Description
Homemade garlic butter dinner rolls deliver warm, pillowy comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen. Golden brown edges and rich butter-infused centers promise delightful comfort with each heavenly bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (for dough)
- 1 large egg (for dough)
Leavening and Sweetening Agents:
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Garlic Butter Topping:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (finely chopped)
- Sea salt (to taste)
Egg Wash:
- 1 large egg (beaten)
Instructions
- Prepare a stand mixer bowl by combining warm milk, yeast, and sugar. Allow the mixture to rest for 5 minutes until a foamy texture develops.
- Incorporate flour, salt, melted butter, and egg into the yeast mixture. Blend until a rough dough forms. Use the dough hook to knead on low speed for 10 minutes, creating a smooth and elastic consistency. Adjust with additional flour if the dough remains sticky.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and place in a warm environment for 1-1.5 hours, allowing the dough to double in volume.
- Deflate the dough and divide into 12 uniform portions. Carefully shape each piece into smooth, round balls. Arrange the rolls in a greased 9×13 baking pan, ensuring slight separation between them.
- Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and let them rise for an additional 1-2 hours until they become puffy and begin to touch each other.
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Apply an egg wash to the rolls’ surface before baking for 20-25 minutes, achieving a golden-brown exterior.
- Create garlic butter by gently melting butter in a saucepan. Add minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes until aromatic, being careful not to brown the garlic.
- Generously brush the warm rolls with the prepared garlic butter. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and a sprinkle of sea salt. Serve immediately while still warm.
Notes
- Activate yeast carefully by ensuring milk is warm (not hot) to prevent killing the yeast, which can make rolls dense and flat.
- Use bread flour for higher protein content, creating chewier and more structured dinner rolls with better rise and texture.
- Proofing environment matters – place dough in a draft-free, warm spot like inside an unheated oven with a pan of hot water to encourage consistent rising.
- Brush rolls with egg wash right before baking for a gorgeous golden-brown shine and professional bakery-style appearance.
- Prep Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg