Follow the same recipe as bread with the following changes:
add 1 tbsp sugar
add 1/2 cup melted butter (plus another 1/4 cup for later)
add 1 egg
Let rise 45 minutes (or until doubled in size). The sugar should feed the yeast and make it all rise faster.
Punch down, form into balls (small mandarin oranges or 2oz if you have a scale)
put in baking tray, rise 30
preheat oven to 375F
glaze with more melted butter
bake 12-15 until golden brown
glaze again with melted butter
let cool on rack – can be eaten slightly warm.
Basic ingredients, no gadgets.