Easy Pull Apart Dinner Rolls
Learning how to make dinner rolls is a perfect place to start for beginner bread bakers. These Pull Apart Dinner Rolls are super fluffy, tender, and can be made from start to finish in about 2 hours.
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl or stand mixer
- 1 baking tin or dish 9x13"
- 1 digital scale optional
Ingredients
- 150 ml milk warm, Non-dairy milk works too.
- 2 tablespoon sugar or honey
- 2 teaspoon active dry yeast or instant yeast
- 1 egg
- 50 g butter soft
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 325 g flour all-purpose
Instructions
To make the dough
- Warm the milk in a small measuring jug in the microwave for 30-45 seconds, then add the yeast, sugar, and egg, and whisk to combine.
- Pour the milky yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer, along with the soft butter. Mix for 30 seconds, then add the flour and salt, and mix using the dough hook attachment until it forms a dough. You can also do this by hand.
- Once the dough is formed, knead the dough until smooth. In a stand mixer, this usually takes 3-4 minutes. by hand, it might be more like 5-8.
- Place the kneaded dough on the counter and cover it with the upside-down bowl. Allow the dough to rise for 30-45 minutes.
Shaping the dinner rolls
- Split the dough into 40-gram balls. You should end up with 15 dough balls.
- Shape the dough balls by cupping your hand over the top, then move your hand in a circular motion while using your thumb and fingers to create a uniform ball. It’s easiest to do this on an un-floured surface because the grippy surface of the counter helps the ball come together.
- Line a 9x13 dish with parchment paper, then place the dough balls in the tin, evenly spaced. If baking them right away, cover them with a tea towel and allow them to double in size. This should take about an hour.
Baking the dinner rolls
- Preheat the oven to 375 Fahrenheit
- After 60 minutes, your dough balls should have doubled in size. Brush them with a bit of egg wash (a beaten egg whisked with a splash of milk) and bake for 18-20 minutes. They will be nicely golden brown when they’re done.
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Notes
Tip: To be sure that your dinner rolls are fully baked, use an instant-read thermometer to check that the internal temperature is 200F. This is my favorite thermometer of all time.
Nutrition
Serving: 15gCalories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 189mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 138IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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