The fluffy and lightly sweet rolls that keep everyone coming back to Texas Roadhouse that can now be made at home!
Our family has made the move to Utah and we’re up and running with the internet! Woo hoo! I was starting to feel lost there for a bit. This last weekend was a busy one trying to get everything from our home in Idaho to our new place in Utah. We had a lot of people helping us this weekend and we really appreciate everything that was done for us to get us here. We have the greatest friends and family ever.
One of my favorite things about Texas Roadhouse is those darn rolls. Wow, those things are deliciously dangerous. There’s no way I can eat just one…basket. Seriously though, they’re amazing. I’d like to thank the person who came up with the idea to serve those lovelies to the guests as a starter. Bless you. My husband and I treated my mom and sisters to Texas Roadhouse this last weekend for helping us so much with moving. When we sat down with those rolls in front of us I remembered that I have a copycat recipe for them that I’ve been needing to share. So let’s get to it!
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 c. warm water
- 2 c. milk boiled then cooled to room temperature
- 3 Tbsp. melted butter slightly cooled
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 7-7.5 c. flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. honey
Instructions
- Place milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Melt the butter in the microwave and set aside. In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, combine yeast, warm water, and 1 Tbsp sugar . Let the yeast get bubbly.
- Add the rest of the sugar, honey, milk, and 3 1/2 c. flour to the yeast mixture. Beat together for two minutes. Add butter, eggs, and salt. Mix again, well.
- Remove the whisk attachment and start using the hook attachment from here. Add the rest of the flour a half a cup at a time until the dough begins to separate from the sides of the bowl. Let it rest for 3-5 minutes.
- Knead the dough in the bowl for 5 minutes. Add flour a tablespoon at a time if the dough seems sticky. Get out a large bowl and grease it with butter.
- Remove dough from the mixing bowl and place in the greased bowl. Flip it around till the entire outside is nice and shiny. Loosely cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to double in size (about 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the temperature of your kitchen). Once the dough has doubled, smash it down with your fists (also called “punching”) for about a minute.
- Roll the dough out to about a 1/2 inch thick. Then fold the dough in half, now making it an inch thick, and roll over with a rolling pin to seal it together. Cut the dough into 2-inch squares using a dough scraper (or whatever you have that will work well to cut the dough).
- Place the dough on a greased baking sheet, a dozen on a pan like you would cookies, and cover lightly with plastic wrap. Allow the dough to double in size again (about 1 hour).
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Immediately rub the tops with a little bit of butter for that fabulous shine. Enjoy!
recipe adapted from Eat Cake for Dinner
Kitchen tools and gadgets needed for this recipe:
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Copycat Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Honey Butter
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Jeff & Ashlee Olsen & Family says
Yay! I’m so happy you posted this! We LOVE Texas Roadhouse for this reason! Thanks Alli!
Karen says
I love your blog and I am so excited to try these! Do you use all-purpose flour or bread flour?
Bob says
In a video she said she uses bread flour.
My3SonsofAnarchy says
Trying this one tonight with the pulled pork that is cooking in the crock pot. Thanks for sharing!
Alli @ Cupcake Diaries says
Oh good! I hope you like the recipe!!
Barbara Neeley says
I made these in the 36 amount that it said and they were way too tall and didn’t cook through in the allotted time. Another site says it makes 60 rolls. which is correct? 7 cups of flour with only one pkg of yeast is a lot of flour to the amount of yeast. The taste was spot on and I want to try them again. thanks Barbarb
Allison Miller says
Hi Barbara! Thanks so much for your comment. I made these rolls pretty recently and decided the 36 amount was too low as well and completely forgot to change it on the recipe card. You could probably get another dozen from the dough and have it make about 48. Thank you again for your comment! I’ll change the recipe right away.
dawnee1 says
Anyway to divide it so i don’t have so many leftovers? Or at least freeze portions?
Alli @ Cupcake Diaries says
That is an excellent question. I’ve never tried freezing the dough, but it seems like it would work to freeze. Someone will have to test that out and let us all know how it goes! But I think it would work to freeze it.
Nancy says
I freeze dough all the time. I make all my own bread and rolls I make extra dough and freeze it to use for pizza crust. It works great.
Claudiabeth Ioanes says
You can always prebake your rolls at 250 degrees.. when risen and set but still white cool and freeze. To bake place in oven and brown
Unknown says
you can freeze the dough after the first rise. Punch it down and shape rolls, place in ziplock bags (squeeze out as much air as possiable) and freeze. When ready to use, place on sheetpan, and let rise (this may take a while, and hour to 2 hours). Another option (the easiest) bake the whole batch and freeze (in foddsaver), they thaw in less than 1/2 hour and come out just as good.
