Use a mixer with dough hook to make these soft and delicious yeast rolls. The butter rolls southern butter rolls wonderful served warm, or freeze and heat another day.

Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as a food writer. Carrie is a freelance food stylist and culinary producer who loves having a table full of guests. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.

The key to soft, moist rolls is to mix or knead until you achieve a smooth, elastic dough, and then stop. Make sure the dough has doubled in volume before forming the rolls, and bake just until cooked through. A healthy dose of melted butter adds lots of flavor and softness—it also adds moisture, too. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine the warm milk with the yeast. Let stand for a minute or two. Add 1 of the eggs, sugar, salt, butter, and flour.