In a medium sauce pan, whisk together milk and sugar. Heat over medium heat until steam rises off the top and just lukewarm. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, yeast and salt. Add warm milk mixture. Stir together until well combined and all the flour is moistened. Cover with plastic wrap and set at warm room temperature to rise until doubled in size, about 60-90 minutes.

Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan with about 2 tablespoons butter. Form the dough into 12 even balls and arrange in the springform pan. Cover with plastic wrap and again set at warm room temperature to rise for 60-90 minutes until nicely puffed up.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and brush tops of rolls with melted butter. Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.