Flavorful and fluffy, these homemade dinner rolls are a great addition to your main dish. Despite the name, these rolls are great for breakfast or lunch and will easily become your go-to bread recipe. They are easy to make and fast to bake!
Stand mixer or hand mixer with a hook attachment and a large mixing bowl
9” by 14” (23cm by 35cm) baking pan
Ingredients
Pre-fermented dough
100gbread flour
100mllukewarm water
7ginstant yeast
The main dough
All pre-fermented dough
300gbread flour
160mlwhole milkat room temperature
1 ½teaspoonsalt
25gwhite granulated sugar
1large eggat room temperature
60gunsalted buttersoftened
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine all pre-fermented dough ingredients. Place in a warm place for 1 hour (I use the oven with the lights turned on).
When it has doubled in volume, is bubbly, and has an acidic smell, add the bread flour, milk, salt, sugar, and egg. Place it in a stand mixer fitted with a hook attachment. Knead on medium for 5 minutes or until the dough looks more homogenous and pulls easily from the sides of the bowl but still sticks to your hands.
Add the butter in 4 parts and knead each part until it’s completely incorporated (the dough can look like it’s disintegrating but will come back together eventually). When done, knead the dough for 7-10 minutes on medium until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl and you can stretch a small piece of it into a square, creating a film thin enough for light to pass through (windowpane test). The dough should be very soft, smooth, and just a little bit sticky.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave it at room temperature to proof for 1 to 2 hours, depending on how warm it is in your kitchen, until it doubles in volume.
Line a 9” by 14” (23cm by 35cm) baking pan with parchment paper. You can also grease it with butter or oil spray instead.
Punch the dough down and remove it onto a lightly floured working surface. Divide into 15 even pieces (53g each or eyeball it). Shape each piece into a tight ball and place it in the prepared baking pan. If the dough sticks too much, you can grease your hands with a little bit of olive oil.
Cover the pan filled with rolls with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature to proof for 1 hour or until doubled in volume and jiggly.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375F (190C).
Bake on the middle rack for 13-15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 190F (88C). The top should be a deep brown color and the bread should sound like it’s hollow inside when you tap on it.
Remove from the oven, brush with some melted butter, and enjoy!
Notes
Store wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Freeze for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Dinner rolls
Serving Size
1 roll
Amount per Serving
Calories
144
% Daily Value*
Fat
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
21
mg
7
%
Sodium
242
mg
11
%
Potassium
53
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
22
g
7
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
134
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
0.001
mg
0
%
Calcium
21
mg
2
%
Iron
0.3
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.