One Hour Homemade Dinner Rolls

Hi everyone! I’m Jen Day, mother of two crazy little boys, lover of all things crafty and food related, and blogger at My Daylights (it’s a pun on my last name, tee hee).

I love baking, especially because I love the smell of baking. And nothing is better than the smell of homemade bread or rolls in the oven. I used to be really intimidated by baking bread or rolls of any kind. It never seemed to work out for me. Then, a couple of years ago, we decided to get ourselves out of debt which put us on a really tight grocery budget. We couldn’t afford to buy frozen dinner rolls any longer. And I missed having them with our dinners. So I did a little digging, and a bunch of experimenting, to find an easy recipe for rolls. I found two that we love. One is written to be used with a bread machine and then this one can be done by hand or with a mixer.

These are dense, fluffy, and so easy. In fact, the mixer does most of the work for you. If you have a little helper, like I do, this is a great recipe to let them in on. My four year old loves putting the ingredients in the bowl and helping me roll them into balls.

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One Hour Homemade Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

• 2 c. all purpose flour
• 1 package rapid rise yeast or 2 1/4 tsp.
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/4 c. water
• 2 Tbsp butter or margarine Let's be real-butter is always better!

Instructions

• Combine 3/4 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 degrees to 130 degrees F). Add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Add 1/4 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
• Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes (I cheat and use my mixer! Not sure if that’s good or not but it works, especially when I don’t have time to do it by hand).
• Cover; let rest 10 minutes. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces; shape into balls. Place in greased 8-inch round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven for 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan; brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

 

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