Dinner Rolls: My No-Fail Recipe (2024)

Today it’s all about how to make no-fail dinner rolls for any occasion. If you want to learn how to make the perfect dinner roll I have the recipe for you! This is the same recipe I use for my white bread, cinnamon rolls, and breadsticks. This is truly the perfect dinner roll recipe.

You could make many of these for your Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, or another special dinner event with family and friends. They not only “fly” off the cookie sheets, but help fill people up so the other food items spread even further.

Fresh Ingredients

If you have FRESH ingredients, you can make these, I promise. The trick is to add half of the flour, mix it, then slowly add the rest of the flour (one cup at a time) until the DOUGH pulls away from the side of the bowl or bread mixer. If you live in a higher altitude you may need an extra cup of flour.

You do not want a DRY dough or for that matter a sticky dough. Once you get the hang of what the dough should feel like, you can make so many things with this recipe. Have fun making these!

There is a separate post for each recipe so you can print each one. This is my family’s recipe we have used for years. It truly is a no-fail, easy-to-make recipe. One secret, the ingredients must be fresh, old ingredients will not let your bread products rise soft and fluffy!

Have fun making these! Thank you to all my readers who send me emails letting me know they love this recipe!!!Bosch Bread Mixers

Thankfully, all my daughters have a Bosch bread mixer so I can make these when I go visit them. I must say, some of my daughters make better bread than me now. Proud mama, here! I love to see our family tradition of making bread, no-fail dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls,and breadsticks carry on in the family.

Bosch Mixer

For this recipe, I do use my Bosch bread mixer, but I learned to make bread by hand and it turned out great! It’s more work by hand, but the reward is the same, FRESH BREAD! Here are some tools I use that I recommend:

Never “pull” or “stretch” the dough, I cut the dough with this tool to make bread loaves or rolls: OXO Good Grips Multi-purpose Stainless Steel Scraper & Chopper

My favorite cookie sheets for dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls, or breadsticks: are Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheet. You can use a cookie sheet or a 9 by 13″ baking pan for dinner rolls. Baking Pan

Bake Until Golden Brown

I like to bake my dinner rolls a little golden brown, not overly brown because I like the light fluffy texture of these. My mouth is watering just talking about these rolls. It’s hard for me to go out to dinner where dinner rolls are served since most just don’t measure up. I am a big fan of homemade rolls. If they taste like yeast it means the restaurant let them rise too long. Nope, I can’t eat yeasty-tasting rolls.

P.S. I use this recipe and flatten them for hamburger buns or make rectangles for hot dog buns! Once you make your own hamburger or hot dog buns the commercial ones just don’t cut it for taste or texture. I still buy them when we are having a crowd for parties, but just so you know, you need to try making your own.

My Favorite Dough Enhancer:

This is the only dough enhancer I use: NutriMill Dough Enhancer 16oz BagYes, it’s expensive but it lasts a very long time, I store it in my freezer to keep it fresh. You can buy here from Amazon or at your local Bosch bread store, typically. Most upper-scale kitchen stores sell it on-site. It is optional, but you will see why I use it. Fluffy rolls rock!

My Favorite SAF Yeast

I’m really fussy about the flour, dough enhancer, and yeast that I use. I highly recommend SAF Yeast and store your yeast in the freezer to keep it fresh. Once opened, store it in OXO Containers or glass mason jars, then place them in the freezer.

Shelf-life of White/Bread Flour:

The shelf life of white enriched bread flour is 8-12 months. I think I can hear some of you say, but I have had white flour for years and it’s still okay to use. This is what I have learned and I feel I need to pass it on to you about the shelf life of white/bread flour.

I am quoting Honeyville Grain:

Honeyville Grain Products.

“Shelf-Life: Cal Best Bread Flour will store for 1 year in a sealed 50-pound bag under ideal storage conditions (cool, dry place).”

“Shelf-Life: All-Purpose Bleached Flour will store for 1 year in a sealed 50-pound bag under ideal storage conditions (cool, dry place).”

Shelf-life of #10 Cans of Flour:

The shelf life of #10 cans of flour commercially processed has a longer shelf-life than the bags you buy at Honeyville Grain, Costco, or your local grocery store.

I am quoting Thrive Life:

“Shelf life of #10 cans:Closed: 5 years,Open: 1 year (Shelf life based on optimal storage conditions.)”

Cinnamon Rolls and Bread Sticks:

Cinnamon Rolls by Food Storage Momsor Breadsticks by Food Storage Moms

Please let me know if you make some dinner rolls, I would love to hear. If you have fresh flour and SAF yeast you can make fabulous dinner rolls! SAF Yeast (please store in the freezer)

Instructions

Step One: Ingredients

Place all of the ingredients in order into your mixing bowl. I use a Bosch Bread Mixer. Be careful with the eggs not add the warm milk too fast or you will have scrambled eggs.

Step Two: Add Half Of The Flour

Add half of the flour and keep adding the rest of the flour. Mix for about 5-6 minutes and until the bread dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl.

Step Three: Cover With Greased Plastic Wrap

Place dough after molding it in a ball in a greased bowl.

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Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise the first time until it doubles in size, about an hour.

This is Double in Size

Step Four: Punch Down The Dough

Punch the dough down and mold it into small balls about 1-1/2 inches to 2 inches in diameter.

Step Five: Let Rise Again

Cover with greased plastic and let rise one more time, about an hour, or until double the size.

Step Six: Bake the Dinner Rolls

Remove the plastic wrap and bake at (350°F) = (176°C) degrees for about 15-20 minutes on a greased cookie sheet until golden brown. Do not overbake.

Step Seven: Butter The Tops

I spread a little butter on the tops after baking so the rolls are soft on top. If you like a crispier top you can skip this step.

No-Fail Dinner Rolls by Food Storage Moms

No-Fail White Bread or Dinner Roll Recipe

This recipe is double the recipe above. I use the same dough for breadsticks, bread, dinner rolls, or cinnamon rolls. You will love this bread dough!

How do I store these dinner rolls or bread after baking them?

Just place them in baggies and set them on the kitchen counter. The refrigerator will dry them out, just giving you the heads up.

Can I freeze the bread?

Yes, you can, place the loaves in bread bags and freezer for 2-3 months. Bread Bags with Ties

How do I freeze the leftover baked dinner rolls?

I freeze them in freezer bags for up to 2 months.

Can I freeze the dough and bake it later?

This recipe does not have any additives or preservatives to help it rise after freezing. I would bake the dinner rolls or bread and freeze them after baking them as directed.

Final Word

I hope you try my no-fail dinner rolls, if you have fresh ingredients you can make them. There is something about teaching our kids and grandkids the skill of making bread and dinner rolls is a great beginning. God Bless this world, Linda

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