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Let it rise! Homemade yeast rolls.

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Some meals cry out for hot, buttery bread.  Pot roast, spaghetti, cottage pie.... I love making fresh bread.  And you want to know a secret?  It's not so much because I like to eat it. [Well I DO like to eat it], but I LOVE the smell of fresh yeast rising dough!  It seems to fill the whole house and screams out fresh home cooking! This time I made yeast rolls, using a basic recipe.  And of course there is room from tweaking based on preference. What you need: 1 cup warm water 1.5 tablespoons yeast 1 teaspoon honey  1/2 cup melted butter 1/4 cup honey 3 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 4-6 cups of flour Directions: * add one cup warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon honey to a bowl.  Let sit for 10 minutes until the mixture foams up. * add in eggs, melted butter, and honey to yeast mixture.  Mix until blended. * using a mixture with dough hook, by hand, or in a bread machine, add 1 cup of flour at a time.  Keep adding flour until dough pu...