{Copycat Recipe} Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Our family has made the move to Utah and we're up and running with the internet! Woo hoo! I was starting to feel lost there for a bit. This last weekend was a busy one trying to get everything from our home in Idaho to our new place in Utah. We had a lot of people helping us this weekend and we really appreciate everything that was done for us to get us here. We have the greatest friends and family ever.

One of my favorite things about Texas Roadhouse is those darn rolls. Wow, those things are deliciously dangerous. There's no way I can eat just one...basket. Seriously though, they're amazing. I'd like to thank the person who came up with the idea to serve those lovelies to the guests as a starter. Bless you. My husband and I treated my mom and sisters to Texas Roadhouse this last weekend for helping us so much with moving. When we sat down with those rolls in front of us I remembered that I have a copycat recipe for them that I've been needing to share. So let's get to it!

{Copycat Recipe} Texas Roadhouse Rolls
recipe and image via Eat Cake for Dinner
makes about 5 dozen rolls

• 1 package active dry yeast
• 1/2 c. warm water
• 2 c. milk, scalded then cooled to room temperature
• 3 Tbsp. melted butter, slightly cooled
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 7-8 c. flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. honey (optional - HOWEVER, I have read the comments regarding this recipe and those who have found the most success with these rolls have added honey. I have never made them with honey though. So it's up to you!)

Directions

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water with a teaspoon of the sugar. In a mixing bowl, add the yeast and sugar mixture, milk, the rest of the sugar, honey (if you're using it), and enough flour to make a medium batter. Beat thoroughly. Beat together and let it stand until light and foamy. Add the melted butter, eggs, and salt and beat well.
2. At this point you'll want to add enough flour to form a soft dough. Don't throw all 8 cups in or it might be too much. Sprinkle a small amount of flour onto the counter top and let the dough rest for a few minutes.
3. While the dough is resting, grease a large bowl. Then knead the dough until it is smooth and satiny. If you have a KitchenAid you can knead the dough with the hook attachment for about 4-5 minutes. Then put the dough in the greased bowl. Pick it up and turn it over so it's greased on the other side as well. Cover the dough and let it rise till it is double in size (about 30 to 40 minutes).
4. When it has risen to double get some rage out and punch away at it. It's pretty therapeutic. Put the dough out onto a floured surface and divide it out into portions for shaping. Let it rest for another 10 minutes. Shape the little dough pieces into desired forms. Place on greased baking sheets and let rise until doubled in size.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes until golden brown. Baste immediately with butter.

*Here's what Jenn from Eat Cake for Dinner says about shaping the dough: I shaped my rolls by rolling out the dough into a rectangle, about 1/2-inch thick, then I folded the rectangle in half, making it about 1-inch thick. I used my rolling pin and rolled over the dough, ever so gently, just to seal the two halves together. I then used a dough scraper and cut the rolls into squares and placed those on my greased baking sheet.