Dinner Rolls Recipe

Family meals and dinner rolls go together like…well…bread and butter! Sometimes, inundated with Parmesan encrusted this and pesto filled that, we yearn for something simple, like a big fluffy dinner roll with a pat of butter–and maybe some raspberry jam.

I love a roll made with comfort-food ingredients like butter, white flour, and buttermilk. These rolls are soft and tender, with a flaky golden brown crust and are a little bit of heaven.

So if you are looking for a simple dinner rolls recipe, here is one that is sure the please your entire family.

Dinner Rolls Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 teaspoons sugar, divided
• 1 cup very warm water
• 1 package active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon softened butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 1/2 cups white bread flour

 Directions:

Combine 1 teaspoon sugar, water, and yeast together in a large bowl. Allow the mixture to sit until slightly bubbly – about 5 minutes.

Add the butter, egg, buttermilk, salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Beat for 1 minute.

Add the remaining flour gradually, using just enough to make the dough come cleanly away from the side of the bowl.

Knead by machine (using a dough hook) for 5-6 minutes or by hand for 7-8 minutes. Dough should be very soft and elastic.

Generously grease or butter a large bowl. Place dough in bowl and turn to coat dough completely. Cover and let rise until doubled – about 1 hour.

Grease (or us an oil-flour spray) a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan.

Punch down dough and divide it into 12 equal pieces. Shape into smooth balls and place in prepared pan. Cover and let rise until doubled – about 1 hour.

For a more rustic look, use a small fine-mesh sifter or tea strainer to sprinkle flour over the top of the rolls before baking. You can also give the rolls a rich, shiny appearance by brushing them lightly with an egg wash (1 egg and 1 tablespoon water, whisked together) before baking.

Heat oven to 375 F.

Bake 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Dinner Rolls Recipe

Author Alea

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 teaspoons sugar divided
• ▢ 1 cup very warm water
• ▢ 1 package active dry yeast
• ▢ 1 tablespoon softened butter
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 1/2 cup buttermilk
• ▢ 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• ▢ 3 1/2 cups white bread flour

Instructions

• Combine 1 teaspoon sugar, water, and yeast together in a large bowl. Allow the mixture to sit until slightly bubbly – about 5 minutes.
• Add the butter, egg, buttermilk, salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Beat for 1 minute.
• Add the remaining flour gradually, using just enough to make the dough come cleanly away from the side of the bowl.
• Knead by machine (using a dough hook) for 5-6 minutes or by hand for 7-8 minutes. Dough should be very soft and elastic.
• Generously grease or butter a large bowl. Place dough in bowl and turn to coat dough completely. Cover and let rise until doubled – about 1 hour.
• Grease (or us an oil-flour spray) a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan.
• Punch down dough and divide it into 12 equal pieces. Shape into smooth balls and place in prepared pan. Cover and let rise until doubled – about 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 375 F.
• Bake 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Notes

For a more rustic look, use a small fine-mesh sifter or tea strainer to sprinkle flour over the top of the rolls before baking. You can also give the rolls a rich, shiny appearance by brushing them lightly with an egg wash (1 egg and 1 tablespoon water, whisked together) before baking.

More Homemade Bread Recipes:

Soda Bread

Hot Cross Buns

Rustic French Bread Recipe

Cinnamon Raisin Bread Recipe

Bacon Cinnamon Rolls With Maple Icing

You can find Lorinda at her blog, The Rowdy Baker .