These soft dinner rolls are a super simple to make with just 7 ingredients you should have everything in your pantry already!
Dinner rolls are one of those homey things that make dinner feel like it took hours to make. While in some aspects it did, the hands on time of these rolls is fairly minimal. I’m also always on the hunt for recipes that use basic ingredients. The great thing about making things at home is knowing that there isn’t a bunch of junk in the ingredients. Plus, every time I make these rolls everyone is in love and begging for more, so it’s a good thing that it makes a lot!
So what’s in the rolls?
- yeast
- sugar
- milk
- salt
- butter
- egg
- flour
While this recipe does make 24 rolls, our family rarely needs that many rolls in one sitting. So I usually will make half of the dough into dinner rolls and then the other half I will do one of the following:
- shape the rest of the dough into rolls, BUT freeze the rolls before the second rise
- make the dough into a sandwich loaf
- cinnamon rolls are also another great option
Now for the process. I always like to combine the yeast and milk with a little sugar before hand. You want to make sure that the yeast gets foamy to ensure that your yeast hasn’t gone bad. There’s nothing worse than going through the work only to realize that your yeast is no good.
Then combine the remaining ingredients, I always start with just 1 1/2 cups of milk and work my way up to the full 2 cups. It is easy to add more milk as needed, but if you add too much you have to add more flour and usually results in a denser roll.
Once all of the ingredients have been combined, knead the dough for 7-10 minutes. I like to start in my stand mixer with a dough hook and then finish by hand, but I also just let the stand mixer do all the work. Shape the dough into a ball and set back in the bowl to rise for about an hour. It should have doubled in size.
I then will separate the dough in half and make 12 dinner rolls and one of the above methods I mentioned earlier. I have a video on how I shape my rolls here if you’d like some help in that department. Let the rolls rise for another hour and then bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
Let me know if you want to see more recipes like this!
Soft Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup milk warmed
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp butter
- 1 egg
- 6 cups flour
- 2 cups milk
Instructions
- Combine 1/4 cup warmed milk with yeast and sugar. Set aside until foamy.
- In a large bowl (I use my stand mixer) combine remaining ingredients, except milk.
- Add in milk and yeast mixture and 1 1/2 cups milk. Mix together, adding in remaining milk if needed.
- Knead mixture for 7-10 minutes. Shape into a ball, place back into bowl, and let rise for an hour, until doubled.
- Place dough onto counter and divide into 24 sections (roughly 2.5 oz each). Shape into a ball and place on a baking sheet to rise four about another hour.
- Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Top with a little more butter if desired
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