Bountiful Breadmaking: Portuwaiian Sweet Rolls!

On a whim yesterday, I decided to try making Hawaiian sweet rolls. On my last trip to Costco, I had acquired a massive amount of yeast, so how better to start chipping away at the bag than to attempt replicating a favorite bready indulgence? I knew generally what went into those tasty items, and really, how hard could it be to make them myself?

I rolled up my sleeves, and dove in...

The goods:
6 cups flour, plus 1/2 cup more
2 cups pineapple juice
1/2 cup butter or coconut oil
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
5 tsp (or 2 packets) dry yeast
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tsp powdered ginger

Make it happen:

In a medium-sized bowl, beat together the eggs & sugar.
Melt the coconut oil/butter and mix in, along with the pineapple juice, vanilla & ginger
Add 3 cups flour and mix well.
Slowly sprinkle in the yeast, making sure it's well mixed with no clumps
Mix in the other 3 cups of flour (you can use your hands if a wooden spoon ain't cutting it)
The dough will be a bit sticky, this is okay!
Cover the bowl with a clean towel, let rise in a warm place for an hour

Mix in the extra 1/2 cup flour. divide into rolls (a ping-pong ball size will turn out about the size of the average dinner roll), or 3 medium sized loaves. Re cover and let rise for another hour, or until the dough has roughly doubled in size.
Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.

These turn out somewhere right in between Hawaiian and Portugese sweet bread, hence, Portuwaiian! In my opinion, the direct cross type of flavor is awesome, because I love both varieties, so it's almost like having your cake and eating it too!

Aside from munching plain, these make great sandwich rolls, hamburger buns, or just about any other application you can think of for a super-fluffy bread that has just a bit of sweetness to it.

Once again, I apologize for lack of pictures. I admit, taking pictures while cooking is most definitely *not* my strong point. BUT, the next batch I make (and there WILL be more, trust me), I will do my best to chronicle the process and add the pictures here