Name: Homemade Dinner Rolls
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup (8 ounces) warm water, 105 F to 110 F; 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons active dry yeast; 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) lukewarm milk; 1 tablespoon fine sea salt; 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons melted butter, cooled

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Homemade dinner rolls are soft and fluffy, and these instructions make them easy to make and bake. You only need a little time to let the dinner rolls rise between mixing, shaping, and baking. There’s very little hands-on work required. A stand mixer with a dough hook is best for dinner rolls because you don’t have to add as much flour while kneading. If you knead by hand, try to avoid adding too much extra flour.

Here’s how to make homemade dinner rolls:

Prepare the yeasted dough mixture in the stand mixer bowl.
Transfer the mixture to a buttered container to rise.
Shape the dough into 30 balls and place them in 2 pans.
Let the dough rise in the pans.
Bake the dinner rolls.

Dinner Roll Ingredients

All-purpose flour, unbleached or white.

Active dry yeast or substitute with instant yeast.

Milk is added to increase the tenderness and softness. It can also help in browning.

Sugar sweetens the bread and aids in browning.

Salt balances the sweetness, keeping the yeast in check.

Butter helps keep the rolls soft and moist after baking and plays a part in making them lighter and more tender.

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Author: Diana Rattray
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Rising: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Yield: 30 rolls 1x
Category: Bread
Method: Bake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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1 cup (8 ounces) warm water, 105 F to 110 F
1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) lukewarm milk
1 tablespoon fine sea salt
6 1/2 to 7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons melted butter, cooled

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Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the warm water, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and the yeast. Let it stand for 10 minutes, until it is foamy. Add the milk, remaining sugar, salt, and 6 1/2 cups of flour to the mixing bowl then drizzle with the butter. Mix with the dough hook, adding more flour, as needed. The dough should be soft and slightly tacky but not overly sticky. Knead with the machine for about 8 minutes.

The yeast dough for fluffy dinner rolls. — Credit: Diana Rattray

Transfer the dough to a large buttered container and let it rise at room temperature for 45 minutes or until doubled.

Dough rising in a Cambro container. — Credit: Diana Rattray

Punch the dough down and shape it into 30 uniform rolls. Place them on lightly greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheets, leaving about 1/2-inch between them. Cover with a lightweight kitchen cloth or plastic wrap and let it rise for 25 to 30 minutes.

Dinner rolls rising in the pan. — Credit: Diana Rattray

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 F.

Bake the dinner rolls for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. They should register about 190 F on an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a roll.