The Best Ever Light And Fluffy Dinner Rolls (With A Bread Machine Option!)

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These are the best ever light and fluffy dinner rolls your family will love them! You will love how quick and easy they are to make by hand or in your bread maker.

Homemade dinner rolls are the perfect side for any meal and this is a dinner roll recipe you can trust to come out perfect every time. They really are foolproof dinner rolls!

They have just a touch of sweetness but not too much so they are perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and using as sandwich buns too. It’s also the perfect dough for making cinnamon rolls!

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Soft Bread Machine Dinner Rolls

You can make the dinner roll dough by hand or make it in your bread maker to save time. Do you like saving time?

Heck ya, I sure do! So make good use of your kitchen appliances to get more done in less time. This is my favourite bread machine we have 2 of them to keep up with our large family.

Now using your bread machine to make dinner rolls is really easy, but you will have to be around the house to know when the dough cycle is finished so you can take the dough out of the bread maker.

How To Make Dinner Rolls By Hand

Step 1. Make The Yeast Mixture

In a large mixing bowl combine your warm water, sugar, and yeast. Stir it together and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Step 2. Add The flour And Other Ingredients

Stir in the melted butter, salt, and eggs. Once they are well mixed then start adding the flour a little at a time so that it mixes together well.

Step 3. Knead

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead by hand for 10 minutes. The dough should be slightly sticky but easy to handle.

Step 4. Rise

Transfer the dough into a greased bowl and cover the dough and let it rise until it has doubled in size.

Step 5. For The Dinner Rolls

Punch the dough down to deflate it. Then pull off sections of the dough and form it into rolls. I just do this by eye but you can weigh each roll to make sure they are exactly the same size if you like.

Step 6. Rise Again

Place the dinner rolls onto a greased baking sheet or a 9×13 baking pan. Then cover them and let them rise for 30 minutes.

If you place the rolls close together they will join as they rise. This will give you nice soft edges that tear apart just like grandmas classic dinner rolls I remember!

If you prefer to have rounder dinner rolls then place them 2 inches apart on your baking sheet so they don’t touch as they rise and bake.

Step 7. Bake

Place the dinner rolls into a pre-warmed oven at 350F and bake them for 20-25 minutes.

When they are golden brown on the top and cooked through remove them from the oven and baste the tops with melted butter.

The Best Dinner Rolls

Kim

These light and fluffy dinner rolls are a family favourite. They are so quick and easy to make up by hand or in your bread machine. Perfect for holiday dinners or to enjoy anytime!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Breads

Cuisine American

Servings 24 rolls

Ingredients

  

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• 1 Cup of warm water
• 3 Tbs. sugar
• 3 tsp. yeast
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbs. butter
• 1 egg
• 3 to 3 1/4 cups of all purpose flour

Instructions

 

To Make In A Bread Machine

• Combine all ingredients in the order specified by your manual and select the dough setting.
• Form into rolls and place on greased baking sheet 2 inches apart. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Place the dinner rolls onto a greased baking sheet or a 9×13 baking pan. Then cover them and let them rise for 30 minutes.
• Place the dinner rolls into a pre-warmed oven at 350F and bake them for 20-25 minutes. When they are golden brown on the top and cooked through remove them from the oven and baste the tops with melted butter.

To Make By Hand

• In a large mixing bowl combine your warm water, sugar, and yeast. Stir it together and let it sit for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the melted butter, salt, and eggs. Once they are well mixed then start adding the flour a little at a time so that it mixes together well.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead by hand for 10 minutes. The dough should be slightly sticky but easy to handle.
• Transfer the dough into a greased bowl and cover the dough and let it rise until it has doubled in size.
• Punch the dough down to deflate it. Then pull off sections of the dough and form it into rolls. I just do this by eye but you can weigh each roll to make sure they are exactly the same size if you like.
• Place the dinner rolls onto a greased baking sheet or a 9×13 baking pan. Then cover them and let them rise for 30 minutes.
• Place the dinner rolls into a pre-warmed oven at 350F and bake them for 20-25 minutes. When they are golden brown on the top and cooked through remove them from the oven and baste the tops with melted butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate, this information is for informational purposes only please consult a nutritionist for more information and guidance.

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Kim

Kim Mills is a homeschooling mom of 6 and lives on an urban homestead in Ontario, Canada. Blogging at Homestead Acres she enjoys sharing tips to help you save money, grow and preserve your own food.