30 Minute Honey Butter Rolls

How to make honey butter rolls 

Melt butter in a saucepan. When the butter is mostly melted, stir in the milk. Heat to 100-110F.

When milk/butter mixture is at temperature, add to yeast and honey.

Stir to combine. If using active dry yeast, let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy (picture on the right).

Stir in egg and salt.

Add 2 cups of flour and continue adding flour a little at a time until it forms a sticky dough. You may not need to add all of the flour, and that’s ok.

Shape the dough into 12 rolls.

Cover and let the dough rise for 10 minutes in a warm spot. Uncover and bake until golden brown.

Brush the baked rolls with melted butter.

Tips

• Butter: I like to use salted butter in these rolls. If using unsalted butter, increase the salt in the rolls to 1 teaspoon.
• Milk: You can use anything from skim to whole milk. Using whole milk will give you a richer, softer roll.
• Milk temperature: It’s important that the milk/butter mixture isn’t too hot. If you don’t have a thermometer, then the mixture should feel like warm bath water. If it’s too hot for you, it’s too hot for the yeast and can kill the yeast.
• Yeast: There are 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast in a packet. If you are using packets, you will need 3 packets to give you enough for 6 teaspoons (which is the equivalent of 2 tablespoons) of yeast. If you would prefer to use active dry yeast, substitute an equal amount for the instant yeast. After step 5, let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy. Then, continue with the recipe as written.
• Flour: Be sure to only use as much flour as is necessary to give you a sticky dough. Using too much flour will give you heavy, dry, or doughy rolls.
• Rising: Since the rising time is so short, it really helps the rolls to rise if they are in a warm spot. If your kitchen isn’t warm, simply preheat your cold oven to 350F for exactly 60 seconds. Turn the oven off, and you now have a great spot for your rolls to rise. You can also place the rolls near your oven if you have it on. If you don’t have a warm spot, you may find that your rolls don’t rise within the 10 minutes, and you may need to give them additional time to rise.
• Brushing the rolls: If you want a stronger honey flavor to the rolls, add a tablespoon of additional honey to the butter and brush the rolls with honey butter after baking.