3 1/2 cups of the flour with my mixing paddle, then I switched to the dough hook and set it on 2 for about 8-10 minutes. These are FANTASTIC. I thought they were very similar to french bread, and I know my bread. I ended up only using half of the dough for rolls (we're a family of three,) and I froze the other half and used it for pizza a few days later. It was my first pizza from scratch and it was AWESOME. My second batch is proofing right now. (to freeze, after proofing and punching down the first time, form leftovers into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap a few times and put in a freezer bag. To thaw, just set on the counter... it thaws fast and will expand.) I've tried a few recipes but am still new to the bread making game... this one is a home run, in my humble opinion.

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BeatleMama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bothell, Washington, USA

Living In: Edmonds, Washington, USA

Reviewed: May 14, 2012

Of all the bread I have ever made this is hands down THE ALL TIME BEST! Thank you so much for posting this one everyone loves it!

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GeneralTso77

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tampa, Florida, USA

Reviewed: May 8, 2012

I decided to make home made bread for the first time ever and found this recipe. My family absolutely RAVED over the bread!!! I'm so thankful I found this recipe, and thank you JOCATLIN for sharing it!! :D

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eeriemyst

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2012

These were so yummy!! Made them into hamburger buns..Will be making them again and again! I think you should too....

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CookieGirl74

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Binghamton, New York, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2012

This is a TERRIFIC basic recipe that you can make plain, or add to. PERFECT!!! I quadrupled the recipe! since I was taking the rolls to a big spaghetti dinner at our church. Since I'm old and arthritic, I can't knead dough. So I added as much flour as would fit in my mixer bowl to all the wet ingrediants (after following the regular steps in the recipe) and mixed in my kitchen aid with the dough hook for quite a while to work up the gluten. Then I poured the wet stuff into my biggest bowl, which held all the remaining flour and just mixed it together. The texture was great. If you just make one recipe, it might all fit--making this even easier. I kind of hate reading how "I changed" this or that... BUT...Here goes: I did substitute 1/4 wholewheat flour for 1/4 of the white. I also added minced garlic and chopped fresh rosemary to the dough--- to taste. And used all virgin olive oil, which I also greased the pan with and dribbled lightly over the tiop after baking. No butter needed~ One man enthusiastically said it was the best bread he'd tasted in his enitre life-- WOW! There were NO leftovers--- although I made at least 25 extra rolls. THANKS!

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Mahamata

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2012

A yummy, easy to make roll. I'm giving it 3 stars because it did NOT taste like french bread to me. Made these to go with French Dip sandwiches; they were good, but again, not the taste/texture I had anticipated.

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playswithpaper

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

Amazing!!!!

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charisse

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

Very tasty & easy! My husband even gave rave reviews, which is unusual for him :) My only trouble was the damp towel sticking to the top of the rolls ... not quite sure what the trick is to that. But, I'll definately make these again! Edit /Update: I made these again & covered the rolls with plastic wrap sprayed with non-stick spray, this worked! So they were not only tasty, but pretty :)

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yoopergirl72

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2012

omgosh....yummy... I have never made any type of yeast bread before so I followed the recipe exactly as written...these are deliicious. I have always been nervous about making a yeast bread because everyone talks about the science and art form...they make it sound so difficult. These are easy breezy and yummalicious. Whether you follow the recipe exactly as written or take other reviewers advice - these are too die for!!!

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