Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe

5 from 17 votes

A traditional dinner roll that's perfect for holidays and family dinners.

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 40

Cook Time 15

Rise Time 2

Total Time 55

Servings rolls

Calories 181kcal

In a large bowl, combine milk, sugar and yeast. Stir lightly and let sit for 5 minutes until mixture is bubbly.
1 cup whole milk, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
Mix in butter, salt egg and 2 cups of flour. Add additional flour ½ cup at a time until the dough forms a ball. Add up to ¼ more flour if needed.
¼ cup butter (salted butter), 1 teaspoon salt, 1 egg, 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
Knead with a stand mixer for about 5 minutes or knead by hand for 10 minutes.
Place dough into a greased bowl and cover. Let rise until doubled, approximately 1 - 1 ½ hours.
Gently punch dough down. Divide dough in half and then each half into eighths. Shape dough into rolls.
Place rolls on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 30-45 minutes.
Just before baking brush the tops lightly with melted butter.
¼ cup butter (salted butter)
Bake in a preheated 400°F oven for 12-18 minutes until golden and fully baked through.
Optional - brush with melted butter when the rolls are finished baking.
Remove from baking sheet and let rolls cool on a baking rack.

Read through the entire recipe before beginning. Gather all your ingredients to make certain you have everything you need.

Add the flour in ½ cup to 1 cup batches. You may need to add an additional ¼-½ cup of flour. You want your dough tacky, but not sticky.

Rise time will vary depending on the temperature of your kitchen. Check your dough throughout the rising time to see if it is ready.

Be careful to not let your dough over-rise or overproof on the second rise. Overproofed dough will deflate in the oven and will bake up flat.