Okay, well, I guess I can eat hawaiian sweet rolls all day if I must. Because when these cuties are in the oven, that smell speaks to me. Game. Over. I have a dysfunctional relationship with bread. And when I say it’s dysfunctional I mean it’s almost submissive. OKAY it is submissive. Mostly on my part. Bread says, eat me. I follow. In fact, that’s exactly what my relationship is like with all carbs. Sigh. As of lately, we’re both obsessed with homemade Hawaiian sweet rolls. In fact, we’ve got our friends obsessed with this bread too! It’s contagious. My favorite way of eating these hawaiian sweet rolls is from the inside out. Yes, that’s right. I eat the soft, pillow-like center and work my way outwards. These rolls are just like the Kings Hawaiian rolls that are widely available in stores. I think i’ll go as far as to say whispers they’re a little bit better! (insert monkey-covering-his-mouth emoticon here) A couple points I want to cover about this hawaiian sweet buns:
- They’re perfect soft and delicious when fresh.2. Perfectly toastable if you desire a soft inside with a crispy outside.3. Totally French toastable.4. Make them. Eat a few. Freeze the rest. Or eat the entire pan of rolls. Totally up to you! I generally feel super intimidated by making bread or rolls or buns or any other kind of bread products. So these homemade Hawaiian sweet rolls were kind of a ‘big dill’ for me. I’ve made these rolls a few times now and every single time I’ve had success. I’ll share the tips I’ve used and try to make the directions as clear as possible for you because I want you to make these rolls. In fact, you have to make these rolls. Is there anything worse than waiting for your dough to rise, punching it down, and baking it into small, dense, rocks? I think not. I absolutely hate it. And it’s a major reason why I don’t bake bread often. CONFESSION: Hi my name is Marzia and i’m afraid of baking all yeast bread products. But this is a winner! I’m never letting this recipe go. Not ever. I seriously wish that your screen was scratch and sniffable. Because words can-not describe how mindblowingly delicious these hawaiian rolls smell. If you are not a bread maker, don’t freak out. I’m going to baby-step walk you through this process. Even if you are slightly weird and have no interest in eating bread, or toasting it and smothering it with butter, or frying up these Hawaiian rolls dunked in my creme brulee french toast mix, just do it for the smell. For reals. You won’t be sorry.
If you purchase your yeast in small envelopes, you’ll need more than 1 packet. Each packet contains 2 1/4 teaspoons. So you’ll need an additional 3/4 teaspoon to make the 1 tablespoon. (1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons)Recipe adapted from Yammie’s Noshery
