Delicious Dinner Rolls

INGREDIENTS:

¾ cup warm water
¾ cup warm milk
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
5 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 standard packets plus ½ teaspoon from a third packet, not rapid-rise yeast)
5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
½ cup melted butter, divided

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm the milk, water, sugar, and salt together until just lukewarm. Remove from the heat and stir in the eggs and yeast, ensuring the mixture is warm not hot to avoid cooking the eggs or killing the yeast.

In a large mixing bowl, measure out the flour and make a well in the center. Pour in the warm milk mixture but do not stir. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid and let it stand undisturbed for 20 to 30 minutes.

After resting, pour half of the melted butter into the flour mixture and stir well until combined into a soft dough. Add a little extra flour if the dough feels overly sticky, then knead lightly until smooth. Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise for another 20 to 30 minutes in a warm place until slightly puffy.

Shape the dough into small rolls, about the size of golf balls, and place them in a greased baking pan, spaced slightly apart. Cover again and let rise for 20 to 30 minutes until light and airy …