Our Favorite Roll and Buns - 21 recipes
Rolls and buns are perfect for serving bread in individual portion sizes. These personal loaves of goodness can accompany a meal or be used to hold the fillings of sandwiches and sliders. Whether savory treats or sweet, guilty pleasures, bread rolls and buns are a filling addition to any feast!
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Classic Dinner Rolls
By á-174535
Details
Servings 5
Preparation time 340
Cooking time 370
- 1 cup whole milk
- 6 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1 (0.25-ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water, at a temperature of about 105°F to 115°F
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4 cups bleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- Melted butter to dip
- Softened butter to glaze
Nothing beats the aroma of a freshly baked yeast dinner roll and the steam that rises up to your face as you pull i...
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Texas Roadhouse Rolls
By LimericksLady
Hot yeast rolls straight out of the oven and basted with melted butter—yum! Texas Roadhouse ain't got nothin' on
- 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 cups milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 quarts all purpose flour, 7-8 cups
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 teaspoons salt
Rapid Rolls
By wandab0811
A versatile dough recipe that can be used for traditrional loaf bread, pizza dough, and both savory and sweet rolls
- 3 (1/4-ounce) packets active dry yeast
- 1 3/4 cups warm water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup melted butter, plus more for brushing
- 2 teaspoons salt, plus more for sprinkling
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4 to 6 cups flour, plus more if needed
- Rapid Rolls Variations, recipes follow
Hawaiian Buns: Sweet Little Bites of Paradise
By PineyCook
Sweet Hawaiian rolls that we just can't get enough of! Make sure to use yeast formulated for sweet dough, or it mig...
- SPONGE:
- 1/4 cup King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast, SAF Gold instant yeast preferred
- 2 tablespoons water
- DOUGH:
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) softened, unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, white reserved
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons potato flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
Pretzel Buns
By á-49077
Delicious, yeasty pretzel buns boiled for thirty seconds and brushed with beaten egg before baking to create a beau...
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 quarts water
- 1 tablespooons salt
Golden Corral Rolls
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Buttery and fluffy, this is one of the easiest and fastest homemade bread roll recipes
- 2 1/4 teaspoon fast acting yeast (or 1 package)
- 1/4 cup warm water, 105°F to 110°F
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup milk, just to scalding hot, do not simmer or boil
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 1/2 cup bread flour (dough will be somewhat sticky, but the less you use, the lighter the rolls)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten (optional)
- 2 tablespoon butter, melted, for brushing
Best Light & Fluffy Dinner Rolls
By TrayH
Here's the recipe for these rolls
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 package dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups hot tap water
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup softened butter or vegetable shortening
Buttered Rosemary Rolls
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Whether you're making your own rolls or using frozen ones, these buttery rosemary rolls are addictive and appetizin...
- 2 1/4 teaspoon fast acting yeast (or package), I used Fleischmann's Bread Machine Yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (105°F to 110°F)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup milk, just to scalding hot (do not simmer or boil)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour (dough will be somewhat sticky, but the less you use, the lighter the rolls)
- 1 cups whole wheat flour
- 3 tablespoons vital wheat gluten (optional)
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted, for brushing
60-Minute Dinner Rolls (Yes,fresh baked rolls in one hour!)
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Yes, it's quite possible to make Yeasted Dinner Rolls in an hour
- 1/4 cup low-fat milk
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1-1/2 packages (or 3-1/2tsps.) of dry active yeast
- 3/4 cups warm water (105F – 115F)
- 2-1/2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted (optional for brushing onto baked rolls)
Best Homemade Hot Dog Buns-- In An Hour!
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Yes, you read that right. You can make your own homemade hot dog buns, in an hour
- OPTIONAL:
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour* (or bread flour)
- 1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast (I used Fleischmann's Rapid Rise Yeast)
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 egg
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 to 2 tablespoons poppy or sesame seeds
Mexican Roll Ups
By Norma-2
A very quick, easy and yummy appetizer, these Mexican Roll Ups are awesome!
- 1 package soft taco shells
- 1 package cream cheese
- 1/2 package taco seasoning
- 1 1/2 cup grated cheese
- 2 teaspoons chopped jalapenos
- Small carton of sour cream
- Garlic salt to taste
Schnecken (Sticky German Cinnamon Buns)
By mzander
Schnecken means “snails,” which is what these coiled buns resemble
- 3 1/3 cups bread flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 ounce fast rise yeast or 1 tablespoon fresh yeast
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup milk, plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons Sugar in the Raw turbinado sugar
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 cup walnut pieces or 1 cup pecan pieces
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown raw sugar (demerara) or 1/2 cup Sugar in the Raw turbinado sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Mighty Marshmallow Crescent Puffs
By á-46561
Warm, flaky crescent dough filled with a ooey, gooey marshmallow center, these Mighty Marshmallow Crescent Puffs ma...
- 2 (8-ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 16 large marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Texas Roadhouse Rolls with Cinnamon-Honey Butter
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
I live in California, but visited Texas last summer
- CINNAMON HONEY BUTTER:
- 2 1/4 teaspoons (1-envelope) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Melted butter for basting rolls
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon (I used one, and was happy with that).
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Bolillos - Mexican Oval Rolls
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
A bolillo is a type of savory bread traditionally made in Mexico, where it originates, and Central America
- 1 package (1/4 ounce or 7 g) active dry yeast
- 1 1/3 cups ) warm water (105 to 115°F
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon ) lard or vegetable shortening,melted and cooled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/4 to 4 cups bread flour*
- 3 Tbsp. Easy Roll Dough Improver (buy online with King Artur Flour--optional)
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
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- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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- 1 stick butter
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Pan Telera - Torta Rolls
- 8 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 ounce (two envelopes) active dried yeast
- 2 1/2 cups water
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Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
- For the dough:
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup oil
- 4 and 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour
- For the filling:
- 1 and 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 2 and 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 2 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- pinch of vanilla powder ( or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 and 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
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Best Hamburger Buns - Made in an...
- OPTIONAL:
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour* (or bread flour)
- 1 (.25-ounce) package instant yeast (I used Fleischmann's Rapid Rise Yeast)
- 2 tablepoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 egg
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 to 2 tablespoons poppy or sesame seeds
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1-Hour Cinnamon Rolls
- DOUGH:
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 envelope instant or ‘rapid rise’ yeast (approx. 2 1/4 teaspoon)
- 1 egg
- CINNAMON SUGAR FILLING:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter, completely softened
- CREAM CHEESE ICING:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk, if needed
- STANDARD ICING:
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
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Best Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns -...
- OPTIONAL:
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour (King Arthur Flour recommended)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour* (or bread flour. King Arthur Flour recommended)
- 1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast (I used Fleischmann's Rapid Rise Yeast)
- 2 tablepoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 egg
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 to 2 tablespoons poppy or sesame seeds
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Homemade Dinner Rolls
- 2 cups warm milk
- 2 tablespoons instant dry yeast
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
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Swiss-Thyme Pull Apart Rolls
- 1 (12-ounce) tube refrigerated biscuits, quartered
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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