This One-Hour Dinner Rolls recipe makes the best, soft and fluffy dinner rolls in one hour from start to finish! These homemade rolls are perfect for weeknight meals and holiday dinners. Serve them warm, right off the oven or slathered in flavorful Herb Garlic Butter.
Best One Hour Dinner Rolls
I love the aroma and taste of homemade bread. Unfortunately, the amount of time some bread recipes require can be a bit overwhelming, even for someone who loves baking. Before you run to the grocery store to buy some bread rolls, I have the perfect recipe for you. Enjoy the buttery flavor and soft texture of my family favorite recipe for quick dinner rolls.
Why You’ll Love This Reipe?
- Soft and Fluffy Rolls: These rolls are melt in your mouth tender!
- Flavor: These buttery rolls have so much flavor even if you don’t coat them in herb garlic butter!
- Quick and Easy: These yeast rolls are made with basic ingredients, are easy to make and are ready in one hour from start to finish!
One Hour Dinner Roll Recipe Ingredients
Check the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts.
- Milk and Water: Whole milk produces homemade dinner rolls with the best texture and flavor. Low fat milk as well as plant-based milk can be used as well although the rolls won’t be as soft as when using whole milk.
- Yeast: This recipe uses active dry yeast. Remember that yeast is perishable and after the package has been opened it requires refrigeration to stay alive. Refrigerated in an airtight container, yeast will last for 4 moths and 6 months if it’s in the freezer. Instant yeast can be used as well.
- Honey: Honey adds flavor and a hint of sweetness to the bread. Honey feeds the yeast but, make sure to use honey without any additives as some additive can kill the yeast.
- Salt: i prefer using seas salt but other types of salt work too. Salt balances the sweetness in the dough.
- Flour: I use all-purpose flour to make these one-hour dinner rolls.
- Butter: Bread dough made with very little or no butter, produces chewy and crusty bread. Butter guarantees flavorful and soft dinner rolls. I mostly use unsalted butter for all my baking, but for this quick roll recipe, both unsalted or salted butter can be used.
Optional Herb Garlic Butter Ingredients
- Butter (salted or unsalted
- Fresh Garlic clove
- Fresh Parsley
- Salt (sea salt or Kosher salt)
How To Make Soft Dinner Rolls From Scratch
This is just a quick overview on how to make this homemade dinner roll recipe. For specific instructions and times, please check the printable recipe card below.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Stir together the water, butter, milk and honey. Heat the mixture until it reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit (this temperature feels like a warm bath).
- Proofing the Yeast: Pour the warm liquid mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm liquid and let it sit for about 5 minutes (this is how you proof the yeast).
- Make the Dough: Add 3 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt and mix at low speed gradually increasing the speed and mixing until combined. If the dough sticks to the sides of the bowl, slowly add additional flour until the dough no longer sticks. Don’t add too much flour. It’s best to add a little bit at a time.
- Cover the Dough and Let It Rise: Form the dough into a ball and place it in a lightly greased bowl. Cover the bowl with a clean towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.
- Prep: Preheat the oven and grease a baking dish. You can use melted butter or cooking spray.
- Shape: Drop the dough onto a lightly floured surface and punch it down. Divide the dough into 15 equal pieces and form into dough balls.
- Rise: Cover and allow to rise once again.
- Bake: Bake in the warm oven, uncovered until golden brown.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and brush with melted butter or herb garlic butter (recipe provided). Serve warm.
Can You Make Dinner Rolls in 1 Hour?
Yes! This easy dinner rolls recipe is made in one hour total. The recipe allows 15 minutes to make the dough (that includes proofing the yeast), 15 minutes for the first rise, 15 minutes for the second rise and 15 minutes of baking time!
What If I Don’t Have a Stand Mixer?
Although using a mixer to make this one-hour dinner rolls recipe makes mixing the dough a bit easier, this recipe can be made by hand also.
Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients in a large bowl. It doesn’t have to be perfectly combined and smooth. Drop the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for 5 to 7 minutes or until smooth. If the dough is too sticky, gradually add additional flour (about 1/4 cup at a time).
Can I Make This Quick Dinner Rolls Recipe Vegan?
Yes! To make vegan dinner rolls use plant based milk and butter and instead of honey, use a different sweetener.
Recipe Variations
- Herb Dinner Rolls: Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh herbs to the bread dough. Fresh rosemary, basil and parsley are all good options.
- Cheesy Dinner Rolls: Add 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese to the dough.
- Garlic and Herb Dinner Rolls: Add 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 2 teaspoons of dried rosemary and 2 teaspoons of dried parsley to the dough.
Making Ahead, Storing and Freezing
Can I Make This Recipe Ahead of Time?
