Dinner Rolls

Learn how to make soft and fluffy dinner rolls from scratch with this easy step-by-step recipe. Perfect for holidays and family dinners!

Course bread and rolls, bread/other

Cuisine American

Keyword dinner rolls recipe, how to make dinner rolls, how to make yeast rolls, yeast dinner rolls, yeast rolls, yeast rolls recipe

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 25

Rise Time 2 30

Total Time 3 25

Servings

Calories 169kcal

Author Beth Piercce

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups whole milk warmed to 110 degrees
2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet
2 tablespoons honey
1 large egg beaten
¼ cup unsalted butter cut in thin slices and softened
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour see notes
1 ½ cups bread flour
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Instructions

Warm the milk in the microwave until 110 degrees. Use a digital food thermometer to read the temperature after you warm it. Do not put the thermometer in the microwave.
Gently whisk the milk, yeast, and 1 tablespoon of honey. Cover the the measuring cup or bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit for about 7-10 minutes for the yeast to bloom.
Add the bloomed yeast, 1 tablespoon honey, beaten egg, cut butter, salt, and 1 cup of flour to the stand mixer bowl. Attach the dough hook and turn the mixer on low. Beat for about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add the remaining flour and beat on medium for about 2 minutes or until the dough starts to pull away from the sides. If the dough is too wet, add a tablespoon of flour at a time.
Reduce the speed to 2 or low and let the machine knead the dough for 5 minutes.
Coat a large bowl with olive oil. Transfer the dough to the bowl and turn to coat it with the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise to double in size. This can take 1-2 hours.
Punch the dough down. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and, using a bench scraper or a large sharp knife, cut the dough into 15 sections. Using your hands, pull the edges of the dough up and turn it over seam-side down. Use the floured surface and your hands to gently roll it into a ball.
As you roll them, put the rolls in a 9x13 inch greased dish and cover them with plastic wrap. Let rise for about an hour.
Brush with melted butter and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. If desired, brush again with butter.

Notes

When yeast blooms, it creates a creamy foam as it releases carbon dioxide. You can also smell the yeast. If it does not foam up, the yeast is not good, and you need a fresh packet.
When mixing the dough, if it is too wet to pull away from the sides of the bowl, add 1 level tablespoon of flour at a time until it starts to pull away.
Punching the dough down means to gently deflate the dough.
With some practice, you can learn to portion and roll perfectly shaped dinner rolls.
Don't rush the rise of the dough. Put it on the counter out of direct sunlight.
You can brush rolls with butter before or after baking.

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