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Best homemade dinner rolls

Published May 15, 2019 Last Modified June 18, 2020 By GreedyEats

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You only need 7 simple ingredients to create the most fluffy, buttery, tender and the best homemade dinner rolls!

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A stack of Homemade dinner rolls from scratch with simple ingredients.

I am a sides loving person. I mean who can resist the comfort of warm and fresh from oven dinner rolls! Our easy dinner roll recipe today easily outruns the main dishes on table.

Buttery, soft and oh-so-puffy in the centers!

Freshly baked dinner rolls with golden tops kept on a white marble board.

Does the thought of baking bread from scratch haunts you?

Seems like you are about to feel super confident after baking these rolls.

Even if you are a beginner. These best homemade dinner rolls are that easy. I guarantee!

Dinner rolls ingredients

  1. Flour- All purpose flour. You can also use bread flour, it will produce chewier rolls
  2. Yeast- You can use Active dry yeast or instant
  3. Milk- Full fat milk works best in dinner rolls and it creates a rich dough
  4. Sugar- To lightly sweeten the rolls. It also feed the yeast and increases its capacity to work
  5. Butter- To create soft, tender and flavor rich rolls
  6. Egg- To give structure to the dough
  7. Salt- For flavor

These are truly the simplest and super easy dinner rolls. No mixer, few pantry ingredients, easy to follow steps. And you are rewarded with the most flavorful and texture rich dinner rolls in under 2 hours.

Most of which is resting and baking time by the way! You will only be active for 20 min tops!

A fluffy and soft dinner roll topped with little butter. These are the best Dinner rolls ever!

How to make dinner rolls?

  • Let the yeast activate by adding it in warm milk and sugar
  • Knead the dough
  • Cover your dough and let it rise until double in volume
Dinner rolls proving for the second time.
Baked dinner rolls in baking pan, topped with melted butter.

  • Punch it down and shape into rolls
  • Let the rolls rise to double again and bake till golden on top. Or till they sound hollow when tapped
  • Top the rolls with melted salted butter

Pan to make dinner rolls

If you want your rolls to have crust on all sides, use a glass pan. A light colored pan works best for soft and golden crust rolls. I had dark colored ones, so ended up baking these in Chipotle lid! 😀

It worked so well! Love Mexican food and their lids. Oh and also Tres Leches!

Soft, fluffy, buttery and Best homemade dinner rolls recipe made with 7 simple ingredients.

How long do you knead yeast rolls?

About 6-8 minutes with hands. You can also make your dough in a stand mixer, bread machine or even a food processor.

What happens if you over knead dough?

Because dough will develop unnecessary gluten, the outcome of your bread can by dry. And not so fluffy on the inside. In case you over work the dough, let it rise for a longer period of time.

A soft and fluffy chunk of dinner roll slathered with blueberry jam.

Dinner rolls need not be limited to dinner, enjoy them as breakfast, lunch. Or slathered with some blueberry jam. Yum!

How do you make dinner rolls rise faster?

By using the WARM OVEN METHOD. Heat your oven at 350 deg F for 2 minutes and turn it off. Place your oven proof dough bowl (covered with a damp towel) in the oven and close it. The dough is sure to rise quickly this way!

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The best homemade dinner rolls recipe ever! You will love it on a weeknight or for a holiday, so soft, buttery and delicious!

Best Homemade Dinner Rolls

You only need 7 simple ingredients to create the most fluffy, buttery, tender, so easy and the best homemade dinner rolls!
4.91 from 21 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
US Customary - Metric
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Resting Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 12 Rolls
Calories: 214kcal
Author: Neha

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cup Milk (warmed to about 110°F)
  • 4 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Active Dry Yeast (I used Red Star)
  • 6 Tbsp Butter (melted)
  • 1 Large Egg (room temperature, lightly beaten)
  • 1 ½ tsp Salt
  • 3-4 Cup All purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp Butter (for brushing on top)
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

PROVING THE YEAST:

  • Mix warm milk, yeast and 2 Tbsp sugar in a large mixing bowl and set aside for 5 minutes or until foamy.

MAKING THE DOUGH:

  • 1. Melt and cool the butter completely. Add the remaining sugar, egg, butter, 3 cups of flour and salt to the bowl. Mix them all to combine well and develop gluten for 3-4 mins.
  • 2. Now knead the dough and add flour in small increments as required to form a soft and pliable dough. The dough shouldn't be sticky but still be moist to touch. (You can make the dough in a stand mixer on medium speed, if you own one for 5-6 minutes, or until it comes together and pulls away from the sides.)

FIRST RISE:

  • 1. Coat the dough in some oil, also oil the sides of bowl. Cover it with a kitchen towel or foil and let it rise in a warm environment until double in size.
  • 2. Grease a baking 9x13" pan or 2 9 inches square/round pans and set them aside.
  • 3. Punch the dough down after it is doubled.

SHAPING THE ROLLS:

  • Divide the dough into 12-14 portions eyeballing it. Shape them into balls using your hands until smooth.

SECOND RISE:

  • Place them in the prepared pan and cover with a damp towel. Again let them rise until double for about 30-45 minutes) in some place warm.

BAKING THE ROLLS:

  • When you notice your rolls have risen halfway, preheat your oven to 375°F. Bake the well risen rolls for 25-30 minutes or until they are golden on the outside and sound hollow when tapped on top with a spoon/spatula.
  • Remove the rolls from oven and brush with butter. Serve warm!

