This is my FAVE dinner roll recipe to date! I love this recipe because it does not take hours of proofing, kneading and a bread machine, which means I can prepare freshly baked rolls on site while cooking for a client!!! The result is a perfect fluffy, yet slightly dense, yeasty roll….and OMG your house will smell amazing when they are baking!!
Even though there is 1/4 cup of sugar in these rolls, they are not sweet. SO if you want to make the rolls more savory, add some garlic and/or onion powder and dried herbs such as parsley or oregano! OR my favorite way is to make the buns sweeter by adding a drizzle of honey, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. nutmeg!
Quick, Easy-Peasy Dinner Rolls
Makes 9-12 rolls
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup plus 2 Tbs. warm water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbs. active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
3 1/2 cup bread flour (bread flour seems to work best for me, all purpose will work, but if you have bread flour definitely use that!)
Optional:
For Savory Rolls: Garlic and/or onion powder, dried herbs (parsley and oregano work well)
For Sweeter Rolls: A drizzle of honey, 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl (or stand mixer with the bread dough attachment) combine the water, oil, yeast, and sugar; allow to rest for 15 minutes.
Using your hands or hook, mix in salt, egg and flour (here is where you would add the optional spices/ honey). Knead all ingredients together for about a minute or so, then cover the bowl with a towel and allow to “rest” for another 10 min.
Form dough into 9-12 balls (depending on how small/large you want your buns!) and place in a greased 9×13 pan and allow to rest for another 10 min.
Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes or until golden brown (I have found the rolls become brown on top but not fully cooked through at 30 minute mark, so I typically cover the with tin-foil and allow them to bake for another 10-15 minutes).
I hope you enjoy baking these tasty rolls – let me know what you think of them!
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