Quick Dinner Rolls

Buttery yeast dinner rolls hot from the oven in just 30 minutes-and that includes prep and rising time! Easy enough for a beginner. They freeze well, too.

Course Bread

Cuisine Quick

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Resting time 10

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 183kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Equipment

Ingredients

2 tablespoons instant yeast
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup butter divided use
1 cup buttermilk 110℉
1 egg room temperature
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour you may need a bit more

Instructions

Place parchment on a 13x9-inch rimmed baking sheet.
Melt butter and set aside to let cool.
Heat buttermilk to 110F.
Add sugar and yeast to to the bowl of your mixer.
Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, buttermilk, and egg to the yeast mixture.
Add the paddle and mix on low speed until combined.
Slowly add 1 cup of the flour.
With mixer on medium speed add the salt and remaining flour a little at a time, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Dough will be sticky but won't cling to your fingers.
Shape into 12 round rolls and place on the parchment.
Set the oven on preheat and preheat to 400F.
Cover with a tea towel and let rest for 10 minutes while the oven preheats.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until rolls are golden brown and interior temperature is 190F when you check with an instant read thermometer.
Remove from the oven and brush with reserved butter.

Notes

Storage:

Place in an airtight container and keep at room temperature for 2 days. Freeze for up to 3 months. See the storage instructions in the post for how to freeze unbaked rolls.

Tips:

Salt can harm the yeast. While some recipes urge you to mix salt into the water/sugar/yeast mixture, it's best to do so at the end with the flour.
For best results, be sure your yeast and flour are not close to expiration.
Don't use too much flour! It's okay if your dough is a little sticky. You want to be able to handle it, but too much flour can turn fluffy rolls into dry lumps.
Let the dough rise in a warm place. 70f to 80f is great.
You can increase the rise time up to a half hour if you aren't in as much of a hurry. It won't hold you to the 30-minute dinner roll time line, but I don't think anyone will hold it against you!

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