Make these Homemade Dinner Rolls once and you will never reach for any other bread recipe! These are soft and extra fluffy. These are without a doubt, the Best Dinner Roll Recipe you’ll ever need!
I love fool proof baking recipes, because no matter how much of a baker you are, a forgiving recipe is probably what you’ll always reach for.
This dinner roll recipe is just that. The easiest and most versatile bread dough out there!
DINNER ROLLS
While dinner rolls are best known for Holiday tables, I love them for brunch and other parties too. Especially when they’re super fluffy like these! You’ll even find yourself using them as slider buns for Tailgating, and more!
There are so many things I love about the dough, but for now here’s what I love about these dinner rolls:
- Light as air
- Fluffy insides without a load of butter
- No greasy feel when you eat them
- A slight sweetness in the taste
- Taste just as fresh the next day
- Can be flavored with endless toppings such as cheeses, herbs or garlic.
HOMEMADE DINNER ROLLS
Let’s get in the baking zone and make some homemade dinner rolls!
Really, I can’t count how many baking books I have read, how many doughs and loaves of bread I had to make to finally get to this dinner roll recipe!
One thing I have to share is that SOME recipes are truly forgiving and fool proof. So recipes like that are certainly a great starting point for baking beginners.
If you’re not a beginner baker, you’ll know that forgiving recipes are the ones you rely on over and over again. Especially when they’re versatile like this dinner roll recipe.
Seriously, the dough for these homemade dinner dolls makes best soft burger buns , hot dog rolls, soft sandwich bun, the BEST monkey bread (sweet or savory), best garlic knots, soft breadsticks, cheese sticks – you name it! And of course the BEST homemade dinner rolls.
Point is, make them, they’ll be awesome and you’ll be super proud of yourself!
DINNER ROLL RECIPE
Here a breakdown of the video step by step:
- First of all, mix the yeast with sugar and honey and let it foam (or activate for a few minutes).
- Add int he butter, egg and start mixing.
- Now you’ll start adding in the flour and salt.
- Knead the dough by hand or in a stand mixer until it’s smooth and elastic.
- Make sure your dough is still slightly sticky! This one is an important note. If the dough is dry, you’ll end up with dry dinner rolls. So make sure your dough is slightly sticky.
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl and use ChicWrap Plastic wrap to perfectly seal the bowl.
- 2 hours later and the dough will be doubled in size.
- Then you’ll divide the dough in half and roll each half into a rope. At that point you’ll cut the rope into 2 inch pieces and then roll each in to a ball.
- Use ChicWrap parchment paper to line the baking pan so that the dinner rolls bake evenly without sticking.
- Place the rolls on to the prepared baking pan and cover one more time with ChicWrap Plastic wrap for 30 minutes before baking.
- This is a perfect time for you to preheat the oven and prepare the butter mixture for brushing the rolls.
- You’ll brush them before and after baking to infuse the dinner rolls with extra flavor!
EASY DINNER ROLLS TIPS
- Use instant yeast when you can, because it’s the quickest type of yeast to activate.
- Honey adds an extra depth of flavor, not just sweetness.
- Knead the dough for a while before deciding to add extra flour.
- When your dough is slightly sticky to the touch but does not stick to the bowl, you have reached the perfect consistency!
- Mix the butter with sesame and herbs for flavor, but feel free to use just butter. Also feel free to jazz up the flavor with garlic, parmesan and any spice you like!
- For a lower-cal version, ditch the butter and dust the tops of your rolls with some flour.
- So now get baking! This recipe is really FOOL PROOF, pillowy, melt in your mouth, soft and super easy to make! Enjoy!! 🙂
BAKING RECIPES
Banana Swirl Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
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Baked Donut Holes with Cinnamon Sugar and Vanilla Glaze
Fool Proof Homemade Dinner Rolls
Make these Homemade Dinner Rolls once and you will never reach for any other bread recipe! These are soft, pillowy fluffy and you can season them with different herbs, cheese, or spices to get a completely different flavor every single time! The easiest and most versatile bread dough out there!
Ingredients
- 1 cup lukewarm water ( not too cold or hot, more like your body temperature)
- 2 teaspoons instant or dry yeast
- 1 tbs Honey
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter soft
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ( may be 1/4 cup more or less depending on the type of flour and the level of humidity/dryness in your area)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Glaze and toppings:
- 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 4 tablespoons minced herbs
Instructions
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In a stand mixer, measure the water, honey and add the sugar and yeast to it. Mix them up and wait for 2-3 minutes until the yeast starts to activate: the mixture will turn cloudy and may foam on the top. After that, add in the egg and butter and mix it well.
