Fluffy Dinner Rolls – These light, fluffy, buttery dinner rolls are impossible to resist! Made from scratch with just a handful of simple ingredients, these rolls are the perfection addition to any meals, best of all they are ready in just 1 hour.
An easy dinner roll recipe needs to be in everyone’s repertoire and these fluffy dinner rolls are the perfect addition to your recipe index! Soft, fluffy and extremely tender, you’ll be holding yourself back from eating them as soon as they emerge from the oven.
With a pillowy soft texture and buttery flavor these rolls are the perfect addition to any meal! They are extremely versatile and can be served for sweet or savory purposes. Trust me, you NEED this dinner roll recipe in your life!
Ingredients
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- Milk – Use your preference! Any type of milk will work, dairy or non dairy.
- Butter – I used unsalted.
- Water – We want it hot!
- Sugar – Regular granulated sugar.
- Salt
- Flour – I used trusty all-purpose flour for these babies!
- Yeast – Active dry yeast.
How to make dinner rolls
- Make Butter Mixture – Combine the milk and butter in a microwave safe bowl and place in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes until the butter melts. Stir.
- Mix – To the bowl of your mixer add the milk/butter mixture and hot water. Add the sugar, salt, 2 cups of the flour, and the yeast. Turn the mixer on and mix until well combined. Keep adding 1 cup of flour at a time. You’ve added enough flour when the dough easily comes clean from the side of the bowl. Mix for 5 minutes on medium speed.
- Let Dough Rest – Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
- Preheat Oven – Preheat the oven to 170F° and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan with butter.
- Cut & Roll – Spray your work surface with a bit of cooking spray. Transfer the dough to your work surface. Cut the dough in 12 equal pieces of dough. Gently roll each piece into a ball, and place them in the prepared baking pan. You can also roll out each piece of dough and roll them up jelly roll style, as seen in the pictures.
- Rise & Bake – Transfer the pan to the preheat oven and let the rolls rise for about 20 to 30 minutes until doubled in size. Leave the pan in the oven and turn the heat up to 350 F degrees. Bake for 15 minutes or until he rolls are golden brown.
- Finish & Serve – Brush the rolls with a little butter and serve warm.
What to serve with your fluffy dinner rolls
These dinner rolls really are the perfect addition to any meal you choose to serve them with! Personally, I love these dinner rolls with a nice juicy piece of meat like my easy pot roast served up with a side of creamy mashed potatoes or something saucy like this spicy Brazilian coconut chicken, the rolls will allow you to sop up all of that deliciousness! Whatever you choose to serve these with, I guarantee they will disappear FAST.
How to store dinner rolls
Store leftover rolls in a plastic bag or airtight container for up to 3 days. These can be stored in the freezer as well (up to 3 months) for a longer shelf life.
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Fluffy Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk
- 4 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 3/4 cup water hot
- 4 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
Instructions
- Combine the milk and butter in a microwave safe bowl and place in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes until the butter melts. Stir.
- To the bowl of your mixer add the milk/butter mixture and hot water. Add the sugar, salt, 2 cups of the flour, and the yeast. Turn the mixer on and mix until well combined.
- Keep adding 1 cup of flour at a time. You've added enough flour when the dough easily comes clean from the side of the bowl. Mix for 5 minutes on medium speed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 5 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 170F° and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan with butter.
- Spray your work surface with a bit of cooking spray. Transfer the dough to your work surface. Cut the dough in 12 equal pieces of dough. Gently roll each piece into a ball, and place them in the prepared baking pan. You can also roll out each piece of dough and roll them up jelly roll style, as seen in the pictures.
- Transfer the pan to the preheat oven and let the rolls rise for about 20 to 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- Leave the pan in the oven and turn the heat up to 350 F degrees. Bake for 15 minutes or until he rolls are golden brown.
- Brush the rolls with a little butter and serve warm.
Tips & Notes:
- Store leftover rolls in a plastic bag or airtight container for up to 3 days. These can be stored in the freezer as well (up to 3 months) for a longer shelf life.
My kitchenaid mixer has 10 speeds. Should I be using this free-standing mixer on “5” for 5 minutes to mix these dinner rolls? Thank you.
Yes, you can use it on medium speed for about 5 minutes.