Yes, this delicious dinner rolls recipe can be made ahead of time which is helpful during holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. After you shape the rolls, place them in the greased baking pan, cover them and refrigerate for up to 48 hours. Before baking, allow the rolls to sit at room temperature for 2 hours.
Can You Freeze Dinner Rolls?
Yes! These dinner rolls can be frozen before they are baked. After you shape the rolls, place them on a greased baking sheet or baking dish and then, freeze them. Once the rolls are frozen, place them in a resealable freezer bag. When ready to bake, let them thaw and rise for about 4 hours, then bake.
You can freeze baked dinner rolls for about 3 months.
How to Properly Store Dinner Rolls?
You can store leftover dinner rolls at room temperature for 2 to 3 days. Wrap the rolls tightly with plastic wrap or place them in a resealable plastic bag or airtight container. After 2 days, store them in the fridge for 2 to 3 additional days.
One-Hour Dinner Rolls Tips and Notes
- Check the yeast expiration date before using it.
- Make sure your liquids reach about 110ºF before you add the yeast. That is lukewarm (like the temperature of a warm bath), not hot. Both cold and hot liquids will kill the yeast.
- You can make smaller dinner rolls but baking time will need to be adjusted . Don’t stress about it. Simply keep a close eye while baking them.
- Use honey that does not contain additives.
- Yeast is sold in bulk (in small jars) or in 0.25-ounce packets. One packet contains 2.25 teaspoons of yeast. This recipe asks for 1 tablespoon of yeast. You’ll need a bit more than one packet to yield 1 tablespoon.
Take A Look At These Other Easy Bread Recipes
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- Homemade Bagels
Soft One-Hour Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon active-dry yeast
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Additional melted butter for greasing the bowl and brushing the dinner rolls
Instructions
- Stir the water, butter, milk and honey together in a small saucepan or in a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup. Heat the mixture until it reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit (this temperature feels like a warm bath).Give the mixture a quick stir to make sure the butter is completely melted and the honey has dissolved. NOTE: If using the microwave, heat up the mixture in small intervals stirring in between each interval to make sure it heats up evenly.
- Pour the warm liquid mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. NOTE: To keep the mixture from dropping below the 110 degrees temperature, I warm up the mixer’s bowl, by placing it under running hot tap water for a minute or so. I usually only get the outside of the bowl wet. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm liquid and stir. Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes. During this time the yeast will activate and get foamy.
- Add only 3 1/2 cups of the flour and salt. Mix on low speed and gradually increase to medium-low speed until combined.
- If the dough sticks to the sides of the bowl, slowly add just enough of the remaining flour so the dough doesn’t stick. Add the flour a tablespoon at a time, you can always add more if needed however, you can’t take it out if you add too much. Continue mixing for about 4-5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. The dough should be lightly sticky but manageable.
- With your hands, form the dough into a ball. Grease a bowl lightly with melted butter, put the dough in the bowl, then turn it over so the top is lightly buttered. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and allow it to rise for 15 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with melted butter or cooking spray, set aside.
- Drop the dough onto a lightly floured surface, punch down the dough and shape it into an even level rectangle (or any shape you want). Cut the dough into 15 equal portions (you don’t need to be exact). Form each piece into a ball and place them in the prepared baking dish. Cover and allow it to rise for 15 to 20 minutes in a warm area in your kitchen.
- Bake uncover for 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and the rolls are cooked through. Remove from the oven and brush with melted butter (or with garlic herb butter). Serve warm.
Optional: Garlic Butter
- Make the garlic herb butter by combining the butter and garlic in a small sauce pan or microwave safe bowl. Melt the butter over low heat or in the microwave in small intervals. When the butter is completely melted and fragrant, add the pinch of salt and stir in the chopped parsley. Brush the garlic-herb butter on the hot dinner rolls before serving.
Recipe Notes
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- Make sure your liquids reach about 110ºF before adding the yeast. That is lukewarm (like the temperature of a warm bath), not hot. Both cold and hot liquids will kill the yeast.
- You can make smaller dinner rolls but baking time will need to be adjusted . Don’t stress about it. Simply keep a close eye while baking them.
- Use honey that does not contain additives.
- Yeast is sold in bulk (in small jars) or in 0.25-ounce packets. One packet contains 2.25 teaspoons of yeast. This recipe asks for 1 tablespoon of yeast. You’ll need a bit more than one packet to yield 1 tablespoon.
- That is lukewarm (like the temperature of a warm bath), not hot. Both cold and hot liquids will kill the yeast.
- You can make smaller dinner rolls but baking time will need to be adjusted . Don’t stress about it. Simply keep a close eye while baking them.
- Use honey that does not contain additives.
- Yeast is sold in bulk (in small jars) or in 0.25-ounce packets. One packet contains 2.25 teaspoons of yeast. This recipe asks for 1 tablespoon of yeast. You’ll need a bit more than one packet to yield 1 tablespoon.
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