Best Classic Dinner Rolls Recipes

CLASSIC YEAST DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, mix milk, yeast, butter, sugar, egg, and salt. If you don't have a stand mixer, mix vigorously with a wooden spoon or hand mixer. Add in flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well between each addition. Stop adding flour when it is no longer sticky. Use your mixer's dough hook attachment for 10 minutes or knead by hand. Place in a buttered bowl and let rise in a warm spot until doubled. This can take a few hours at room temperature, but it can go faster if you turn the oven to 200, turn it off, and then place the bowl in the oven (make sure it's turned off!) After dough has risen, punch down gently and divide into 12 equal pieces. Form the dough pieces into a roll. Place rolls in a greased 9×13 glass dish. Let rise until doubled (again, using the oven trick can make it go faster). Once rolls have risen, bake at 375F for 18-25 minutes. Brush with butter.

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 degrees to 130 degrees F). Add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1/4 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into 12 equal pieces; shape into balls. Place in greased 8-inch round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven for 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan; brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

CLASSIC WHITE DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• OLD SCHOOL METHOD: combine 3/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
• Heat the milk, water, and butter until warm, then add to the flour mixture.
• Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Add 1/4 cup flour, beat 2 minutes at high speed.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough, knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.
• Cover, let rest for 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 12 pieces and shape into balls. Place in a greased 8" pie pan. Cover and let rise in a warm draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Go to Step #9!
• BREAD MACHINE METHOD: Place the ingredients in the order required by your bread machine. With mine, I have to proof the yeast first in the sugar and water for 10-15 minutes. After proofing, do a regular 1-lb dough cycle in your machine. Mine takes 90 minutes. (NOTE- I'd recommend using closer to 2 1/2-3 cups flour for the bread machine method as mine tends to produce runny dough time to time.).
• When the dough cycle's finished, divide the dough into 12 pieces and shape into balls. Place them into a greased 8" pie pan.
• Bake at 375F for 20 minutes or until set. Remove from the pan and brush with melted butter if desired, serve warm and immediately.

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS, MADE IN BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• 1. While this recipe is EASY enough for a beginner to use successfully please be aware that it is NOT quick to make. Real yeast rolls take time to rise properly. Please use bread machine yeast in this recipe. Be careful to store this yeast properly as it can become "inactive".
• 2. Measure all ingredients carefully, placing everything, except melted butter, in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use delay cycle. Process until machine beeps that dough cycle is complete.
• 3. Remove dough from pan, using lightly floured hands. Cover and let rest 10 minutes on lightly floured surface. Grease large cookie sheet with shortening. Divide dough into 15 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Cover and let rise in warm place 30 to 40 minutes or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
• 4. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Brush tops with melted butter. Serve warm, or cool on wire rack.

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in large bowl.
• Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 to 130 F). Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Add 1/4 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in enough flour to make soft dough.
• Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into 12 equal pieces, shape into balls. Place in greased 8 inch round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in preheated 375 F oven for 20 minutes or until done. Rebove from pan; brush with additional butter, if desired.
• Server warm.

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour, un-dissolved yeast and salt. Mix well.
• 2. In a smsall sauce pan, heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 to 130 F)
• 3. Add the warm liquid into the flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of an electric mixer, scraping the bowl occasionally.
• 4. Add 1/4 cup flour and beat 2 more minutes. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make soft dough.
• 5. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes. Cover and let rest 10 to 15 minutes.
• 6. Divide dough into 12 equal portions and shape into balls.
• 7. Place in a greased muffin pan.
• 8. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• 9. Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes or until done.
• 10. Remove from pan and brush with additionl melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 c. flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm. Add to flour mixture. Beat 2 min. at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1/4 c. flour; beat 2 min. at high speed. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 min. Cover; let rest 10 min. Divide dough in 12 equal pieces; shape into balls. Place in greased 8" round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 min. Bake in preheated 375* oven for 20 min. or until done. Remove from pan; brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.