One hour dinner rolls are light and fluffy homemade yeast rolls that are made from scratch in just one hour! These delicious dinner rolls are sure to become a weeknight favorite!
Even though I’m always working on new recipes, there are certain tried-and-true recipes that I make over and over again. This one hour dinner roll recipe is one of those tried-and-true family favorites.
These rolls are super easy to make, and they can be made, start-to-finish, in just one hour.
Not only are they super easy to make, but they’re also super tasty! The rolls are light and fluffy with just a hint of sweetness.
They’re a great choice for everything from Thanksgiving dinner to just a regular weeknight dinner!
How to make one hour dinner rolls
Grease a rimmed 9×13-inch baking sheet; set aside. In a small saucepan, stir milk, sugar, and 3 tablespoons butter together. Heat over low heat just until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to about 100-105 F.
Pour the milk mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the yeast and warm water. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, or until yeast is foamy.
Add 2 cups flour and salt to yeast mixture. Using a dough hook, mix on low speed for about 1 minute.
With the mixer still going, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Mix about 1 ½ minutes, or until dough starts to clean the sides of the bowl. You may not need to use all of the flour.
Knead on low speed for about 2 more minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic – the dough will still be slightly sticky to the touch. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning it to grease the top.
Cover the dough with a clean, dry dish towel. Let it rise in a warm place, free from draft, for about 15 minutes.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and divide into 15 equal pieces. Form each piece into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet.
Cover the baking sheet with the dish towel, and let the dough rise for about 15 minutes. Bake until the rolls are golden brown.
Toward the end of the baking time, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Set aside. Brush rolls with melted butter.
Can I use instant yeast instead of active dry yeast?
Can I use instant yeast instead of active dry yeast?You can! Substitute an equal amount of instant yeast and continue with the recipe as-written.
There’s no need to wait for the yeast to proof.
Tips
- Milk: You can use any milk from skim milk to whole milk in this recipe. Using a milk with a higher fat content (i.e. whole milk) will give you a slightly richer result.
- Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe.
- Yeast: Check out my note just above this if using instant yeast.
- Shaping: I have a video at the top of this page that shows how to make different shapes with the roll dough.
- Rising: To create a warm place for your rolls to rise, turn your oven to 350F for exactly 60 seconds. Then, turn your oven off. This will give your rolls a nice warm spot, which is especially important if you have a cool kitchen.
How to store
How to storeI store these rolls, covered, at room temperature for up to 3 days.
More quick roll recipes!
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One Hour Dinner Rolls
Equipment
- 9x13 inch rimmed baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter divided
- 3 ½ teaspoons dry active yeast
- 3/4 cup warm water 105F – 115F
- 2 ½-3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Grease a rimmed 9x13-inch baking sheet; set aside.
- In a small saucepan, stir milk, sugar, and 3 tablespoons butter together. Heat over low heat just until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to about 100-105 F.
- Pour the milk mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add the yeast and warm water. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, or until yeast is foamy.
- Add 2 cups flour and salt to yeast mixture. Using a dough hook, mix on low speed for about 1 minute.
- With the mixer still going, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time. You may not need to use all of the flour.
- Mix about 1 ½ minutes, or until dough starts to clear the sides of the bowl.
- Knead on low speed for about 2 more minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic – the dough will still be slightly sticky to the touch.
- Place dough in a greased bowl, turning it to grease the top. Cover the dough with a clean, dry dish towel.
- Let it rise in a warm place, free from draft, for about 15 minutes.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and divide into 15 equal pieces.
- Form each piece into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Cover the baking sheet with the dish towel, and let the dough rise for about 15 minutes.
- Bake at 375ºF for about 12 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown.
- Toward the end of the baking time, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Set aside.
- Brush rolls with melted butter.
Video
Notes
- Milk: You can use any milk from skim milk to whole milk in this recipe. Using a milk with a higher fat content (i.e. whole milk) will give you a slightly richer result.
- Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe.
- Yeast: Check out my note above the recipe if using instant yeast.
- Rising: To create a warm place for your rolls to rise, turn your oven to 350F for exactly 60 seconds. Then, turn your oven off. This will give your rolls a nice warm spot, which is especially important if you have a cool kitchen.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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Comments & Reviews
Lynda Bowman says
Kate, you have made my baking so wonderful with your recipe. . I have been looking for a yeast roll recipe for over 20 years, I have made thousands to no avail, my sister sent me this one and it will be my new favorite for now on. I was so thrilled it was the recipe I had been looking for forever. These rolls are so perfect, so easy and just right and delicious for days. My family has always laughed at me because each time I make a new recipe it is not good enough. Rolls are the main topic of conversation, nothing I made was what I was looking for. That said, they thought all were good. When I made these for Thanksgiving it was like the 4th of July, with fireworks. TRULY . Thank you so much. Now I am going to try other roll recipes on your site. Thank you, Lynda
Kate says
What a nice comment! Thank you so much, Lynda! I really appreciate it!
Suzanne says
So sad I thought these were going to turn out and they didn’t even brown they cooked and they’re not even brown. They don’t even look done.😥
Kate says
Oven temperatures and timing can vary. If the rolls weren’t done, you should continue to bake them until they’ve baked through and are done. Also, if you find that your rolls aren’t browning, you can increase the temperature by 25F.
Joyce Ong says
Tried making the rolls and it was so soft and fluffy! Couldn’t believe I could have bread rolls in 1 hour.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m glad you liked the rolls!
Linda says
I made soup and wanted a quick bread to go with it. Surprise, we had homemade yeast rolls with soup using this recipe in one hour. The rolls were soft and delicious. Will make this again.
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that you liked them!