Homemade Dinner Rolls

These rolls are simple to make and require no expertise for shaping. The dough comes together easily and bakes up nicely. They are a blank slate; feel free to experiment with flavorings. If you like to sop gravy, these are the ticket! This dough makes enough for well over a dozen large dinner rolls.

Homemade Dinner Rolls
Serves 12

Ingredients

1 c. warm water
2 tsp. yeast
1 tsp. sugar
2 tbsp. melted butter, cooled
1 large egg, room temperature, beaten
3 ¼ c. all purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
butter
sea salt

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 
2. Combine water, yeast, and sugar. Set aside for two-five minutes.
3. In bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook (or in a big bowl with a wooden spoon), combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add yeast mixture. Combine egg and melted butter and add to flour mixture. If using stand mixer, once combined, mix for two more minutes. The dough should clean the sides of the bowl and not climb over the base of the hook. If it’s still sticky, add a little flour, a tablespoon at a time. If mixing manually, once dough is combined, knead for a few minutes. In either case, the dough should be smooth and elastic.
4. Pour a little oil over the dough in the bowl, turn the dough over, and cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled.
5. Once dough has doubled, shape rolls. Pull off small pieces of dough and shape them into rolls, turning ends and folds under. Don’t stress about the shape. Place rolls on a baking stone or sheet a couple inches apart. If you have leftover dough, wrap and refrigerate it. Cover rolls and let rise until doubled in size again.
6. Bake rolls at 350° F for twelve to fifteen minutes, until just browning on top and sounding hollow when tapped. While they are hot, butter the rolls and sprinkle with sea salt.