Dinner Rolls

Homemade dinner rolls! Make the best soft and fluffy dinner rolls with this easy recipe! These yummy dinner rolls are so simple to make.

My family can’t get enough homemade bread!

Homemade bread is just one of those things that can’t be beat.

The smell alone is enough to bring even my pickiest kid to the table.

But a lot of people find working with yeast and making homemade dinner rolls to be intimidating.

So, let’s fix that!

I’ve included step-by-step photos, tips, and plenty of notes to help you make amazing dinner rolls.

How to make dinner rolls (from scratch)

Begin by mixing 3 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk, butter, and egg in a mixing bowl until combined.

Continue adding flour until a soft dough forms.

The dough should cling to the dough hook and clear the sides of the bowl, and the dough should feel soft and slightly sticky but shouldn’t come off on your fingers when you pinch it.

After kneading, cover the dough and let it rise.

After the dough rises, divide the dough into 24 pieces.

There are notes just below the recipe that explain how I divide the dough.

Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet.

Cover, and let the rolls rise.

Once the rolls have risen the second time, bake the rolls.

If the rolls brown too quickly, tent the rolls with aluminum foil.

The rolls should be golden brown.

Once the rolls have finished baking, brush the hot rolls with melted butter before serving.

Tips to make perfect dinner rolls

• Temperature is important when working with yeast. The milk should be warm, but it shouldn’t be hot. If it’s too hot, it can kill the yeast.
• Using a kitchen thermometer is the best way to check the temperature of the milk. There’re about $10, and you can use a kitchen thermometer for a variety of cooking and baking tasks.
• Also, the butter and egg should be at room temperature. Otherwise, if they’re cold, they can bring down the temp of the dough and cause the rolls to rise more slowly.
• Using fresh yeast is key! Old yeast can lead to a dough that doesn’t rise.

How long will these keep?

If stored, covered, at room temperature, these rolls should keep for up to 3 days.

More dinner roll recipes!

• 60 Minute Dinner Rolls
• Hawaiian Rolls
• Big Soft Dinner Rolls

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Dinner Rolls

Easy recipe that makes old-fashioned dinner rolls 

Author:I Heart Eating

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Rising: 1 hour

Total Time: 37 minutes

Servings:24 rolls

Course: bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: homemade dinner rolls, soft dinner roll

Print Rate

5 from 3 votes

Ingredients

• 4 -5 cups all purpose flour (divided)
• 2 tablespoons instant yeast
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk¹ (about 105-110 F)
• 6 tablespoons butter (at room temperature)
• 1 large egg (at room temperature)
• 2 tablespoons butter (melted)

Instructions

• Grease a rimmed 9x13-inch baking dish. Set aside. 
• Combine 3 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt, warm milk, butter, and egg in the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Mix on low using the dough hook until the ingredients are combined. 
• Continue adding flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough clears the sides of the bowl and clings to the dough hook. The dough should feel smooth and slightly sticky but shouldn't come off on your fingers if you pinch it.
• Increase speed continue to knead on low for 2 minutes. 
• Cover the bowl.
• Let the dough rise for 30 minutes in a warm, draft-free spot.
• Uncover, and deflate the dough by punching down.
• Divide dough to form 24 rolls.²
• Place rolls onto prepared baking pan.
• Cover, and let rolls rise for an additional 30 minutes in a warm draft-free place.
• Toward the end of the rising time, preheat oven to 375 F. 
• Bake the rolls for 12-15 minutes, or until light golden brown.³ 
• Remove rolls and brush with the 2 tablespoons melted butter. 

Notes

1. Anything from skim to whole milk will work. Whole milk will give you a richer roll. 
2. I divide the dough in half. Then, I divide each half in half to form 4 pieces. I then divide each of the 4 pieces in half again to form 8 equal pieces. Each of those pieces I divide into 3 rolls to form 24 rolls. 
3. If the rolls are browning too quickly, tent the rolls with foil.
4. Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1rollCalories: 133kcal (7%)Carbohydrates: 19g (6%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 4g (6%)Saturated Fat: 2g (10%)Cholesterol: 18mg (6%)Sodium: 139mg (6%)Potassium: 48mg (1%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 150IU (3%)Calcium: 22mg (2%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

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