30 Minute Dinner Rolls
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30 Minute Dinner Rolls – Make these dinner rolls from scratch in just about 30 minutes!! These are great for holidays, weeknights, basically – any time you need them.
Using a stand mixer and simple ingredients, you can have these homemade rolls on the table FAST!!
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I’ve long been a fan of my bread maker. It takes all the work out of bread and pizza dough, and turns out a consistent product every time. BUT, it takes an hour and a half to be ready to pull out and shape/bake – and then needs to be given more time to rise…. and I needed them (and dinner) to be ready SOON.
Could I have run to the store? Sure. But WHY? When I can make these little beauties from scratch (and now, so can you!!)
These are great for holidays, weeknights, basically – any time you need them.
Can you really make rolls in 30 minutes?
For me, in my oven – they take 30 minutes from start to finish. However, readers have reported that an extra few minutes in the oven is needed. So, for you, maybe it’s 35 or 40 minutes? Since room and oven temperatures vary, this makes total sense. I live in Arizona, so my house is usually pretty warm, which likely makes my rise time faster too.
You need these in your life. Go, make a batch. Please.
Why you’ll love this
- Hot dinner rolls. In under an hour. What is not to love?
- This is a super easy recipe to make. You’ll need a stand mixer, or some elbow grease for kneading.
- Commonly found ingredients. Nothing fancy, just check your pantry!
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Key Recipe Ingredients
Note: This highlights some ingredients. Full list is in the recipe card.
- Water. Heat the water slightly so it is lukewarm but not hot (about 114 degrees F). Too hot and it will kill the yeast. Too cold and your yeast will take longer to bloom.
- Flour. I use bread flour when I have it, and all purpose flour when I don’t.
- Yeast. If you are worried that they’ll be overwhelmingly yeast-y tasting (2 Tbs yeast sounds like a lot), stop worrying – they’re not! These are tender-soft, and and absolutely divine.
- Oil. You can switch the olive oil for a light olive oil vs extra virgin, or simply use canola oil for a milder flavor.
How to make easy homemade bread rolls
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Proof the yeast
Add water, oil, yeast and sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer. Rest 5 minutes – and let the yeast bloom. It should look puffy (see below).
Make and knead the dough.
Fix the dough hook to your mixer, and add some of the flour, the salt and egg into the yeast mixture. Mix, adding remaining flour gradually. Let your mixer do the work and let it knead it all together until it becomes a smooth ball. The dough will be fairly soft.
Divide into pieces
Cut the dough into 12 even pieces and roll into smooth balls. Place in a greased 9×13 baking dish.
Rise
Allow to rise, covered for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400°F while you wait!
Bake
Bake for 10 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. Brush with butter, and serve!
Kylee’s Notes
How to store rolls
Cover and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Substitutions/Additions
Oil. You can switch the olive oil for a light olive oil vs extra virgin, or simply use canola oil for a milder flavor.
Flour. I use bread flour when I have it, and all purpose flour when I don’t.
Freezing instructions
This recipe can also be frozen before baking. Cover tightly with foil and wrap with plastic wrap. Freeze.
Allow to thaw and rise, then bake as normal.
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30 Minute Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 1/8 cup warm water not boiling hot – warm – around 114°F
- 1/3 cup olive oil see notes
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 cups bread flour all-purpose will also work
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups bread flour all-purpose will also work
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine 1 1/8 cup warm water, 1/3 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons active dry yeast, and 1/4 cup white sugar.
- Allow to rest for 5 minutes (the yeast should bloom, and the mixture will look "puffy")
- Add 2 cups bread flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 egg into the yeast mixture using a dough hook, and mix.
- Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups bread flour gradually.
- Let your mixer do the work and let it knead it all together until it becomes smooth ball. The dough will be fairly soft.
- Shape dough into 12 balls and place in a 9×13 baking dish.
- Let dough rest for 10 minutes, and heat your oven to 400°F.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until tops are just golden brown.
- Remove from oven, and brush tops with butter.
- Ta-da!
- Devour.
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About Kylee Ayotte
I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Meet Kylee
These rolls are amazing! Definitely a keeper recipe. So simple and so tasty!
So easy, don’t have a stand mixer so I kneaded a little by hand and came out with the softest, doughiest rolls!
My family devoured these, especially my kids! The rise time seemed too good to be true.. But they actually have a fantastic texture. Thanks for the great quick recipe!
Followed the recipe exactly, yeast bloomed as expected, used the dough hook in our kitchen and kneaded as expected, rose for ten mins and they looks great in the pan. Oven was preheated to 400f but we were using a glass 9×13 and these weren’t even close to done at 10mins. Pulled them out at almost 20mins and the centers were still a bit dense and doughy though the flavor was decent. Next time I’d rise even longer and probably bake in extra large muffin tins to help reduce cook time.
You literally said the problem in your second sentence. The glass pan is the reason why your rolls took so long to bake. Try a regular metal pan and follow the recipe, and it’ll turn out much better.
This is my go to recipe for dinner rolls nowadays! I do change it up a bit though, I knead the dough in my stand mixer with a hook for at least 8 minutes, do one rise, punch it down, and then I do the roll shapes and let it rise again – they turn out perfect everytime!