Description
These homemade honey dinner rolls are soft, slightly sweet, and irresistibly good. They are fluffy, golden, and have a delicate touch of honey.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup warm milk (105-115°F)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (for brushing)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine warm milk, yeast, and a pinch of sugar. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy.
- Stir in the remaining sugar, honey, melted butter, and egg into the yeast mixture.
- Gradually add 3 cups of flour and salt, mixing until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 8-10 minutes, adding the remaining cup of flour as needed, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1-1.5 hours, or until doubled in size.
- Gently punch down the risen dough. Divide it into 12-16 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth ball.
- Arrange the honey dinner rolls in a greased 9×13 inch baking dish. Cover and let rise again for 30-45 minutes, or until puffy.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Bake the honey dinner rolls for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Brush the warm honey dinner rolls with melted butter immediately after removing them from the oven.
- Serve your delicious homemade honey rolls warm.
Notes
- For extra soft honey rolls, use bread flour instead of all-purpose flour.
- If your kitchen is cold, proof the dough in a slightly warmed oven (turned off) to help it rise.
- These honey-sweetened dinner rolls can be made ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- For a quick honey dinner roll recipe, you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook for kneading.
- These fluffy honey rolls from scratch are excellent with a honey butter spread.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 25mg