Throwing Rolls...A New Tradition?

According to the Travel Channel, The number one "Place to Pig Out" is in Sikeston, Missouri called Lambert's Cafe...where they throw rolls at you! (Number two was a place selling the Godzilla Burger which was 3 pounds of meat and something like 5 pounds of french fries) I thought that was the most interesting thing I'd seen all day, so I looked them up on the internet and someone had the recipe for Lambert's Throwed Rolls.

I made them last Thanksgiving out of curiousity and they were so incredibly huge and tasty (and quite easy to make for bread...honest!) that I had to post the recipe. I think I might make some more this Thanksgiving. But I doubt my Mom will let us throw them to each other. Darn.

This is now on my list of must see road trip places!

Lambert's "Throwed" Rolls

1 packet active dry yeast (about 1 tablespoon)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup tepid water (between 105-110 degrees F.)
1 cup warm milk
1/4 cup melted butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, beaten (at room temperature)
4 cups flour (you can use all-purpose, but I like King Arthur's bread flour...it's awesome!)

-Combine sugar, yeast and tepid water in a large mixing bowl.
-Let mixture stand for 5-10 minutes until mixture is foamy.
-Mix together the milk, melted butter, sugar, salt and egg.
-Add to the yeast mixture.
-Stir in about 3 and 1/2 cups of flour, adding a bit more if necessary to make a soft, pliable dough.
-Turn the dough out onto a well floured board to rest while you clean out and oil or butter your mixing bowl.
-Knead dough for 4-5 minutes adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth and silky.
-Put the dough ball into the prepared bowl and turn to oil the top.
-Cover with plastic wrap and a clean dish towel and put in a warm, dry place until doubled in size. (About 1 and 1/2 hours)
-Butter a 12 cup muffin tin.
-Punch down dough.
-Pinch off pieces of dough--you should have 24 pieces--that are about the size of a golf ball (about 1 and 1/2 inches or enough to fill 1/2 of a muffin cup) and roll into smooth spheres.
-Place two spheres in each muffin cup-it will be a tight fit. (It will look like a little bum!)
-Spray each roll lightly with oil and cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise for about 45 minutes.
-Preheat the oven during this last rise to 350. Remove plastic wrap when doubled.
-Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until browned.
-Serve as soon as they are cool enough to throw.

Makes 12 giant rolls.