Homemade Fluffy Dinner Rolls

It’s easy to make delicious, fluffy, soft dinner rolls at home for a perfect side dish to any meal. In about an hour, they are warm and ready.

Having a delicious side dish can make or break a dinner. I love bread, any type of bread, so it was finally time to make my own dinner rolls. These came out so fluffy and soft. They reminded us of the rolls that are thrown to you at a restaurant called Lamberts in Missouri.

I also love that these can be made pretty quickly. We had them done in just over an hour, but only half of that is hands-on time. When they came out of the oven I immediately brushed the rolls with a bit of butter. Justin and Tyler liked them with honey on the rolls. We also had a few leftover dinner rolls that I saved for breakfast in the morning. I added some jelly to them and it made a great morning meal.

Dinner Rolls Step by Step

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup hot water, at least 100F
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tbsp active dry yeast

Preparation

Put milk and butter in a microwaveable dish and microwave for 1 minute, until the butter has melted.

Preheat oven to 170F.

Add dough hook to stand mixer and combine milk/butter, water, sugar, salt, and 1 cup flour and mix on setting 2 for one minute.

Add yeast and mix in for 30 seconds.

Add the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough scrapes bowl clean.

Mix on medium, setting 4, for 5 minutes.

Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 5 minutes.

Grease 9×13 pan with butter.

Cut dough into 12 chunks, forming into dough balls.

Place dough balls in the greased pan.

Bake for 20 minutes or until they have risen about 1 inch.

Increase oven temp to 350F and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from the oven.

Brush with softened butter (optional).

Dinner Rolls Leftovers

If you have any leftover dinner rolls, they can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature. The rolls make a great breakfast in the morning with some honey or jelly. You can eat them at room temperature or warm them slightly in a hot oven until just warmed through. You don’t want to cook too long or they will start to get crispy.

Recipe

Dinner Rolls

It's easy to make delicious, fluffy, soft dinner rolls at home for a perfect side dish to any meal. In about an hour, they are warm and ready.

Prep Time 35 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Course:

Side Dish

Cuisine:

American

Diet

Vegetarian

Keyword:

bread

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dinner rolls

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rolls

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yeast

Dietary Needs:

Egg-Free

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Nut-Free

Servings: 12 rolls

5 from 13 votes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup hot water (at least 100F)
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tbsp active dry yeast

Recommended Equipment

• Stand Mixer
• Plastic Wrap
• Casserole Dish

Instructions

• Put milk and butter in a microwaveable dish and microwave for 1 minute, until the butter has melted
• Preheat oven to 170F
• Add dough hook to stand mixer and combine milk/butter, water, sugar, salt, and 1 cup flour and mix on setting 2 for one minute
• Add yeast and mix in for 30 seconds
• Add the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough scrapes bowl clean
• Mix on medium, setting 4, for 5 minutes
• Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 5 minutes
• Grease 9×13 pan with butter
• Cut dough into 12 chunks, forming into dough balls
• Place dough balls in the greased pan
• Bake for 20 minutes or until they have risen about 1 inch
• Increase oven temp to 350F and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown
• Remove from the oven
• Brush with softened butter (optional)

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Nutrition Facts

Dinner Rolls

Amount Per Serving (1 roll)

Calories 211 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 12mg4%

Sodium 235mg10%

Potassium 69mg2%

Carbohydrates 37g12%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 141IU3%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 25mg3%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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