In a giant bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, combine the water, milk, butter, sugar, salt, and yeast. Stir properly and let sit for six to eight minutes, or until you see the yeast begin to foam.
Add 5 cups (600g) of flour and mix by hand or with the flat beater attachment until the dough sorts a tricky, shaggy mass. The dough will not be going to sort a ball at this stage — it will seemingly be merely shy of coming collectively.
Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and mix with a spatula or the dough hook until a straightforward ball begins to sort. Knead by hand for about 10 minutes, or by machine for 4 to 5 minutes, until a mushy, straightforward ball of dough is formed. The dough ought to actually really feel elastic and barely tacky to the contact.
Swap the dough to a evenly greased bowl, then flip so that the dough is evenly greased. Cowl with plastic wrap or a bathe cap and let rise for 20 minutes at room temperature, or until the dough is full and puffy.
On a transparent work flooring, gently deflate the dough and pat out to a tricky rectangle about 8″ by 12″. Decrease the dough into 4 prolonged strips, then decrease each strip into 6 components for a whole of 24 dough balls. Working with evenly greased arms, type each ball into an honest spherical by way of using your cupped arms to roll the dough in direction of the work flooring. Evenly sprinkle flour, as essential, to forestall sticking.
Place the fashioned rolls in any of the following pans, well-greased or lined with parchment: one half-sheet pan or 2 quarter-sheet pans; two 9″ x 13″ pans; 4 8″ or 9″ spherical baking pans; or a combination of any. (See “recommendations,” beneath for particulars on baking your rolls on a mattress of grated cheese.)
After the rolls are throughout the pans, cowl and let rise at room temperature for yet one more 20 to 25 minutes, or until properly rounded and full attempting. In case you might be baking now, preheat the oven to 350°F. (See “recommendations,” beneath for instructions on freezing unbaked buns.)
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the brief dinner rolls are golden brown and an internal thermometer reads 190°F. For added style and a satiny-soft finish, brush the baked rolls with melted butter. Serve warmth. Retailer leftovers in an airtight container and room temperature for as a lot as 3 days.