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Soft and fluffy dinner rolls are simply the best!

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EASY DINNER ROLLS

In hopes that you are looking for ways to cut down on store-bought dishes for your Thanksgiving, I bring you my very favorite recipe for Dinner Rolls. I made them countless times and they always come out perfect! Fluffy, light, pillow-soft. That’s how we like them!

They are already on my written menu for our Thanksgiving dinner. I know that even doubling the recipe doesn’t guarantee that there will be enough of them. I am a bread lover and won’t pass any opportunity to make AND eat it.

 

Just a little secret, I made them as hamburger buns and they work perfectly! Just make them twice as big and brush with egg wash for crispier tops.

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More Rolls Recipes:

Garlic Butter Dinner Rolls (made with frozen ready rolls)

Easy Skillet Pizza Rolls

Garlic Parmesan Skillet Rolls

EASY DINNER ROLLS RECIPE:

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Easy dinner rolls
Prep Time
1 hr 20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
 
Soft and fluffy, homemade dinner rolls are simply the best! 

This recipe makes 20 rolls. 

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dinner rolls
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 196 kcal
Author: Anna
Ingredients
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. In a bowl of your stand mixer, whisk together 1 1/4 cup of flour and yeast.
  2. In a medium saucepan, heat together milk, sugar, butter and 3/4 tsp salt until warm ( not hot! ) and the butter is almost melted.
  3. Add the milk butter mixture along with eggs to flour yeast mixture. Beat on low for 30 seconds.
  4. Increase the speed to high and beat 3 minutes.
  5. Decrease the speed to low and slowly add the rest of the flour.
  6. Transfer the dough onto your counter top, lightly dusted with flour. Knead until smooth and elastic.
  7. Place in a large bowl sprayed with cooking spray. Turn the dough few times in the bowl to coat it with the oil. Cover with kitchen towel.
  8. Place in a warm and draft-free place. ( see notes for tip )
  9. Let rise until doubled in size, at least 1 hr.
  10. Punch the dough down. Transfer the dough onto counter top. Divide into two parts and let rest for 10 minutes.
  11. Line a 13"x9" baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking oil or grease with leftover butter wrapper.
  12. Shape the dough into 20 balls. Place in 4 rows of 5 in the prepared pan, making sure to leave enough space between them to rise. Cover and let rise in pan until doubled in size, about 20 to 30 minutes ( see notes for tip ). At this point, you can also cover the rolls and refrigerate overnight. ( see notes )
  13. Bake rolls in 375 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
  14. Immediately remove from pan onto wire rack.
  15. Cool completely or serve warm.
Recipe Notes

Notes: If you are having trouble finding a warm and draft-free place for the dough to rise, use this tip: in a microwave, heat up a cup of water to boiling in a microwave-safe cup. Place the covered bowl with dough in the microwave and shut the door. Let rise until it doubles in size. The steam from the boiled water will create the perfect environment for the dough to rise.

For the second rise, you can preheat your oven to 225 degrees and let the rolls rise there. When doubled in size, pull them out, increase the temperature and when it's ready - bake!

If you decide to make the rolls a day ahead and bake them the day you serve your dinner, refrigerate the covered pan overnight. Place it on the counter top while you preheat the oven, to let the dough come to room temperature.

For a crispier tops, brush the rolls with egg wash before baking. Simply whisk together 1 egg with 2 Tbsp of milk, cream or half-and-half and brush the tops.

I used salted butter successfully in this recipe. If you decide to give it a try, simply omit the additional 3/4 tsp of salt.

Nutrition Facts
Easy dinner rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Sodium 36mg 2%
Potassium 95mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Sugars 12g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 10.1%
Calcium 6.4%
Iron 1.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  5. I have been looking for another dinner roll recipe, found two I like, but couldn’t decide on which one to try. Then I saw yours, a must try! Can’t wait to make this and like that it refrigerates well. Thanks for the recipe, Anna! They look delicious!

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