Fluffy Dinner Rolls

Whip up a batch of these dinner rolls for your weeknight dinner, holiday entertaining, and more. A yeast roll that is fluffy, soft, and golden brown. The ultimate dinner roll recipe.

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Additional Time 2

Total Time 2 32

Servings -32 rolls

Calories 641kcal

Author Kelsey

Ingredients

2 cups warm milk heat to 100-105 degrees Use a thermometer to check)
2 tablespoons instant dry yeast
5 - 6 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour
1/4 cup white granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons salted butter softened
2 large eggs room temperature
2 tablespoons melted butter brushing rolls

Instructions

Start by adding your 5 cups of flour into a bowl or stand mixer. Then add in your warm milk, instant dry yeast, sugar, salt, 6 tablespoons salted butter, and eggs.
Begin mixing on low, and as the dough mixes with the flour add a bit more flour at a time. Add in flour a little by little, looking for the dough to pull away from the edges of the bowl.
The mixture of dough will be soft and slightly sticky. Add less or more flour until it reaches the right texture. When making rolls it is by sight so the flour is always a range of amounts. That way you get the right texture.
Once your dough is formed into a ball easily, soft texture, and just slightly sticky, you will roll into a ball and transfer into a greased bowl. Cover and let rise for 90 minutes.
Punch down the risen dough and begin rolling into balls and place on a greased lined baking sheet. I get around 24-32 dinner rolls depending on the size. You can measure the dough for accuracy if you would like.
Cover and allow the dough to rise again for 1 hour.
Before the dough is done rising preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cook the rolls for 12-15 minutes or until the rolls are fully baked.
Brush the cooked dinner rolls with the 2 tablespoons of melted butter. This will add flavor and help to make the top golden brown.
Allow rolls to cool and serve up homemade dinner rolls, for a crowd, weeknight dinner, etc.

Notes

If you use bread flour it will make the rolls chewier in texture.

The milk needs to be checked with a candy thermometer for 100-105 degrees F. Otherwise it can kill your yeast.

Sugar feeds the yeast so this is important.

Make sure you cover rolls and dough as it rises or it will dry out and crust on the top. A light towel works great.

You can store rolls at room temperature in a container or place and store in the freezer until ready to eat later on.

I just wrap in aluminum foil and toss in the oven from frozen to heat slowly for a fresh out of the oven roll, when I heat them from being frozen.

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