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Pour the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and begin kneading the dough in a mixer or by hand, for just a few minutes ( 4-6 minutes) until smooth but just a little sticky when you press your finger deep into the dough. Add a little extra flour if you feel the need to, but hesitate to add too much. It might feel challenging but it needs to be worked fast (if by hand) until it doesn’t stick to the surface anymore.
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Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Let it rise in a warm, dry place ( like inside your oven while it is shut off). It may take 1-2 hours depending on how warm your home is that day. You will see it double in size and that’s how it’s ready.
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Remove the dough from the oven and preheat it to 350 degrees.
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In the meantime shape your dough to your desired size and thickness, and cover it back with plastic wrap for another 30 minutes while the oven is preheating.
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Brush the tops of the rolls with the butter mixture.
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Bake in the oven on a middle rack for 30 minutes (depending on the size of your rolls) until nice and golden. Once the rolls are ready, brush them with extra butter mixture.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Use instant yeast when you can, because it's the quickest type of yeast to activate.
- Honey adds an extra depth of flavor, not just sweetness.
- Knead the dough for a while before deciding to add extra flour.
- When your dough is slightly sticky to the touch but does not stick to the bowl, you have reached the perfect consistency!
- Mix the butter with sesame and herbs for flavor, but feel free to use just butter. Also feel free to jazz up the flavor with garlic, parmesan and any spice you like!
- For a lower-cal version, ditch the butter and dust the tops of your dinner rolls with some flour.
- So now get baking—these homemade dinner rolls are really FOOL PROOF, pillowy, melt in your mouth, soft and super easy to make! Enjoy!! 🙂
Hi, i tried these before the salt was added to the recipe and used plain butter to top. Although they were good they were quite bland, the dough was VERY sticky and hard to work with so today im adding more flour so i can shape them also added the salt and in topping half with herbed butter topping. Im expecting great results.
Thank you for the recipe.
Happy you tried them!!
I really like the addition of the butter and sesame seed mix on top. It adds the perfect seasoning so the rolls don’t need extra butter when served.
Homemade Dinner Rolls are THE BEST! This recipe looks so easy to whip together!
YES Shanika I agree!
This recipe sounds super easy. I will definitely give it a try. Rolls look perfect. Fluffy and delicious.
You’ll LOVE them Natalie!
I love how light and fluffy these are! They come out perfect every time!
YES!
Homemade bread is the BEST. The aroma as it bakes is so amazing. I know these would be a hit on the holiday dinner table. I could eat them for breakfast and lunch too.
Same here Gloria!
They look so light and fluffy. I must try them.
You’ll love them Dannii
Found your recipe on Pinterest and tried it yesterday, it turned out wonderful, although I needed to add quite a bit more flour. It would be helpful if you added a suggestion on what size of rolls and oven tray you used. Mine ended up being way too big for the tray ?
Oh Paula so sorry!! I’m super happy you enjoyed those rolls though!! Yaay! 🙂
I use a 9 X 13 inch tray and shape my rolls into an inch size balls, so after proofing and baking, they end up being about 2 inch rolls.
How many rolls does this recipe actually make?
Hi Molly, it should make anywhere from 20-28 rolls depending on the size you roll them into 🙂
FYI the salt was omitted in the recipe. I just added it in with the egg. Hopefully they turn out good
OMG sorry for that, I just fixed it!! Adding it with the egg is fine, hope you enjoyed them!
Thank you Dr.Martin, hope you make it soon!! 🙂
These turned out really biscuity for me. Any ideas on what I did wrong? They were fantastic biscuits though!
Hi Holli 🙂 I’m so happy you made those rolls! I think you might’ve over-baked the rolls to get that slight crust on them with the soft fluffy inside so they felt like biscuits! I suggest bake them less next time 🙂 Enjoy!
Hi, can these be made in advance and re-heated or defrosted? Or can just the dough be made and then baked a day later?
Hi Jayme, yes of course! You can either make the dinner rolls and bake them, and as soon as they cool down, tightly wrap them (plastic wrap and foil) and then freeze them. Defrost either on the counter for 1 1/2 hours or in a 350 degree oven (covered with foil) for 10 minutes.
If you make the dough, you can keep it in the fridge for unto 3 days MAX and then you’ll need to bake it. Or you can shape the dinner rolls and freeze the tray (raw dough) double wrapped in plastic and foil. To bake them you’l need to defrost the rolls for 3 hours and proceed to baking.
Hope you make them this Holiday–these are really amazing! Enjoy 🙂
What kind of herbs did you use that looks really good
Hi Vicki, I used a combo of parsley and oregano for the herbs 🙂 Hope you make them soon!!