These dinner rolls are one of the easiest and most delicious bread recipes I have. I first learned how to make dinner rolls from one of our previous employer’s wife, on the Fulton Quien Sabe Ranch. She was a great cook and made many things from scratch but boy could she make a bread recipe now! She always had to make double because each cowboy would eat 4 or 5 rolls each. Yes, they were that good.
I haven’t made dinner rolls with her recipe for a long time and since I had to cook for the ranch today, I thought it’d be a good time. Two important things about this recipe. Try to follow directions exactly to have the softest rolls ever. So when it says little flour, use VERY little flour if any. And when it says to butter them, be generous! Enjoy y’all!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 envelope Active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup very warm water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup scalding hot milk
- 1 egg –lightly beaten
- 4 1/2 cups of sifted all purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons of melted butter for brushing rolls
DIRECTIONS
Sprinkle the yeast over very warm water in a large bowl. (warm water should feel comfortably warm when dropped on wrist) Stir until yeast dissolves.
Add sugar, the 1/4cup butter and salt to hot milk and stir until the sugar dissolves and butter is melted. Cool mixture to 105 to 115 degrees.
Add milk mixture to yeast, then beat in egg. Beat in 4 cups of flour, one cup at a time to form soft dough. Use some the remaining 1/2 cup flour to dust a pastry cloth. Knead the dough lightly for 5 minutes, working in the remaining flour (use if for flouring your cloth and hands).
Place dough in a warm buttered bowl; turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hrs.
Punch dough down and knead 4 to 5 minutes on a lightly floured pastry cloth. Dough will be sticky, but use as little flour as possible for flouring your hands and the pastry cloth, otherwise the rolls will not be as feathery light as they should be.
Pinch off small chunks of dough and shape into round rolls. Place in neat rows, not quite touching, in a well-buttered 13x9x2 pan. Cover rolls and let rise in warm place until doubled, 30-45min.
Brush tops of rolls generously with melted butter, then bake in a 375′ oven for 18-20minutes or until nicely browned.
Serve warm with plenty of butter. I pour melted butter on top of the rolls right when the come out of the oven.
Recipe makes about 2 dozen!
I served up my rolls in my brand new, very pretty Tuscan Everyday Baker. I love that color!
Let me know if you make them!
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Those look g.o.o.d=GOOD! I’m definitely trying this one out!
These look fabulous. Thanks for the recipe chicky.
One question, is 275 degrees right to bake them at? It just seemed low
Oh. My. Yumness. Can you FedEx a dozen to me right away? Pretty please?
Hey SBShell!!! so glad you caught that. Definitely an error on my part. I have corrected the post to reflect the correct oven temperature to 375′
So sorry and thanks for keeping me on my toes!
No prob, will probably make these tomorrow LOL! Thanks for a great blog!
Those look heavenly!! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
I have never had any luck baking bread but your pictures make me want to try these. I’ll bookmarked this post will hopefully try it out this week.
Can this me modified to work in a bread machine up to the point of the last part where you actually form the rolls and they rise for the last time in the pan…?
I’ve always wanted to know the recipe for those rolls. Now that I know, I will definitely make them. Thanks!!
I have no clue Mary. I’ve never worked with a bread machine. Maybe someone else will comment and know the answer.
I’ll have to give this recipe a try. My dinner rolls always come out good but are harder than I would like. Yours look perfect.
Those look delicious! I’m definitely going to try this recipe next time I make rolls.
the look more than great and they taste better than they look this bread is super good and i will keep using it.
These look lovely! I hope to try these soon.
I’ve tried other recipes similar to this in the bread machine and they’ve worked out just fine. Just put the wet ingredients in the machine first, ending with the yeast – set the machine on the dough cycle. When the cycle finishes (mine takes 2 hours), take the dough out and shape into rolls. Let rise again for a brief time and then bake according to directions.
Hey girl, I just made the dough for these and it is rising right now
I totally got lost as to whether I put in 3 or 4 cups of flour lol, I HOPE I did it right lol, Its not sticky or anything so I think its fine. Ill let ya know how it goes and if they turn out Ill blog about them and give a link to your recipe 
Thanks so much for all you do 
Carm
I’ve been trying to make bread for a while now, something close puertorrican bread. Your recipe has been the best!! I felt right at home!!! Who knew? Gracias!!!
hi i just made these and they are soooo good!! i added a little bit more butter than you said. I made it in the afternoon went out and let it rise. I totally forgot about them i baked them about 5 hours of rising later and they were so soft and fluffy! thanks!
I was wondering if you’ve ever tried freezing these rolls to bake later?
I have not tried that! I’d love to know though…….if you do attempt it (even a if it’s a roll or two) let me know how it turned out!