This fool proof, easy, and quick dinner rolls recipe is sure to satisfy! This dinner roll recipe was one of my first successes when learning to bake bread. Its SO easy and SO delicious!
The best part about this recipe is not only how quickly it comes together and how easy it is, but all the ingredients are pantry essentials!
And the equipment used is things every home cooks kitchen should have! Not all are necessities like the stand mixer, but nice to have.
So these deliciously fast bread rolls should be easy to throw together without any preparation, planning, or grocery trips for special ingredients!
Don’t forget to come back and let me know how much you loved them!
To make easy dinner rolls
Equipment
- Stand mixer (optional)
- Microwave safe bowl
- 9 by 13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbs melted butter
- 2 tbs honey
- 1 tbs active dry yeast
- 3 1/2- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg (optional- for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a 9 by 13 baking dish, set to the side.
- Combine milk and water in a microwave safe bowl, and warm to 110 degrees.
- Add in butter, honey, and active dry yeast. Set aside for 10 min or until bubbly.
- In a stand mixer, mix 3 1/2 cups of flour and salt with a dough hook.
- Slowly add the wet ingredient mixture. If the dough is too wet, add the rest of the flour one tbsp at a time until the dough is smooth.
- Shape dough into a ball and place in a greased bowl to rise for 15 minutes.
- Punch dough down, divide into 12 equal sizes, and place into your greased baking dish.
- Cover with a damp towel.
- Set in a warm place to rise for another 25-30 min or until doubled in size.
- For egg wash – In a small bowl, beat one egg and brush over the tops of your rolls after second rise, but before baking.
- Bake for 15-20 min or until lightly brown on top.
- Let cool (if you can resist) and enjoy!
Tips for the best quick and easy dinner rolls
- In the past, I have added the butter to my milk and water mixture. As I warm the milk and water, the butter melts! Saves even more time.
- To divide dough, roll into a rectangle, divide into 3, then half each section. Half each one of those again to get 12 pieces of dough, then shape into balls.
- Although the egg wash is optional, I highly recommend.
- My family loves these best with some homemade honey butter!
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Quick dinner rolls no egg
This easy and quick dinner roll recipe can easily be adapted to have no egg! So whether for dietary restrictions or you just forgot that you were out, this can easily become a no egg dinner roll recipe!
I love the color the egg wash gives, but truly, it is not a necessity.
Easy and Quick Dinner Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a 9 by 13 baking dish, set to the side.
- Combine milk and water in a microwave safe bowl, and warm to 110 degrees.
- Add in butter, honey, and active dry yeast. Set aside for 10 min or until bubbly.
- In a stand mixer, mix 3 1/2 cups of flour and salt with a dough hook.
- Slowly add the wet ingredient mixture. If the dough is too wet, add the rest of the flour one tbsp at a time until the dough is smooth.
- Shape dough into a ball and place in a greased bowl to rise for 15 minutes.
- Punch dough down, divide into 12 equal sizes, and place into your greased baking dish.
- Cover with a damp towel.
- Set in a warm place to rise for another 25-30 min or until doubled in size.
- For egg wash – In a small bowl, beat one egg and brush over the tops of your rolls after second rise, but before baking.
- Bake for 15-20 min or until lightly brown on top.
- Let cool (if you can resist) and enjoy!
Notes
- In the past, I have added the butter to my milk and water mixture. As I warm the milk and water, the butter melts! Saves even more time.
- To divide dough, roll into a rectangle, divide into 3, then half each section. Half each one of those again to get 12 pieces of dough, then shape into balls.
- Although the egg wash is optional, I highly recommend.
- My family loves these best with some homemade honey butter!
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I have never attempted to make bread of any sort ever before and this recipe made it feel less intimidating to start! The rolls were delicious and super fluffy!