Dinner Rolls

side view of a pan full of a dinner roll recipe, baked and golden brown on the top

4.91 from 10 votes

Dinner Rolls that come together in about an hour are basically magic. These homemade dinner rolls are easy to make, light and fluffy, and perfect for weeknight dinners or holiday meals!

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Rising Time + Cooling Time25

Total Time1 15

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bread roll, bun, dinner roll, easy dinner rolls

Servings: rolls

Calories: 181kcal

Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

6 cups all purpose flour 1 lb 9.5 ounces (or 723 grams) by weight
2 tablespoons instant yeast 24 grams (read more about yeast here)
2 tablespoons sugar 25 grams
1 tablespoon kosher salt if using table salt, reduce to 1 1/2 teaspoons (9 grams)
2 cups warm water (about 120 degrees F or 50 degrees C)
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and divided (120 ml)

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix the flour yeast, sugar, slat, water, and 1/4 cup (60 ml) of the melted butter together using a stiff wooden spoon until a shaggy dough begins to form. (See photo in the blog post.)
Continue to knead the dough by hand (or using a machiene) until it becaomes smooth. It will seem as though it is not coming together and then it will! This will take about four minutes.
Return the dough ball to the bowl and cover with a clean towel and let rest in a warm place for 15 minutes.
Spray a 9 by 13 inch with cooking spray and set aside.
Divide the dough into 20 equal pieces. Roll the dough into balls by gently pulling the edges of the dough down and tucking it under the bottom. Turn the dough 1/4 turn and continue this process until you've made a dough ball.
Place the dough balls into the pan with the tucked side down. You should have four rows of five that are evenly spaced in the pan.
Place the pan of prepared rolls into a cold oven on the middle rack. Place a rimmed baking sheet that has hot tap water below it. Close the oven and set the temperature to 400 (200 C). Bake for 35 minutes.
Remove the rolls from the oven and brush generously with the remaining 1/4 cup melted butter. Place the pan on a wire cooling rack for at least 10 minutes before serving the rolls. To use the rolls for sliders, allow them to cool compltely.

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