There's no good reason not to have homemade bread with your supper when the recipe is as easy as this one.
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❤️ Why I love this recipe
- Fluffy dinner rolls are the best part of any meal.
- An egg is the secret to extra soft, fluffy rolls.
- Homemade rolls in just 30 minutes—that includes rise time!
Easy, 30-minute dinner rolls are a family favorite but don't leave them just for a special occasion or Sunday dinners.
They come together so quickly which makes for a great side dish and the perfect addition to a meal any day of the week!
🧾 Ingredients
This is an "at a glance" list of ingredients. You'll find the list and the measurements in the printable recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugar, yeast, buttermilk, egg, and some of the melted butter.
- Add the bread flour a little at a time, combining it with the paddle.
- Mix until a dough ball forms. It should be a tad sticky but easy to handle.
- Shape bread dough into twelve rolls and let rise for ten minutes. Then, bake until golden brown and enjoy your 30 minute dinner rolls.
🥫 Storage
Like any homemade bread, 30 minute dinner rolls are best consumed within a day or two of baking. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.
Once they've cooled, you can freeze leftover dinner rolls for one month. Wrap them tightly in plastic wrap to protect the soft texture from freezer burn.
Microwave the rolls—both room temp and frozen—to reheat them. There's nothing like easy dinner rolls ready in less than a minute! Warm dinner rolls also taste great with a little melted butter and jam the next morning for breakfast!
🧑🏻🍳 Baker's notes
⭐ Expert Tip: Depending on your elevation and the humidity in the air, you may need to use either a little bit more or less flour. Add as much flour as it takes so that the dough is still sticky, but you can handle it easily.
- If it's not your first time making quick yeast rolls, that's great! Though, make sure you use fresh, newer yeast. If you only like to make bread once a year or so, there's a good chance your yeast has lost its freshness—this means it won't rise as well, or at all.
- This easy recipe uses bread flour for a tender, soft crumb. However, you could substitute some of the flour with whole wheat flour, or use all-purpose flour, too.
- To ensure all of the rolls cook for the same amount of time, you can weigh each piece of dough on a kitchen scale before rolling into a smooth ball.
- After baking, brush the rolls with honey butter for a sweeter flavor.
💡Great Idea: This quick dinner roll recipe tastes awesome sprinkled with some garlic powder and parmesan cheese. Do so just after brushing them with melted butter so the dry ingredients stick to the easy rolls.
✨ FAQs
No, ma'am! I prefer easy bread recipes that don't need any fancy equipment, so these 30-minute rolls are made with a mixer.
That's okay! You can use a hand mixer and the dough hook attachments. Just be careful and hold the sides of the bowl with a tight grip as you add the flour.
Nope! We use instant yeast, so it doesn't need to be activated. However, the warm buttermilk does help the yeast get started making the dough rise. It's how we get super quick dinner rolls that are still so delicious!
You can, but it'll add a few extra minutes to your quick rolls. Let the yeast activate in the warm buttermilk for 5-10 minutes, before starting with the flour. You'll also need to add a little more time to the rising process.
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30 Minute Dinner Rolls
Equipment
- stand mixer
- baking sheet
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter divided use
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg room temperature
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups bread flour you may need a bit more
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Instructions
- Place parchment on a 13x9-inch rimmed baking sheet.
- Melt butter and set aside to let cool.
- Heat buttermilk to 110F.
- Add sugar and yeast to to the bowl of your mixer.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, buttermilk, and egg to the yeast mixture.
- Add the paddle and mix on low speed until combined.
- Slowly add 1 cup of the flour.
- With mixer on medium speed add the remaining flour a little at a time, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Dough will be sticky but won't cling to your fingers.
- Shape into 12 round rolls and place on the parchment.
- Set the oven on preheat and preheat to 400F.
- Cover with a tea towel and let rest for 10 minutes while the oven preheats.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until rolls are golden brown and interior temperature is 190F when you check with an instant read thermometer.
- Remove from the oven and brush with reserved butter.
Notes
- Depending on your elevation and the humidity in the air, you may need to use either a little bit more or less flour. Add as much flour as it takes so that the dough is still sticky, but you can handle it easily.
- If it's not your first time making quick yeast rolls, that's great! Though, make sure you use fresh, newer yeast. If you only like to make bread once a year or so, there's a good chance your yeast has lost its freshness—this means it won't rise as well, or at all.
- This easy recipe uses bread flour for a tender, soft crumb. However, you could substitute some of the flour with whole wheat flour, or use all-purpose flour, too.
- To ensure all of the rolls cook for the same amount of time, you can weigh each piece of dough on a kitchen scale before rolling into a smooth ball.
- After baking, brush the rolls with honey butter for a sweeter flavor.
Lea
I made these for dinner and they turned out great! The family loved them. I have a question about the amount of instant yeast. It says 2 Tablespoons which seems like a lot. I did make them as the recipe says, but was wondering if it should be 2 teaspoons instead if that would work?
marye
Lea I always use 2 tablespoons because it helps them rise faster. You could cut back but they may take more time to rise.