Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch
Homemade bread is always better, and these Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch are so simple to make that you’ll never want to go back to store-bought again!
Make our Homemade Hawaiian Rolls next!
Is there anything better than fresh-baked bread? No. The answer is no. There are many foods I could live without. Chocolate? Bye. Ice cream? See ya. Cakes and Pies? Adios. But bread? The thought of life without bread is truly horrifying. So much so that a *slight* gluten intolerance can’t even keep me away. These Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch? Oh, they’re just over there being delightfully soft, subtly sweet, and unassumingly solidifying my deep love for all things bread and holy.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Are you a bread lover who finds the thought of making your own bread daunting? I get it. It can be! There are some bread recipes that are super complicated and technical. This recipe is NOT one of them. These Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch are sooo easy you’ll think you’re missing something, but you’re not! These rolls are really that easy!
Ingredients Needed:
One of the best parts about these rolls? I bet you have everything you already need in your pantry right now.
- All Purpose Flour – You could also use bread flour or whole wheat flour.
- Sugar – White granulated is best for this recipe.
- Instant Yeast – If you have active yeast instead, no problem. Just activate your yeast first by letting the yeast and water sit in the stand mixer for about 10 minutes until it starts to bubble.
- Butter – I use salted for this recipe, but you could also use unsalted and just add a pinch more salt.
- Egg – To help bind.
- Salt – For obvious reasons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Add all of your ingredients (first reserving 1 cup of flour) to a stand mixer and let it do the work.
Step 2: Then shape it into a ball on a floured surface and add it to a bowl to rise.
Do I need a Stand Mixer? No! But let me just say in general. In life. In all things that can make your baking world a better place, yes. You need a good stand mixer. But for this recipe, you can totally mix everything by hand, it’s just much easier to do it with a kitchen aid or other stand mixer.
Step 3: Shape into little balls and add to your 9X13 baking dish.
Step 4: Let them rise again in their pan and they’re ready to be baked!
Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch baked to perfection!
Truly. They’re the pull-apart, soft, fluffy rolls that you’ll want to use to sop up some Homemade Mushroom Marinara. Dip in some gravy. Finish a bowl of Cream of Mushroom Soup From Scratch with them. Slice in half and put a tab of butter in. Or use them for our Spinach Artichoke Dip Sliders!
Our Other Homemade Breads
Most of the bread recipes we make around here are super easy. As a working mom with two under 3, everything we make these days is easy. Here are some of my other favorite easy homemade bread recipes:
- No Knead Rosemary Garlic Bread
- Homemade Sweet Potato Rolls!
- Cheesy Pesto Pull-Apart Rolls
- Easy Crusty French Baguette
- Easy White Sandwich Bread
- English Muffins From Scratch
- Whole Wheat Honey Oat Bread
- Homemade Hawaiian Rolls
- Easy Homemade Focaccia
These Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch were a huge hit in our house. But my toddler is taking after her mother, and not just that the girl gets hangry. She already has a deep deep love for all things carb-loaded and bread and she was one happy little gluten lover with these. You’ll find these at our table on Easter this year! Anndd probably 6 times before then, too. 😉
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Easy Dinner Rolls From Scratch
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 Egg, beaten
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add warm water and sprinkle yeast on top. Add the rest of the ingredients except 1 cup of flour.
- With the dough hook, mix on low until all is combined. Slowly add the last cup of flour and continue to mix for another few minutes until a dough forms.
- Lightly flour a clean surface and transfer dough to it. Dough will be slightly sticky. Knead a couple of times and shape into a ball.
- Transfer ball into a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled – approximately an hour.
- Grease a 9X13 pan. Return dough to a floured surface and break into 15 evenly sized balls and place in pan. Cover with kitchen towel and let rise another 45 minutes. Or you can loosely cover and place in fridge to let rise overnight.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until tops are golden brown.
- Serve and enjoy!
You can never go wrong in my book with a good bread roll! Your recipe is excellent. I love your instructions and how easy it is to bake. I am going to try them this weekend, I can’t wait!
Thanks, Jenny!! Enjoy!
This dinner roll recipe turned out perfect. It was a cinch to make following your excellent instructions and tips. This recipe will become part of our dinner rotation. I highly recommend them! Delicious!
So great to hear, Heidy!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Can this recipe be cut in half ? If so can you please give me the measurements. I am a beginner using yeast & also only cook for two
Yes! It definitely can be.
So tasty and easy to make….I do like a good excuse to pull out my stand mixer. I can’t wait to make these for Thanksgiving….especially excited to use them for mini little sammies for all the leftovers.
Yes! Perfect for mini sammies 🙂
Not sure where the egg comes in. It was mentioned in the blog but not the actual recipe.
That’s a wonderful and doable recipe for making dinner rolls from scratch!
I totally agree with you: I could give up all the sweets but definitely not bread! I never make my own dinner rolls, but you make it look so easy and approachable. Bookmarking this for later!
From one carb lover to another, I totally get your daughters adoration for these rolls! Fresh, easy dinner rolls are the perfect accompaniment to well-rounded holiday meal. What a great thing to take to a family get togethers!
These dinner rolls look so pillowy and perfect. I’d love one of these warm, with a little honey butter, and my morning cup of coffee. They would be the perfect addition to a brunch bread basket, too. So inviting. Your step by step sounds so easy to make!
I totally agree that with baking, a stand mixer is important! I love my KitchenAid which I’ve had for 20+ years now. Hand kneeding dough is reserved for fits of rage!