Light and buttery these dinner rolls are amazing! The best part is the bread machine does most of the work for you!
Yes, the bread machine. If you haven't used it to make dinner rolls, you don't know what you're missing.
After the bread machine does it's work, all you have to do is shape them, let them rise and bake.
If there is one good thing about a year that you can't go anywhere, it's rediscovering all the things you used to bake, cook and do. Like my bread machine.
I've had my bread machine since back when they super popular. I used to use it every week, making sandwich bread, pizza dough, crusty baguettes and dinner rolls.
Then it kind of fell out of popularity and I put it to rest on a shelf.
Then this year happened, and everyone and their uncle was baking sourdough bread. Me included. Then I remembered my bread machine and made these rolls.
These rolls. Buttery. Light. Amazing. You won't want to eat dinner without them. I promise.
Ingredients:
Milk - I used full fat, low fat would also work, but they won't be as rich.
Honey
Eggs - I used large eggs.
Butter - unsalted. I like to use Kerrygold or some other grass fed butter.
Flour - unbleached all purpose flour - I use King Arthur.
Salt - I use Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt.
Yeast - I use SAF Instant Yeast. You could use a yeast specially formulated for the bread machine or regular active dry yeast. It used to be that you had to mix the active dry yeast with water first, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore with the advances in drying yeast.
Instructions:
Add the milk and honey to the bread machine. Add the eggs. Cut the butter into small cubes and add it.
Add flour to bread pan. Then make two small wells and add the yeast in one and the salt in the other.
Place the bread pan in the bread machine and set for the dough cycle. In my bread machine, it is one hour and 50 minutes.
When the dough cycle is complete, remove the pan from the bread machine.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough in half.
Roll out each half into a long 2-3 inch wide cylinder.
Using a dough scraper or a chef's knife cut each cylinder into 8 equal pieces. Don't worry too much if they aren't completely equal, some rolls will just be a little smaller or a little larger than others.
I know some people weigh these sections to make sure they are the same - I am not those people!
Take each piece of dough and shape it into a ball by pulling on the edges together and turning the piece into you get a ball shape. You're kind of making a little purse.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt about 2 tablespoons of butter.
Place the rolls on the baking sheet with sides touching. Brush the tops of the rolls with some of the melted butter. You might not use it all.
Cover the rolls loosely with plastic wrap and let them rise at room temperature for about 45 minutes.
The rolls should about double in size after 45 minutes.
About 20 minutes or so before the rolls are finished rising, preheat the oven to 375.
Remove the plastic from the rolls and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Remove the rolls from the pan and cool on a rack. You can brush them with a little bit of the extra melted butter if you'd like.
I wish my blog had smell-o-vision, because these smell amazing. Not only do they smell good while baking, but when you tear one open, the buttery aroma is enough to make your mouth water!
You'll want to have these warm buttery dinner rolls with every dinner and after you see how easy they are to make, you can!
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Recipe
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Bread Machine Buttery Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place the milk, honey, eggs, and cut up pieces of butter in the bread machine.
- Add the flour. Make two small wells in the flour and place the salt in one and the yeast in the other.
- Set your bread machine for the dough cycle.
- When the cycle is done, remove the pan from the machine and scoop out the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
- Divide the dough in half and roll each half into a 2-3 inch wide cylinder. Cut each cylinder into 8 equal pieces. Using your fingers, pinch together the tops to form a ball shape (sort of like a drawstring purse.)
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the rolls on the sheet, so that they are touching. Two rolls of eight or however you want to arrange them.
- Brush the tops with some of the melted butter and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature for 45 minutes.
- About 20 minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 375.
- When ready to bake, remove the plastic wrap and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and take the rolls off the tray and let them cool on a wire rack. You can brush them with some of the extra melted butter if you'd like.
Kiya says
THE best dinner rolls I have ever made. I am going to play with sizing & bake time as this would be great with a filling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Pam Greer says
So glad you liked them! We love them too!
Jim Powell says
I made these today to test the recipe out as I may make them for our guests and my family on Thanksgiving. I followed your recipe for making the dough and proofed them in our oven (has a “Proof” setting) to control their rise. I felt these are very good rolls. I had a few large bubbles in them, perhaps from being proofed but it was cold here and I wanted the dough to rise.
Have you ever tried making these with bread flour? My wife said these were too fluffy and moist(!). I thought they were delicious! Bread flour may make them more “chewy” and crusty due to the higher protein content.
Pam Greer says
I've never tried before with bread flour - and I never knew there was such a thing as too fluffy bread 🙂
Jim says
Great recipe.
Is it possible to partially cook these buttery dinner rolls a few days ahead then finish cooking them on the day of the meal? I was thinking of making these rolls for our Thanksgiving Meal. But we only have one oven and it will be filled with the whole turkey. Maybe cook them for 10-12 minutes and then 15 minutes day of meal while the cooked turkey rests?
Pam Greer says
I have cooked them completely and froze them. Then just thaw them and heat them for about 5-10 minutes at 350 to warm them back up.
Judy says
Can you freeze the dough?
Pam Greer says
I have never tried it, but I freeze other dough all the time, so I would say yes!
Carol says
These are literally the best rolls I have ever made!
My mom used to make "biscuits" (what we called rolls) and they were sooooo good.
These remind me of my younger days.....so awesome! light, fluffy and delicious!
And so easy to make in the breadmaker!!!!!
Pam Greer says
So glad you liked them! We love them too!
FSethman says
Planning on making my first batch of rolls tomorrow and I’m loving this recipe! I’m super excited to be able to use bread machine and oven. I will put dough balls in a muffin tin. Thank you for this great recipe!
Pam Greer says
Thank you! I hope you enjoy them!
Elizabeth says
My grandmother gave me her bread machine from the 90s and I'm excited to try out your recipe in it! I see in the narrative instructions you talk about the bread machine and the bread pan -- are there 2 compartments or pans or something in modern bread machines? Also! Is the honey about creating a slightly sweet bread or is it also necessary for proper rising? I love a good buttery role, but I'm not a fan of sweetness in bread so I'm wondering how reducing the amount of honey (by, say, a third?) would affect things.
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!
Pam Greer says
Bread machines usually have a removal bread pan. That's how you get the bread out and how you can clean the pan. The honey adds moisture, a little bit of sweetness and it gives the yeast something extra to eat. I would make it once with the full amount of honey and then try backing off after you see whether you like the original recipe.
Elizabeth says
Thank you so much for the info and for getting back to me so quickly! Ok, I'll try it out now as written. Wish me luck 🙂
Liz says
I love using my bread machine - comes out at least once a week! Will be trying this recipe this weekend.
Linda says
These dinner rolls are so fluffy pillowy and addictive! Glad I can make these rolls anytime at home
Sandra says
It was raining and cold outside when I bake these. I allowed the second batch to rise for 1.5 hours instead of 45 minutes. The recipe is probably great in dry, warm conditions.
Pam Greer says
How did they turn out?
Michelle says
I love that you can make these in the bread machine! So light and fluffy!
Maria says
This roll makes me drool! Yummy <3
Shadi Hasanzadenemati says
I have everything I need for this dish, can’t wait to make it this weekend!
Katie says
Looks so good! I can't wait to try this one.
Sarah James says
Your dinner rolls look amazing, I love a soft buttery roll. What a good idea to make the dough in the bread machine, thanks for sharing.