Notes

Dinner Roll Tips:
  • How do you store dinner rolls overnight?
Cover leftover rolls in a foil and store in an air tight container at room temperature. Never store rolls in fridge. 
  • How to freeze Dinner Rolls?
Both baked/unbaked rolls can be frozen.
  1. Baked rolls can be frozen in a plastic bag foiled individually for upto a month.
  2. Unbaked rolls can be frozen after rolling individually. Place rolled balls in greased baking tray for 2-3 hours in freezer. Now you can store them in a freezer bag for 2 months.
  3. When ready to bake, thaw and let them rise in baking pan and bake as directed.
  • How do you unfreeze a roll?
You can thaw dinner rolls in the refrigerator overnight or on the counter top. Serve them after re-warming.
  • How do you reheat bread rolls?
Bread rolls are best re-heated in oven. Place rolls on a baking dish/tray, cover it with a foil. Place some water in a ramekin along side the baking dish. Re-heat rolls in a 300 deg F pre-heated oven for about 10 minutes.
  • How do you moisten dry dinner rolls?
Soak a paper towel in water, squeeze out as much as possible and cover your roll in it tightly. Place it in microwave for 10 seconds.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Roll | Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 370mg | Sugar: 6g
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  1. Joy

    March 09, 2021 at 8:00 am

    Thank you for good recipes that you are sharing. Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  2. Adele

    November 14, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    If you are going to freeze the rolls unbaked, do you put the dough balls on a tray until the balls are frozen, then put the balls in plastic bag?? I'm assuming you don't put the balls and the tray in the baggie, right?

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      November 14, 2020 at 2:37 pm

      Yes Adele, you will freeze the balls on a tray until frozen and then transfer them into a plastic bag. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Becky

    November 29, 2019 at 12:23 am

    5 stars
    I made these tonight for Thanksgiving they were incredible! Simple healthy ingredients & they turned out so delicious!!! This will be my new go to recipe just make sure you allow plenty of time! So worth it!

    Reply
  4. Heather

    May 20, 2019 at 5:53 am

    5 stars
    Wow!! Forget picking them up at the grocery store.. these are so tender and fluffy and extremely easy to make. Homemade bread is alwasy the best!!

    Reply
  5. Jagruti Dhanecha

    May 20, 2019 at 2:17 am

    5 stars
    How soft and fluffy these homemade rolls are! Perfect for my Pav Bhaji 🙂

    Reply
  6. Shannon

    May 19, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    5 stars
    The pictures of these rolls just made me so hungry! They look so SO tasty and amazingly fluffy! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  7. Karyl Henry

    May 19, 2019 at 4:49 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh these look like they came from a restaurant! So light and fluffy. And I LOVE that you used the Chipotle lid 🙂 Genius hack move

    Reply
  8. Jessica (Swanky Recipes)

    May 19, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    5 stars
    Homemade dinner rolls are the best! They are so much better than store bought. I lost a family recipe years ago and have been trying to find the perfect recipe to make since then. I'm going to try this for a dinner party next week.

    Reply
  9. Anne

    May 19, 2019 at 9:01 am

    5 stars
    I love homemade bread and you make it sound easy to make. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  10. Rebecca Blackwell

    May 18, 2019 at 12:54 pm

    These look insanely soft and fluffy and delicious. Have you ever let them rise in the refrigerator to slow down the process a bit? Just wondering how that might work on those days when you really want fresh bread in the evening, but have to be out of the house during the day.

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      May 19, 2019 at 11:10 pm

      Oh sure it works perfectly well that way. I just make my dough in the night using a tsp of yeast. And keep the dough covered in refrigerator for 8-10 hours and shape the rolls for second rise when ready to bake!

      Reply
  11. Dominique | Perchance to Cook

    May 17, 2019 at 8:49 am

    Those dinner rolls look so fluffy and perfect! I feel like I don't have enough dinner rolls in my life so I need to make these!

    Reply
  12. Ana @ Muy Delish

    May 17, 2019 at 1:20 am

    5 stars
    I can't believe how easy they are too make! They're super fluffy and delicious right out of the oven. Yum!

    Reply
  13. Kylie | Midwest Foodie

    May 16, 2019 at 12:54 pm

    5 stars
    These look just like the dinner rolls my grandma used to make when I was little! Can't wait to try this recipe for our upcoming Memorial Day celebration. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!

    Reply
  14. Danielle

    May 16, 2019 at 11:30 am

    5 stars
    I can't believe how fluffy and light these rolls look! They can be a wonderful edition to pretty much anything - be it savory dinner or sweet brunch. Yum!

    Reply
  15. Natalie

    May 15, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    5 stars
    These rolls are so fluffy! Can't wait to try this recipe!

    Reply
  16. Mikayla

    May 15, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    5 stars
    So perfect and fluffy!! I love an easy homemade bread, and will definitely be trying out your suggestion of some warm berries as a topping!

    Reply
  17. MARISA

    May 15, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    5 stars
    I have yet to master dinner rolls. These look so fluffy. I have to give your recipe a try!

    Reply
  18. Jessie

    May 15, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    5 stars
    These dinner rolls remind me of some from my child hold! Making these soon.

    Reply
  19. angiesrecipes

    May 15, 2019 at 10:08 pm

    Very soft and fluffy! Homemade bread is just unbeatable.

    Reply
  20. Adrianne

    May 15, 2019 at 9:41 pm

    5 stars
    I love that these are done with only 8 ingredients, it makes them so easy to do!!

    Reply
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