“Rise” to the Occasion: Easy Dinner Rolls in No Time!

Say goodbye to store-bought dinner rolls and hello to a homemade favorite that’s surprisingly easy to make! With just a few simple ingredients and minimal effort, you can have soft, fluffy, and delicious dinner rolls on the table in no time.

I never would have imagined that I would put the words “easy” and “rolls” in the same sentence. Just the idea of using yeast seemed anything but simple to me — it conjured up images of complicated recipes, lengthy rising times, and finicky dough. However, as soon as I realized how surprisingly easy this recipe actually was, I changed my tune. It comes together incredibly quickly, doesn’t require a lot of pre-planning or fuss, is made entirely by hand, and can elevate a simple supper of scrambled eggs or deli meat to unbelievably delicious heights!

The aroma of these freshly baked easy dinner rolls wafting from the oven is simply irresistible. I also believe that baking the rolls on a real cookie sheet makes a difference; it creates a crisp, golden-brown crust that’s just perfect.

To see a video of me making these rolls, click here:

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Try these rolls with my Meat Bolognese and serve them sloppy-Joe style!

Easy Dinner Rolls

With just a few simple ingredients and minimal effort, you can have soft, fluffy, and delicious dinner rolls on the table in no time!

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Ingredients

• 1¼ cups warm water
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp yeast
• ⅓ cup oil
• 1 egg
• 3½ cups flour
• 1 tsp salt

Toppings:

• 1 egg, beaten
• Optional: everything bagel spice, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, coarse sea salt, etc.

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine water, sugar and yeast; allow to sit for a minute or two. Add oil and egg and mix. Add flour and salt and mix with a wooden spoon until it is too difficult. Then knead with your hands until all ingredients are incorporated and it forms a smooth dough.
• Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and place a piece of parchment paper in a 9×13 pan.
• Shape dough into small balls (the dough will be sticky — this means the rolls will be light and fluffy). Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with desired toppings.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until tops of rolls are golden brown.

Notes

If you shape the rolls as described, the finished product will be small, pull-apart style dinner rolls. If you’d like to make larger individual rolls, bake these on a cookie sheet spread farther apart.

Yield: 12-16 pull-apart rolls or 8-10 large individual rolls

Recipe by Faigy Murray | https://mykitchenmystudio.com/rise-to-the-occasion-easy-dinner-rolls/