oatmeal dinner rolls

Mary brought these oatmeal dinner rolls to the Relief Society Meeting where she taught bread making.  These rolls are very light and very pretty with a sweet touch to them.  Very nice rolls.

2 cups water
1 cup quick cooking oats
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stir in oats and butter.  Boil, stirring constantly for 1 minute.  Remove from heat, add brown sugar and let cool to 110 degrees.
Stir together yeast, sugar and warm water in a bowl of mixer, let foam (5-10 minutes).  Mix in oat mixture, flour and salt at medium speed until smooth.
Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.  Place in greased bowl and cover and let rise until doubled, 1 hour.  Punch dough down and divide in half.  Divide each half into 16 balls and place into a greased 9-inch cake pan.  Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.  Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes until golden brown.