Soft Dinner Rolls

Why buy dinner rolls when you can make them yourself. They taste so much better than store bought and super soft and yummy. These soft dinner rolls can be used to make pulled chicken sandwiches, garlic bread rolls or even burgers! No one will say no to this recipe!!! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 

Preparation Time 3 hours 

Cook time 22 minutes 

Yields 14-16 rolls 

Ingredients 

1 cup milk- warmed to 43c 

2 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast 

1 tablespoons sugar- divided 

1 egg 

1/4 cup unsalted butter- soft 

1 teaspoon salt 

3 cups / 390g flour 

Optional 

2 tablespoons butter- melted 

Instructions 

1. Prepare the dough: whisk the milk, yeast and sugar in a bowl. Cover and let it sit for 10 minutes.

2. Add the egg, butter, salt and 1 cup flour. Mix on a low speed with a dough hook. Add the remaining flour. Beat it on a medium speed for around 5-6 minutes until a dough forms and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough is too wet, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time. 

3. Knead the dough for 3-4 minutes more by hand or in the mixer. 

4. Grease a large bowl. Place the dough in the greased bowl. Cover the dough in the oil and let it rise in a warm place for 2 hours or until doubled in size. 

5. Grease a 9x13 inch pan/ pyrex dish with oil/butter. Punch the air out of the dough and divide the dough into 14-16 balls. 

6. Place them in the pyrex dish and cover the dish with a tea towel. Allow them to rise for a second time for an hour until puffy. 

7. Preheat the oven to 180c. Bake the dinner rolls for 20-22 minutes until golden. Make sure you rotate the pan halfway through ensure even baking. 

8. Remove the rolls from the oven and brush over the butter. Cover with a tea towel again and set aside for 10 minutes before serving.