Homemade Dinner Rolls quick and easy recipe

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This homemade dinner rolls recipe provides a time-efficient solution for producing 24 soft, fresh rolls in under 60 minutes using a proven proofing technique. As grocery prices fluctuate, baking from scratch serves as a primary method for households to control ingredient quality and reduce food expenditures.

This guide outlines a streamlined process involving a high-temperature oven hack to double dough volume in half the traditional time. Readers will find a versatile base dough suitable for both savoury dinner accompaniments and sweet cinnamon rolls.

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Key Takeaways

• Rapid proofing utilises a preheated oven at 195 degrees to double dough volume within 30 minutes.
• Versatile dough formulation supports multiple applications including standard dinner rolls, pull-apart loaves, and sweet cinnamon rolls.
• Manual kneading for approximately two minutes ensures proper gluten development without the requirement for heavy industrial machinery.
• Shortening integration via hand-crumbling creates a distinct crumb texture superior to commercial pre-sliced bread alternatives.
• Baking at 400 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes yields a golden exterior while maintaining a soft interior.

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Beat rising food costs: How to bake 24 fresh Dinner Rolls for under US$5

If you are looking to save money by baking your own bread, this homemade dinner rolls recipe is quick and easy. If you have made your own bread in the past, aside from kneading flour, slicing a loaf can be a bit tedious.

If you are looking to save money by baking your own bread, this homemade dinner rolls recipe is quick and easy. If you have made your own bread in the past, aside from kneading flour, slicing a loaf can be a bit tedious.

Make bread: Beat rising food prices in your kitchen

It may appear to be a simple task, but we all have that one family member who makes it seem more difficult than it should be. And when they are done making a sandwich the entire loaf looks inedible.

With this dinner rolls recipe, you can make small fun sized loaves that you can not only just grab what you need and go, but you can make fun, healthy sandwiches for the whole family.

Dinner Rolls recipe

The dough for the homemade dinner rolls also makes excellent cinnamon rolls. The recipe is large enough to make 24 rolls and 20-24 cinnamon rolls, if you play your cards right.

My first try at making hops bread

Ingredients

3 cups warm water

2 tbsp + 1½ tsp yeast

1 tbsp sugar

¼ cup butter, melted

¼ cup milk

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 tbsp + ¼ tsp salt

10 cups all-purpose flour

⅔ cup sugar

¼ cup shortening

Homemade bread in 60 minutes

Instructions

Add yeast and sugar to warm water and let sit for 3-5 minutes.

Add melted butter (cooled), milk, eggs and salt to yeast mixture.

In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir until combined.

Using your hand, crumble shortening into flour until it is barely noticeable.

Pour liquid yeast mixture into flour mixture.

Using a large wooden spoon, stir until well combined.

When dough starts to come together, ditch the spoon and use your hand to knead the dough for approximately 2 minutes until it comes together in a nice ball.

Cover dough and place in a warm area until it doubles in size.

To double the dough faster, heat the oven to 195 degrees, turn the oven off and put the covered dough in it. This step cuts back on time dramatically. Dough will be doubled in 20-30 minutes.

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After dough has doubled in size, punch it down and knead with your hands one more time for 2 minutes. If dough is a bit sticky, sprinkle with flour as needed.

Spray baking pans or sheets with cooking spray.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Form dough into 2-inch balls and place onto cookie/baking sheets or in 9×13 pans. If you want, pull apart rolls, place them close together in 9×13 pans. Otherwise, place them at least 1-2 inches apart on a cookie/baking sheet.

Next, cover and allow formed dough to rise until almost doubled again. Placing the pans on top of the oven while it is preheating will speed the process up, taking usually only 15-20 minutes to double in size.

Bake dinner rolls at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes.

Serve and enjoy your homemade dinner rolls.

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