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    Home » Bread Recipes

    Bread Machine Buttery Dinner Rolls

    LAST UPDATED: October 22, 2020 PUBLISHED: October 22, 2020 By Pam Greer 12 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    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.

    Dinner roll with melted butter on a plate next to a bowl of dinner rolls.

    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.

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    Salt, yeast, butter, flour, eggs, milk, and honey.

    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.

    Photo collage showing liquid bread machine ingredients and then dry bread machine ingredients.

    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.

    Photo collage of dough in bread machine pan and dough stretched out.

    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.

    Photo collage of bread dough cut into pieces.

    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.

    Photo collage showing rolls placed on baking sheet and then covered with plastic wrap.

    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.

    Photo collage showing rolls after rising and then after baking.

    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.

    Golden glistening dinner rolls in a pan with one roll pulled loose.

    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!

    Serve these with:

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    Bread Machine Buttery Dinner Rolls

    The bread machine makes it possible to have the easiest and best buttery dinner rolls ever! Just use the dough cycle to make your dough, then shape, rest and bake them!
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes minutes
    Rising Time 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time 3 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
    Servings 16
    Calories 202kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon
    • 3 tbsp honey
    • 2 eggs large
    • 6 tbsp butter cut into small pieces
    • 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • 2 teaspoons yeast SAF
    • 2 tbsp butter melted

    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.

    Notes

    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.

    Equipment

    Bread Machine
    Dough Scraper
    Parchment Paper
    Slipat
    The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg

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    Comments

    1. Elizabeth says

      February 16, 2022 at 12:22 am

      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!

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        February 16, 2022 at 9:05 am

        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.

        Reply
        • Elizabeth says

          February 16, 2022 at 2:35 pm

          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 🙂

    2. Liz says

      October 14, 2021 at 4:23 pm

      5 stars
      I love using my bread machine - comes out at least once a week! Will be trying this recipe this weekend.

      Reply
    3. Linda says

      October 09, 2021 at 12:15 am

      5 stars
      These dinner rolls are so fluffy pillowy and addictive! Glad I can make these rolls anytime at home

      Reply
    4. Sandra says

      January 08, 2021 at 3:55 pm

      3 stars
      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.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        January 09, 2021 at 9:29 am

        How did they turn out?

        Reply
    5. Michelle says

      October 23, 2020 at 11:39 am

      5 stars
      I love that you can make these in the bread machine! So light and fluffy!

      Reply
    6. Maria says

      October 22, 2020 at 12:01 pm

      5 stars
      This roll makes me drool! Yummy <3

      Reply
    7. Shadi Hasanzadenemati says

      October 22, 2020 at 11:35 am

      5 stars
      I have everything I need for this dish, can’t wait to make it this weekend!

      Reply
    8. Katie says

      October 22, 2020 at 10:52 am

      5 stars
      Looks so good! I can't wait to try this one.

      Reply
    9. Sarah James says

      October 22, 2020 at 10:38 am

      5 stars
      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.

      Reply

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