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Homemade Dinner Rolls + Tutorial

November 4, 2015 by Tiffany 12 Comments

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Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe – These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will ever try!

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

Homemade Dinner Rolls

Grab and pen and paper because you might want to jot this Homemade Dinner Rolls recipe down. These guys are fantastic, buttery, easy to make and definitely a crowd pleaser.

You might think that these rolls will make you spend hours in the kitchen but I have a very cool method to reducing the proofing times by half!

Actually, these take about 70 minutes to make (give and take).

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

The tops are buttery with a hint of coarse salt. Since the insides are on the sweeter side, it makes a nice flavor contrast. It reminds me of those rolls you get at Chinese places.

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

I love making bread, I find kneading dough relaxing and it makes a good exercise. So skip the gym tomorrow and flour your hands because we’re making these  Homemade Dinner Rolls.

Don’t worry! they’re easy, I’ll walk you through it step by step.

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

First, we make the dough and place it in a greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel.

COOL TRICK: Grab a cup of water and place it in the microwave. Cook until water begins to boil (about 2 minutes).

Then open the microwave door, move the boiling cup of water on the back and place the bowl that has the dough in the middle.

Close the door (DO NOT TURN ON THE MICROWAVE) and the dough will be completely proofed in 20 minutes instead of the usual hour. Awesome huh?

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

This method cuts your proofing time by a third!! Now you don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen. Here’s how the dough looks before and after:

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

See how fast it doubled its size? Now we cut them into small portions. I weighed mine to be exact but you can just eyeball them.

My ideal size is 2 1/4 oz each. You can make them bigger or smaller.

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

Next, we shape them into balls and place them on a greased rectangular baking pan. This recipe makes around 20-25 rolls, so use the biggest pan you have.

Since my pan was on the smaller size, I made just 15 rolls and froze the rest of the dough for another day. You can also use a rimmed cookie roll pan.

These balls need to proof for 15 minutes using the same microwave method.

If your microwave is too small for the baking pan, just let them rise covered in a draft-free area for 25-30 minutes.

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

Brush them with some melted butter, sprinkle some salt and they are ready in 20 minutes!

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

See? gorgeous homemade dinner rolls for your next celebration.

I took these to my daughter’s art class and they were a hit with the kids. My husband, on the other hand, cut them in half and made mini sandwiches with them. I loved having mine with coffee in the afternoon.

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

Absolutely perfection. I am sure my kids would like me to make them some more! I’m glad I froze more dough to bake next week.

I hope you can try these delicious Homemade Dinner Rolls at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!

Come on… you know you want to take a bite.



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Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will every try!
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Homemade Dinner Rolls + Tutorial
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 

Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe - These quick homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, soft, fluffy and delicious. This is the best rolls you will ever try!

Course: Breads
Servings: 20 -25 rolls
Calories: 154 kcal
Author: Tiffany Bendayan
Ingredients
For Rolls
  • 1 1/4 cups cup warm milk*
  • 1 packet instant yeast
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
For topping
  • 2 Tablespoons of butter melted
  • Kosher Salt or any other coarse salt
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a standing mixer** place the yeast, warm milk, eggs, salt, sugar, butter and 1 cup of the flour. Mix manually with a whisk until combined
  2. Place the dough hook on the mixer and add the rest of the flour. Mix on medium - low speed for 6-7 minutes to knead the dough
  3. Dough should be elastic and not sticky
  4. Grease a bowl with non-stick spray or oil. Place the dough in the bowl

  5. Cover the bowl with plastic paper and then with a clean kitchen towel
  6. Heat a cup of water in the microwave until it starts boiling
  7. Open the microwave door, move the cup of water to the back and place the bowl with the dough in the middle
  8. Close the microwave door and let the dough proof for 20 minutes (dough should double its size). DO NOT TURN ON THE MICROWAVE
  9. Remove dough from microwave and cut into 20 equal parts. Roll them into balls
  10. Grease a large rectangular baking pan
  11. Place the dough balls in the pan. Dough balls shouldn't be touching each other. If they are, get a bigger pan or use a second pan. Cover pan with plastic paper and a tea towel
  12. Heat a cup of water in the microwave until it starts boiling
  13. Open the microwave door, move the cup of water to the back and place the covered baking pan. If pan does not fit, simply let it proof inside an oven (as long as it's turned off). Let dough proof for 15-20 minutes
  14. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
  15. Remove baking pan from microwave and brush each roll with the melted butter. Sprinkle the salt on each one
  16. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top
  17. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

*Milk needs to be at a lukewarm temperature (around 100 Degrees F). If milk is too hot the yeast will die, if milk is cold or at room temp, the yeast will not activate.
**You can also make these by hand but the kneading times will be longer
***You can proof the dough in the refrigerator overnight and bake the next day

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Dinner Rolls + Tutorial
Amount Per Serving (1 Roll)
Calories 154 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 26mg9%
Sodium 198mg9%
Potassium 59mg2%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 160IU3%
Calcium 26mg3%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Angel says

    November 22, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    5 stars
    I got my grandma’s recipe for her easy buns over the phone but it makes such a large amount and she knows it so well she neglected to give me the recipe in a detailed way, if that makes sense. Grandmas know everything but passing on their knowledge isn’t always easy. I tried another recipe similar to hers for a Friendsgiving and it was pretty good. But yours is much closer to hers and halves the amount so for my husband’s family over Thanksgiving, it was perfect. And oooohhh did I get raves! They turned out amazing and soft and even cooled didn’t harden like the other recipe. These are the closest to having Grandma here to make them herself so thank you soooo much! My mother-in-law wants me to make more tomorrow! This is a keeper!

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    • Tiffany says

      November 23, 2018 at 8:41 am

      Hi Angel! I am so glad that these rolls remind you of grandma’s. I tend to agree, when I ask mine for recipes they’re never detailed, measurements are way off and cooking her dishes it’s never the same. Happy Thanksgiving

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    December 27, 2018 at 5:29 pm

    How many teaspoons or tablespoons of yeasy would equal a packet? I

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      December 28, 2018 at 9:30 am

      2 1/4 teaspoons

      Reply
  3. Dorenda says

    April 20, 2020 at 9:08 am

    Hello Tiffany! I made the homemade dinner rolls last night and wow!! they turned out amazing!
    Can I add honey to the dough? if so, how much?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 20, 2020 at 9:09 am

      Yes, substitute the amount of sugar to honey.

      Reply
      • Dorenda says

        April 20, 2020 at 4:17 pm

        Ok, the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar. How much honey should I use?
        My husband would like the rolls a little bit sweeter.

        Thank you so very much!

        Reply
        • Tiffany says

          April 20, 2020 at 4:34 pm

          Same amount, if you want them sweeter just increase by 1 or 2 tablespoons. I find honey a much stronger flavor than sugar

          Reply
          • Dorenda says

            April 22, 2020 at 10:00 am

            Thank you so much!!

          • Tiffany says

            April 22, 2020 at 11:25 am

            you’re welcome Dorenda!!

  4. Laura says

    November 25, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    4 stars
    Hi!! I’m making these now … if I freeze a few dough balls, how do I bake them later? Do I have to defrost them, proof and bake, or proof them the 2 times before I freeze?

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      December 1, 2020 at 8:40 am

      Correct! defrost, proof and bake!

      Reply

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