Description
Delicious homemade dinner rolls that are soft and fluffy, perfect for any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups warm water (105 to 110 degrees F)
- 1 tablespoon instant or active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or honey
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, vegetable oil, or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more or less
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook or in a large bowl by hand, combine the warm water, instant yeast, sugar, oil, salt and 2 cups of the flour.
- Begin mixing, and continue to add remaining flour gradually until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl.
- Knead the dough for 4 to 5 minutes in a stand mixer (7 to 9 minutes by hand). Add additional flour a tablespoon or two at a time only if the dough starts to cling to the sides of the bowl and is really sticky to the touch.
- Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover. Let the dough rise until doubled, 1 to 2 hours.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly greased countertop.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces (about 2 ounces each, more or less), and form the dough into round balls by cupping your hand around the dough and spinning into a round shape, pinching the bottom to seal any rough edges, if needed.
- Place the rolls in a lightly greased 9X13-inch pan or on a lightly greased half sheet pan. Space the rolls about 1/2 to 1-inch apart.
- Cover the rolls loosely with a lightweight towel or greased plastic wrap and let the rolls rise until very puffy and nearly doubled, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- While the rolls rise, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (if your oven bakes hot, preheat to 375 degrees F). Bake for 17 to 20 minutes until golden and baked through.
- Immediately out of the oven, brush with butter, if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- For the best results, make sure the water temperature is within the specified range for the yeast to activate properly.
- If the dough is sticky, add flour gradually until manageable.
- For a fun visual guide, consider watching a tutorial video at minute marker 2:20 for the rolling technique.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg