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Homemade Dinner Roll

Light, fluffy and hearty enough to satisfy, these dinner rolls are the epitome of comfort food. And bonus - they’re quick and easy to make!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Rising Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade dinner rolls
Servings: 15 rolls
Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter, cold
  • 1 tbsp dry active yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Measure the milk into a microwave safe bowl. Heat until boiling.
  • Place the cold stick of butter into the hot milk. Let the butter melt and then stir. Cool until almost room temperature.
  • Mix the warm water, yeast and 1/2 tsp of sugar together. Let the yeast activate while the milk is cooling. The yeast will get very bubbly, this means the yeast is alive.
  • Pour the room temperature milk and the yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer.
  • Add in the flour, the remaining sugar, salt and egg, mixing together until thoroughly combined. This dough will be very sticky, if needed, add up to an additional 1/2 cup of flour. You should be able to touch the dough quickly without the dough sticking to your finger but if you were to set your finger on the dough for a second it would stick.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place for 30 minutes. The dough should rise to nearly double the size.
  • Punch down the dough and pour out onto a floured surface. Flip the dough so both sides are floured.
  • Portion the dough out into 15 equal sized pieces, you can just eyeball this. I use a bench scraper to help cut the dough.
  • Roll each portion into a ball and then place in a greased 9x13 pan.
  • Cover and let the rolls rise while the oven is preheating.
  • Move the rack to lower in the oven and then preheat oven to 400° F.
  • Once the oven has heated, bake the rolls for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Brush cooked rolls with melted butter.
  • Best eaten within the first 24 hours. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 321mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 42IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg