Description
If you’re a beginner at making bread, this honey butter roll recipe is for you. Pillowy soft dough is made with a touch of honey which adds a delicious sweetness to the rolls. The dinner rolls are topped with a delicious honey butter fresh out of the oven.
Ingredients
Rolls
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 3/4 cup whole milk, warmed to 110F
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg, beaten
Honey Glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the dough hook attachment, add instant yeast, warmed milk and honey. Allow the mixture to sit for 2-3 minutes while you measure the remaining ingredients. This step is not necessary, since you are using instant yeast, but I always like to ensure my yeast is working. The mixture will appear frothy on the surface and have a yeast smell to it. Add in the bread flour, Greek yogurt, softened butter, eggs and salt. Knead the mixture on medium-low speed for 5 minutes, then transfer to a lightly greased bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
2. First rise. Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
3. Divide and shape dough. Punch down dough, then turn out onto very lightly greased countertop. Divide dough into roughly 14 equal pieces for larger rolls, or you can divide into 16-20 for smaller rolls. Take the edges of the dough and pinch together in the center of the roll. Flip roll over and using your hand, gently place it over the dough and roll in a circular motion to create a smooth round ball. You may either baker rolls on a rimmed baking baking sheet, or a 9×13 inch baking pan. It may be tough to fit all of the larger rolls into the 9×13 inch baking pan.
4. Second rise. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for an additional 20 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 350F.
6. Brush egg wash over rolls, then bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes for larger rolls, or 16-22 minutes for smaller rolls, or until golden brown.
7. Make the honey glaze. Stir together melted butter and honey. Brush over warm rolls. Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe uses instant yeast which means it does not need time to activate like active dry yeast. You can simply add the yeast in with the other ingredients and mix the dough right away. If you only have active dry yeast on hand, you can substitute an equal amount. Just add the yeast to the warm milk, whisk to combine and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes or until the surface gets frothy. This allows the yeast to activate and be ready to use and make your bread rise.
- You can use either all-purpose or bread flour for these. Bread flour results in a chewier texture, but the rolls are pillowy soft with either flour you use.
- You can freeze these rolls after they are baked or right before baking. If you freeze the dough, freeze the dough right after shaping them into balls, then place in a zip-top bag. The day you plan to bake the rolls, allow them to thaw/rise for 4-5 hours at room temperature then bake the rolls. You can freeze the dough balls or the freshly baked rolls for up to 3 months in a freezer safe bag.