Light, fluffy, buttery dinner rolls are impossible to resist. Homemade with just a handful of simple ingredients, the BEST Dinner Rolls can you be on your table in a jiffy. They really are the perfect addition to any meal!
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT12M
Total time: PT22M
Rating
4.99 stars (924 reviews)
Keywords
dinner roll recipe, dinner rolls, dinner rolls recipe
Ingredients
4 -5 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons rapid rise, instant yeast
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1½ cups warm milk (, 110 degrees)
5 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg (, room temperature)
2 tablespoons melted butter
Categories
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Steps
Combine 3 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt, warm milk, butter, and egg in the bowl of a stand mixer.
Attach the dough hook and turn the mixer on to the lowest speed and mix until flour is incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup flour and blend with the dough hook until incorporated. And another 1/2 cup flour and repeat, mixing at medium speed for another 2 minutes until a ball of dough is formed.
Add additional flour as necessary. The dough should be slightly sticky and soft and pulling away from the edge of the bowl.
Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Let rise for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Remove the towel or plastic wrap and deflate the dough by punching down lightly.
Pinch off pieces of the dough and form 24 rolls. You can weigh them to keep the rolls close to the same size. Mine were about 2 ounces each but this will vary depending on how much flour you added.
Transfer the rolls to a lightly greased quarter baking sheet or 9 x 13 baking dish. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise for an additional 30 minutes at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake the rolls for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. If the rolls are getting too brown, just tent the rolls with foil.
Remove rolls and brush hot rolls with the melted butter. Serve immediately or store cooled rolls in a plastic bag for up to 3 days.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 74 kcal
Carbohydrates: 7 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 17 mg
Sodium: 136 mg
Sugar: 3 g
Reviews
Sandra Le Page on 2025-08-09 (5 stars): I’ve made this recipe about three times now and these are the best dinner buns ever they are light and fluffy. I use traditional yeast though so I let that proof in the warm milk before I dump it in, but they are so soft and spongy every single time. I will never use another dinner bun recipe and I will never buy store-bought dinner buns again.
Monica Ch. on 2025-08-05 (5 stars): These are by far the BEST dinner roll recipe I have found. They light, fluffy, yeasty, and DELICIOUS. It is always a hit! I've been using this recipe since last year and I won't ever go back to any other! Thank you!
Angela on 2025-08-03 (5 stars): First time ever making rolls, and they were perfect! I'm totally impessed! Thanks for sharing, Trish!
Heather on 2025-05-24 (5 stars): Best roll recipe I have ever used and turned out wonderfully! Easy to make. ;)
Jaime on 2025-05-01 (5 stars): Trish, are you SICK of me yet, with leaving comments here about these dinner rolls? This is probably my umpteenth time at making them and once again, they are perfect in every single way. I must have commented here at least a dozen times by now hahaha. So thank you once again for a great recipe. ,😘🥰😍❤️
Jobeth on 2025-04-24 (5 stars): My rolls didn't come out as fluffy like the Picture, but it was my first time making homemade rolls and they still taste way better than the store bought. With prices going up I wanted to learn how to make my own bread to save some money. I will try to make these again and see how they come out. Like I said they are way better than store bought.
Kelsie on 2025-04-23 (5 stars): I Have received countless compliments on this recipe. I love how sweet and fluffy they are. They would be a great base for a cinnamon or orange roll recipe as well with their sweetness. They rise perfectly for me every time. So easy and yummy.
Sbakes on 2025-04-21 (5 stars): I was planning on making these for Easter dinner but didn’t realize until too late that I had the wrong type of yeast. So I ended up making the “internet’s other highly rated dinner roll recipe. It has about the same number of reviews. Unbeknownst to me, my daughter showed up for dinner with dinner rolls using THIS recipe! As a result, we had a side-by-side comparison of both recipes with a crowd of 10 big eaters. The MomonTimeOut recipe was the clear winner!!! Perfect in every way and faster and easier too!
Paige on 2025-04-20 (5 stars): There aren’t enough words to describe how AMAZING these are. I never have any luck getting my rolls to match recipes but these came out perfect. Way better than the frozen or store bought yeast rolls!
marg on 2025-04-20 (5 stars): if there was more stars,,its Like wow, the BEST DINNER ROLLS AROUND, so fluffy, soft, delicious. thanks just like my grandmas.
Jenna on 2025-04-19 (5 stars): CAUTION: DO NOT MAKE THESE ROLLS IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO MAKE THEM FOR ANY AND EVERY EVENT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! 🤣
I’ve made these a few times, including last Christmas, and my great uncle about fell out of his chair in the midst of declaring the rolls to be the best ones he’s ever had. Everyone else was also raving and coming back for seconds, AND they all insisted on having them the next morning at breakfast. Anyway I’m making them again tonight in preparation for Easter tomorrow because I know they’re expected again. Lol but I’m making them gladly because they really are that good!
