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The Best Dinner Rolls

The Best Dinner Rolls

Easy to make dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy and absolutely perfect! You will never need another dinner roll recipe.

The Best Dinner Rolls - Easy to make dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy and absolutely perfect! You will never need another dinner roll recipe. These are fairly fast to make, plus they freeze well so making a double or triple recipe is a must!

I love these dinner rolls.  They really are the best.  Really.

I know you may already have your favourite recipe, the one you make every time you need dinner rolls for a meal.  Or maybe you never make yeast breads because you think it will be too hard (trust me, it’s not – if I can do it, anyone can!).  Or maybe you only ever make whole grain ones.  Regardless, you should make these dinner rolls.

Because they are the best.  And even though I am typically all for the whole wheat, whole grain, seedy, good for you breads – I love these.  Soft, white, fluffy, perfect dinner rolls.

Sometimes you just want a soft white dinner roll and the healthier, whole wheat version won’t cut it.

The Best Dinner Rolls - Easy to make dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy and absolutely perfect! You will never need another dinner roll recipe. These are fairly fast to make, plus they freeze well so making a double or triple recipe is a must!

And when that’s what you want, this is the recipe you should make.

I have made these dinner rolls more times that I can count, and they always turn out perfectly.  Plus they’re super easy to make and are out of the oven in 2.5 hours which is pretty quick as far as yeast breads go.  And they freeze beautifully which is a necessity with bread as far as I’m concerned.  If I’m making dinner rolls, I want to be able to triple the batch so I can freeze a whole bunch of them and have them on hand when I want them.  It’s always so much less work to make a larger batch then it is to make them 3 times.  Obviously.

So if you’re looking for a new dinner roll recipe to try for your Easter dinner this weekend, make this one.

Because it’s the best.  Really.

The Best Dinner Rolls - Easy to make dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy and absolutely perfect! You will never need another dinner roll recipe. These are fairly fast to make, plus they freeze well so making a double or triple recipe is a must!

Yield: 12 rolls

The Best Dinner Rolls

The Best Dinner Rolls - Easy to make dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy and absolutely perfect! You will never need another dinner roll recipe. These are fairly fast to make, plus they freeze well so making a double or triple recipe is a must!

Easy to make dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy and absolutely perfect! You will never need another dinner roll recipe.

Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 14 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 59 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (355mL) very warm water
  • 2 teaspoons (0.22oz, 6.2g) instant yeast
  • 1 tablespoon (0.5oz, 14g) granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (30mL) canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon (0.14oz, 4g) kosher salt
  • 3-4 cups (15-20oz, 425-567g) all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Combine the water, yeast, sugar, oil, salt and 3 cups of the flour in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, mix until the dough comes together.
  2. Slowly add the last cup of flour, stopping when the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  3. It should be smooth and slightly tacky but not sticky. You may not need the full 4 cups of flour, judge the dough by how it feels, not how much flour you’ve added.
  4. Knead the dough for 5 minutes (10 if mixing by hand) until it’s very smooth.
  5. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl and cover it tightly with plastic wrap.
  6. Let it rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  7. Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly oiled countertop.
  8. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each into a round ball. The easiest way is to roll the piece of dough against the countertop underneath your hand until it forms into a smooth ball.
  9. Place the shaped rolls on a lightly greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
  10. Cover them loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap and let them rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
  11. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  12. Once the rolls have risen, bake for 12-14 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.
  13. Remove them from the baking sheet to a wire rack to cool completely before storing in a sealed plastic bag for up to 5 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

Source: Slightly adapted from Mel's Kitchen Cafe.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 roll

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 178Total Fat: 2.8gSaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 195mgCarbohydrates: 33.1gFiber: 1.3gSugar: 1.1gProtein: 4.6g

Veena

Thursday 5th of October 2023

I love this recipe!! Always perfect turnout! Can the same recipe with time and temp be used for making bread loaf? The dinner rolls taste much closer to home than the white bread recipe. Thanks.

Stacey

Thursday 5th of October 2023

I haven't made these as a bread loaf, but just looking at the amount of flour, I think it would probably make one large loaf, so probably a 9x5" bread pan would be best. Although that may still be too much dough for one pan, but I don't think there would be enough for two 8x4" pans. You could adjust the recipe to be about 5 cups of flour and then it would be enough for two 8x4" loaves. I think you could still bake it at 400F, but it would probably need closer to 30 minutes of bake time. That's just a guess though as I haven't tried it, you should bake it until it reaches an internal temperature of 190F. Let me know if you try it!

Suzanne

Wednesday 14th of June 2023

I live at 7600 ft elevation. I’m afraid to waste 3 hours maki f these rolls only to have a big flop. What adjustments do I need to make?

Stacey

Monday 19th of June 2023

Sorry Suzanne, I don't live at a high elevation, so I have no experience adjusting recipes for it. Here's a resource from King Arthur Flour that may help you: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/learn/resources/high-altitude-baking

Roberta

Friday 1st of June 2018

The only recipe I had prior to trying this one, used 12 cups of flour. Since there are just the two of us, that recipe was just too big, and took me too long to form them all for a dinner! I couldn't wait to bake them! This recipe was quick, and just the right size for us! The buns had great texture, - turned out just perfect, and just delicious! Thanks! mmm mmm mmm

Elaine Nelson

Thursday 31st of May 2018

What is instant yeast?

Stacey

Friday 1st of June 2018

There's two kinds of yeast you can buy, instant and active dry. Active dry has a larger granule and needs to be dissolved in water before using it. Instant yeast has a finer texture and can be mixed right into dry ingredients. You will find them right next to each other in the baking section of your grocery store. I prefer using instant yeast as it eliminates one step in making bread!

Shirley tan

Thursday 24th of November 2016

Can u tell me your receipe in gram please. If I follow the metric conversion it is always a failure. Thank you.

stacey

Thursday 24th of November 2016

No problem Shirley! I've added the weights into the recipe now.

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