Diane Gulliver says
Does anyone have the recipe for the butter they make for these rolls it is just as awesome thanks
Alli @ Cupcake Diaries says
Diane, here’s a copycat version of the butter! http://cupcakediariesblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/copycat-recipe-texas-roadhouse-cinnamon.html
Ashley Kallas says
Trying to make these right now. I am new to making rolls so a few pics may have been helpful and maybe some more descriptive directions. But thanks for sharing the recipe.
ShelleYBeans says
County Crock makes an awesome honey butter to go on these!
Geneva Satterfield says
Good idea!
Daniel and Rachel says
Do you beat the first batter until light and foamy, or does it ferment some to get that way?
Allison Miller says
You’ll beat it together then let it sit there till it gets nice and foamy. It doesn’t take too long before you can start adding the rest of the ingredients!
Jennifer Carlson says
These were a huge hit at my house! 🙂 🙂 I even made the “scraps” into 10 lovely cinnamon rolls for breakfast the next day! Yummy! Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe 🙂
Allison Miller says
Oh Jennifer, I’m so glad! Thanks so much for leaving this comment! Very happy your family loved them! 🙂
Cheryle Vazquez says
Making these tonight with the cinnamon butter we shell see how they come out.
S.Whtie Smithperk says
My mouth is watering…this looks absolutely delicious and I like your presentations.
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somereeds says
I use a pizza cutter to cut the rolls into squares after rolling the dough out.
Gail Carter says
This has to be one of the worst recipes ever!!! Baking is very scientific and I just wasted about $10.00 and half my day trying to follow directions that weren’t there.
1. Add enough flour to make a med batter (what does that mean, 1/2 cup 1 cup?
2. Beat thoroughly (how long is that)?
3. Add enough flour to form a soft dough but not all 8 cups, how can there still be 8 cups if I had to add the flour to make a batter.
4.Punch with rage, how long is that and what kind of rage, my unfaithful ex husband rage or rage from just having wasted my afternoon trying to follow directions that are not specific, and now that I have raged out on my dough what should it look like?
SO ANNOYED!!!!!!
Allison Miller says
Gail, thanks so much for leaving your comment and letting me know about your experience making this recipe. I apologize that some of the steps weren’t written very clearly! I’ve gone back through and changed those steps so hopefully it makes more sense now. I’m so sorry you ended up wasting money!! I hope you’ll try to make this recipe again sometime and that it will go much better. Thanks again for leaving your comment!
tuckey says
Some times we forget a few steps when we are use to doing something. I think that’s called being human. I’m so glad you took the time to share that recipe. However I did just ask a couple of questions myself. I hope you will be able to answer. I need to know what to grease the pan with and how far apart to place the rolls. Thank you so much!
nichole sisneros says
Just made them and the look and smell are right on but the taste was lacking something so I am going to try them next with honey. But all in all they are good.
Kate Schieltz says
The rolls did turn out very nicely, but I don’t know if I will make them again. It was A LOT of effort, and I normally love baking.
Misty Smith says
I don’t know what I did wrong. I was very careful with it and didn’t want to over work it… the rolls were very dense and doughy.. Not pleasant at all. The recipe seems great, I just don’t know what I personally did wrong to it.
nkb07 says
I just made these! They are in the oven for the second rise. My only concern is that I only got 3 dozen instead of 5! Do you know what I should have done differently? 95% are the 2×2 inch squares…some maybe be off a little but I don’t think that would have put me off by 2 whole dozen . Either way I am so excited to try these with dinner and I am getting ready to start the cinnamon butter now! Thank you for the recipe!!
Vicki lee Gilbert says
Have never been to a Texas Roadhouse. But wanted to try these. Oh my goodness these are wonderful! I used the honey and will continue to do so. I think it keeps the texture and the flavor better than most when reheated!
Thank you for sharing! In my recipe book already for use during holidays!
Elizabeth says
I married into a family that cooks and cooks, and have never tasted such amazing food in my life, so day is almost thanksgiving and my husband’s mom says, hey, I’ve never tasted your cooking, will you make some rolls for 30 people tomorrow? …..can you imagine how nervous i am? I’m making these but because i made them once for my family and i loved them. Still can’t decide if i wanna try the honey.
Elizabeth says
I have already made these and loved them. But my husbands mom says, I have never tasted your cooking, can you make some rolls for 30 people on Sunday… gulp.. I’m so making these. Don’t know if iwanna try the honey tho