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How to Make Easy Yeast Dinner Rolls
These are the easiest yeast dinner rolls you’ll ever make, especially if you have a food processor. The dough literally comes together in one minute. And the rolls bake up into buttery, pillow-soft bites of deliciousness.
If you don’t have a food processor, you can also make these in an electric mixer with a dough hook or even by hand. Any way you make them, they are a delicious treat for your dinner table.
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How to Bake Yeast Dinner Rolls
You can choose two different ways to bake your yeast dinner rolls:
- In a cast-iron skillet for extra crispiness around the edge
- On a baking sheet
In my printable recipe, I describe how you can use either the cast-iron skillet or a baking sheet to make your yeast dinner rolls. And in my recipe video, I show you how to make your rolls in a cast-iron skillet.
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Easy Yeast Dinner Rolls
Equipment
- Food processor, stand mixer with dough hook, or electric hand mixer with dough hook. (These are all optional since you can also knead this dough by hand.)
- Cast iron skillet or baking sheet
- Pastry brush
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Active dry yeast You can also use instant yeast, which will slightly decrease the rise time.
- 1 cup Whole milk Warm the milk to 110°F.
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt, divided
- 8 tbsp Butter, divided
- 4 1/2 cups Bread flour You can also use all-purpose flour.
- 1 tsp Olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
If using a food processor, stand mixer, or hand mixer
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- If using a food processor, stand mixer, or hand mixer, place warm milk, yeast, and sugar in the bowl attachment and blend for a few seconds. Allow the yeast a few moments to "bloom" and become frothy.
- To the bowl attachment, add 1/2 tsp. of salt, 4 tbsp. butter, and 4 cups of flour, starting with one half cup flour at a time. Mix for approximately 10 seconds after each addition of flour.
- The dough should come together in a smooth ball and no longer be sticky. You may need an additional one half cup flour for a total of 4 1/2 cups flour.
- Take a clean, large bowl and pour in the olive oil. Drop the dough into the bowl and turn it around until the dough is completely greased.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, place it in a warm area, and allow the dough to double in bulk. This will take about 1 1/2 hours.
- After the dough has doubled in bulk, divide the dough into 12 even pieces and roll into 12 balls. (See video.)
- Place each ball into a greased cast-iron skillet or onto a greased baking sheet.
- Brush the dough balls with a 1/4 cup of water using a pastry brush. Make sure the dough balls are each well saturated.
- Cover dough balls with plastic wrap and allow them to rise in a warm area for 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- After 30 minutes, uncover the dough balls. Using a sharp knife, make a cross incision on the top of each dough ball.
- Place the cast-iron skillet or baking sheet onto the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes or once the rolls are golden brown, remove the skillet or baking sheet from the oven and place it on a heatproof surface.
- Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter, brush the butter on top of the rolls, and sprinkle the rolls with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Serve immediately.
If mixing by hand
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- If mixing this by hand, simply place the warm milk, yeast, and sugar in a bowl and stir. Allow the yeast a few moments to "bloom" and become frothy.
- To the bowl, add 1/2 tsp. of salt, 4 tbsp. butter, and 4 cups of flour, starting with one half cup flour at a time. Mix well in between each addition of flour.
- Mix with a wooden spoon, a Danish dough whisk, or clean hands until the dough comes together in a smooth ball and is no longer sticky. This may take 10 minutes of kneading. You may need an additional one half cup flour for a total of 4 1/2 cups flour.
- Take a clean, large bowl and pour in the olive oil. Drop the dough into the bowl and turn it around until the dough is completely greased.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, place it in a warm area, and allow the dough to double in bulk. This will take about 1 1/2 hours.
- After the dough has doubled in bulk, divide the dough into 12 even pieces and roll into 12 balls. (See video.)
- Place each ball into a greased cast-iron skillet or onto a greased baking sheet.
- Brush the dough balls with a 1/4 cup of water using a pastry brush. Make sure the dough balls are each well saturated.
- Cover dough balls with plastic wrap and allow them to rise in a warm area for 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- After 30 minutes, uncover the dough balls. Using a sharp knife, make a cross incision on the top of each dough ball.
- Place the cast iron skillet onto the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes or once the rolls are golden brown, remove the skillet or baking sheet from the oven and place it on a heatproof surface.
- Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter, brush the butter on top of the rolls, and sprinkle the rolls with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Serve immediately.
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Where can I locate the printable recipe for Easy Yeast Dinner Rolls – Cast Iron Skillet?
Hi Michele,
Thanks for your comment. I didn’t have the recipe as part of my original blog post, but I’ve added it now. I hope that helps you make some wonderful and delicious dinner rolls to enjoy! 🙂
Love and God bless,
Mary