Dinner Roll Recipe. If making your own bread intimidates you, fear not! This recipe for homemade dinner rolls or buttery milk rolls is super easy and very straight forward.

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Last Updated on November 20, 2020

"Dinner Roll Recipe. If making your own bread intimidates you, fear not! This recipe for homemade dinner rolls or buttery milk rolls is super easy and very straight forward and in cool shapes"

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Making bread can be therapeutic at times. Whenever i feel stressed or need a break from usual routine, i will start making some dough. There is something so therapeutic and relaxing in making homemade breads and rolls. I love how the dough gets soft and smooth like a baby's bottom.

It is a great feeling while kneading the dough. Of course you can knead the dough in a stand mixer. But nothing can take over kneading it by hand. So take your time and make it.

This classic Soft and Buttery Dinner Rolls recipe is easy to make, full of great buttery flavour, and sooo delicious fresh outta the oven.

Different shaped dinner rolls recipe. Learn to make dinner rolls in different shapes. How to make braided dinner rolls.

You will love my Hamburger Rolls, 2 Hour Burger Buns

If you are into sweet stuffs, then check Pecan Sticky Buns or Monkey Bread

Can i make bread and buns without oven?

Yes you can. check my recipe for "How to make buns without oven"

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Some Frequently Asked Questions.

Why are my dinner rolls hard?

Here are some of the reasons rolls can come out hard and flat. if your yeast is not activated, then dough wont rise and the bread will be hard. Over baking can make your rolls hard. Also not letting the dough rise enough also makes it hard.

Why are dinner rolls called rolls?

A bread roll is a piece of bread, usually small and round and is usually a side dish. ... These were named depending on how the dough was made and how the roll was cooked.

Can you over knead dough?

If you think you've over-kneaded the dough, try letting it rise a little longer before shaping it.

What happens if I don't knead my dough enough?

If you don't knead your dough enough by hand or if you don't allow it enough time in your mixer, the dough will lack strength. Once baked, an under-kneaded bread loaf will be flat and dense in texture

Why is my bread so heavy and dense?

you did not knead it or leave it to prove for long enough or you could have killed the yeast by leaving the dough to rise in a place that was too hot.

Can you let bread rise too long?

Letting the dough rise for too long makes the structure of the bread weak, so it can't support itself.

What can I eat with dinner rolls?

You can serve it with just soups. You can even serve it with sabzi, kheema, bhurji, omelette or any curries to soak the rolls in.

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If you are making rolls or bread dough for the first time. Then make sure you learn how to activate yeast properly.

What is Yeast?

Yeast is a living microscopic single-cell organism that, as it grows, converts its food (through a process known as fermentation) into alcohol and carbon dioxide. This trait is what endears yeast to winemakers, brewmasters and bread bakers. Baker's yeast, as the name implies, is used as a leavener. It is basically a product which is used in breads and baked goodies to add air into the bread. It makes the dough and rolls rise and gets it fluffy and soft texture.

How to activate dry yeast for baking?

Take yeast in a bowl, add little sugar or any sweetener. Because yeast loves sugar which helps it to activate. Now add warm water. Experts say about 110 degrees but who's checking that? Just use very warm water. If you put your fingers in the water, you wont feel it around your fingers. It has to be blood temperature water.

A small amount of room-temperature or slightly warm water works best. Let it sit for a minute or two and then stir it with a spoon or a fork until the yeast is completely dissolved. Set aide for 5 mins till you see it foamy and bubbly.

Why My Yeast is Not Activating?

There may be three reasons.

1)You have added too cold water. Always use warm water for activating yeast.

2)You have added too hot water. Boiling hot water kills the yeast.

3)Your yeast has expired.

TIP: Always store dry yeast in freezer.

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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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Buttery Milk Dinner Rolls

Aarthi

Dinner Roll Recipe. If making your own bread intimidates you, fear not! This recipe for homemade dinner rolls or buttery milk rolls is super easy and very straight forward.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Total Time 27 mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 12 rolls

Calories 111 kcal

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ All Purpose Flour / Maida - 3 cups
• ▢ Egg - 1
• ▢ Warm Milk - 1 cup
• ▢ Soft Butter - 3 to 4 tblsp
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ Dry Yeast - 2 tsp
• ▢ Sugar - 2 to 3 tblsp

Instructions

 

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  Take yeast in a bowl, add 1 tsp sugar and warm milk and set aside for 5 mins for the yeast to activate.
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  Now in a large mixing bowl, add flour, salt, and mix well.
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  Now take the yeast mix and add in more sugar, egg and mix well.
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  Now add yeast mix into the flour and mix well using a fork.
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  Add in soft butter and knead well for 10 mins.
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  Now the dough should be very smooth and soft.
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  Place the dough back into the bowl, cover it and leave to rise till it is doubled in size. It will take around 2 hours.
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  Now divide the dough and shape it as you like. Check images for reference.
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  Now place it back in the baking tray and leave aside for 1 hour to rise.
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  Meanwhile preheat oven to 190 degree c for 10 mins.
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  Now take the tray, brush top with egg wash (which is just egg beaten with some milk)
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  Now pop this oven and bake for 12 to 15 mins.
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  once baked remove and brush top with butter.
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  Serve warm.

Notes

1)The main step in making perfect rolls is activation of the yeast. Refer the post intro for all the steps.
2)Knead the dough really well for soft rolls.
3)Leave the dough to rise well for soft rolls.
4)Don't over bake the rolls else it will turn hard.
5)These rolls can be stored room temperature in a air tight container for 2 days.
6)Store in fridge for a week.

Nutrition Facts

Buttery Milk Dinner Rolls

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 111 Calories from Fat 67

% Daily Value*

Fat 7.4g11%

Saturated Fat 4.4g28%

Cholesterol 46mg15%

Sodium 58mg3%

Carbohydrates 9.3g3%

Fiber 0.3g1%

Sugar 8.2g9%

Protein 2.9g6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Pictorial:

1)Take dry yeast in a jug

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2)Add little sugar

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3)Add warm milk and set aside for 5 mins

4)Now the yeast is activated

5)Add little more sugar

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6)Add egg and mix well

7)take flour in a bowl

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8)Add salt

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9)Add yeast mix

10)Add butter. the butter has to be soft.

11)now knead this really well so the dough gets soft and smooth

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12)Keep kneading for 10 mins

13)The dough gets more elastic and soft

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14)Like this

15)Set the dough aside for 2 hours till it doubles in size.

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16)Once the dough is risen. punch out the air.

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17)Now lets shape. Here i am showing different shapes of how the dough can be shaped.

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18)Place it in a baking sheet and leave to rise for 1 hour or so

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19)Once risen. Brush top with egg wash. Egg wash is nothing but just egg and milk mixed together

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20)Brush all over the rolls

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21)Bake till done

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22)Remove from oven and brush top with butter

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23)serve

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