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Soft, buttery, and light, you only need 7 simple ingredients to make these easy Dinner Rolls. A classic side for any dinner, you’ll love how easy this foolproof dinner roll recipe is.
Bread can be an intimidating thing to tackle but these dinner rolls are so easy to make, you’ll impress everyone once you bring out a tray of these freshly baked. This has been my go-to recipe for dinner rolls for ages now and I find that they practically go with any meal. They’re so good that we rarely have any left over as they’re usually the first thing finished at our dinner table. They’re that good.
Wondering what to serve with these dinner rolls? Try my Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup or my Steak with Mushroom Sauce.
Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love These Dinner Roll Recipe
- What You’ll Need to Make These Homemade Dinner Rolls
- How to Make Super Easy Dinner Rolls
- Ways to Roll the Dinner Rolls
- Recipe Variations
- Can You Make Dinner Rolls Ahead of Time?
- How to Bloom the Yeast for Dinner Rolls
- How to Store Leftover Dinner Rolls
- Additional Tips for Making Dinner Rolls
- More Bread Recipes You Might Enjoy
- Dinner Rolls Recipe
Why You’ll Love These Dinner Roll Recipe
- They taste amazing. They’re flakey. They’re soft. They’re buttery. They also make the house smell amazing while they’re baking!
- They only require 7 ingredients. Most of the items are probably already in your kitchen! No fancy speciality ingredients needed.
- They are great for any meal. They’re great for weeknight dinners and holiday dinners alike. I particularly like making them for holiday dinners because if gravy is involved, these dinner rolls soak them up wonderfully!
What You’ll Need to Make These Homemade Dinner Rolls
- Warm milk
- Active dry yeast
- Sugar
- All purpose flour
- Salt
- Unsalted butter – make sure you don’t accidentally use salted butter
- Egg – room temperature is best
How to Make Super Easy Dinner Rolls
Bloom the yeast – In a bowl, combine warm milk, yeast, half of the sugar and let it stand for about 10 minutes.
Make the dinner roll dough – In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, whisk together flour, salt and remaining sugar. Gradually add in the yeast mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Add in melted butter and egg. Beat at medium speed until the dough is smooth and has passed the windowpane test.
Let the dough rise – Grease a large bowl with some oil and place the dough in the bowl. Let it rise in a warm, draft free area until dough is doubled in size, roughly about 1 hour.
Divide the dough – Once risen, lightly punch the dough down. On a lightly floured surface, turn the dough out and divide it into 9 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
Let the dough rise again – Once rolled, place them in a lightly greased pan. Cover and let the dough rise the 2nd time in a warm, draft free area, until the dough have puffed up (about 40 minutes)
Prepare the oven – Preheat oven to 375F
Egg wash the dinner rolls and bake – In a bowl, whisk an egg and lightly brush the rolls using the egg mixture. Bake the dinner rolls until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes, and serve them warm with some butter.
Ways to Roll the Dinner Rolls
Don’t feel like you have to make the dinner rolls the way I did! Feel free to use a round pan or to roll them into smaller rolls. You can also twist the rolls or roll them like garlic knots.
Recipe Variations
- Add in fresh herbs such as basil, thyme, or rosemary to the dough.
- Add in shredded cheese to the dough.
- Brush on melted butter and garlic before serving.
Can You Make Dinner Rolls Ahead of Time?
Yes, you can make dinner rolls ahead of time. Make the dough the night before and let it rise, and shape them into the balls then place it in the fridge overnight, covered. The next day, bring the dough out and let rise before egg washing it and baking.
How to Bloom the Yeast for Dinner Rolls
Make sure when you bloom the yeast, you aren’t using scalding hot milk as that’ll kill the yeast. When you combine the yeast, milk, and sugar, make sure the milk is warm, around 100 to 110F. If it is too cool, the yeast may not activate.
How to Store Leftover Dinner Rolls
- At room temperature: wrap the rolls up in plastic wrap and then transfer them to an airtight container or ziploc bag. Enjoy within 2-3 days.
- In the freezer: wrap the rolls up in plastic wrap and then transfer them to an airtight container or freezer bag. Enjoy within the month.
Additional Tips for Making Dinner Rolls
- Make sure your dinner rolls are the same size before you bake them so they’ll be baked evenly.
- Make sure your yeast hasn’t expired! This is usually the culprit if your bread isn’t rising.
- If you only have instant yeast, you can use that instead. Just add it to the milk and sugar and skip the 10 minute bloom.
- If you are kneading by hand, add in 5-10 minutes of kneading time.
- Brushing the top with additional melted butter once it’s out of the oven, gives it a beautiful shiny sheen.
More Bread Recipes You Might Enjoy
- Cinnamon Babka
- Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
- Nutella Banana Nut Bread
- Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Pumpkin Spice French Toast
- Cinnamon Swirl French Toast
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Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
- ¾ cup warm milk , plus 1 tbsp. warm milk
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 5 ¼ tbsps. sugar
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine warm milk, yeast, half of the sugar and let it stand for about 10 minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, whisk together flour, salt and remaining sugar.
- Gradually add in the yeast mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Add in melted butter and egg. Beat at medium speed until the dough is smooth and has passed the windowpane test. See photo.
- Grease a large bowl with some oil and place the dough in the bowl. Let it rise in a warm, draft free area until dough is doubled in size, roughly about 1 hour.
- Once risen, lightly punch the dough down.
- On a lightly floured surface, turn the dough out and divide it into 9 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
- Once rolled, place them in a lightly greased pan. Cover and let the dough rise the 2nd time in a warm, draft free area, until the dough have puffed up (about 40 minutes)
- Preheat oven to 375F
- In a bowl, whisk an egg and lightly brush the rolls using the egg mixture.
- Bake the dinner rolls until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes, and serve them warm with some butter.
Notes
- Make sure your dinner rolls are the same size before you bake them so they’ll be baked evenly.
- Make sure your yeast hasn’t expired! This is usually the culprit if your bread isn’t rising.
- If you only have instant yeast, you can use that instead. Just add it to the milk and sugar and skip the 10 minute bloom.
- If you are kneading by hand, add in 5-10 minutes of kneading time.
- Brushing the top with additional melted butter once it’s out of the oven, gives it a beautiful shiny sheen.
