IN THE FRIDGE: You should serve your soft dinner rolls immediately or store any extra cooled rolls in a plastic bag for up to 3 days. You can store them in the fridge or on the countertop at room temperature.
IN THE FREEZER: If you have extra dinner rolls that you won’t eat within the 3 days, you can toss them in a Ziploc bag and put them in the freezer for up to three months. Just be aware that they will not be quite as soft when defrosted as they were when served fresh.
PRO TIP:
These homemade dinner rolls are soft and delicious. They are quick and easy to make using instant or active dry yeast. Buttery dinner rolls make a wonderful side to go with so many dinner dishes, and leftovers can easily be reheated to enjoy later.
Dinner Rolls
These classic, fluffy, homemade dinner rolls are the perfect, delicious rolls your whole family will love!
PREP TIME 10minutes minutes
COOK TIME 15minutes minutes
TOTAL TIME 1hour hour 25minutes minutes
SERVINGS 20 rolls
Ingredients
4½ cups all-purpose flour, divided into 3 cups and 1½ cups
1½ tablespoons instant yeast, rapid rise
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1¼ cups warm milk, 110°F
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons butter, melted (for the top of the finished rolls)
Instructions
Add 3 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir together. Add warm milk, softened butter, and egg.
Attach the dough hook and turn the mixer on to the lowest speed, mix until the flour is incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
Add ½ cup flour and blend with the dough hook until incorporated. And another ½ cup flour and repeat, mixing at medium speed for another 1-2 minutes until a ball of dough is formed. Add up to ½ of additional flour until the dough ball is slightly sticky and pulling away from the sides of the bowl.
Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with a towel and let rise for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Remove the towel and deflate the dough by punching down lightly.
Pinch off pieces of the dough to form 20 equally sized dough balls.
Transfer the rolls to a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish. Cover with a towel and let rise for an additional 30 minutes at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake the rolls for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. If the rolls are getting too brown, just tent the rolls with foil.
Remove rolls and brush hot rolls with the melted butter. Serve immediately or store cooled rolls in a plastic bag for up to 3 days.
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