Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Sweet, fluffy copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls are always a hit! Slather them with our homemade cinnamon butter and you will feel like you are eating in the restaurant. They melt in your mouth and are so light and tender.

Who else is like me and goes to Texas Roadhouse, eats all the rolls, and ends up taking their dinner home in a takeout box? Happens every time! I can’t resist those buttery, soft rolls.

I love them so much I came up with a copycat recipe to make at home. Now you don’t have to go out to get your fix – you can make these melt-in-your-mouth dinner rolls at home. They are so good and great for holidays, special dinners, or whenever you get a craving!

Why This Recipe Works

• What makes these rolls so soft and delicious is the enriched dough. It’s made with yeast, and butter and egg are added for flavor and texture. They taste just like the original!
• They’re not hard to make – they just take time. Like all yeast dinner rolls, you need to allow time for the dough to rise twice. The actual hands-on time is short.
• I’m showing you how to make them, plus sharing all my tips so you can make the best copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls.

Once you try them, you won’t have to wait for a table at the restaurant the next time you get a craving. Plus, you will wow your family when you pull them out of the oven!

Ingredients

• Active dry yeast
• Warm milk (105 to 110°F)
• Granulated sugar
• Room temperature unsalted butter
• Room temperature large egg
• Kosher salt
• All-purpose flour
• Melted unsalted butter

How to Activate the Yeast

The first thing you need to do is activate the yeast. This process “wakes” it up, so it will work to leaven your rolls once it’s mixed into the dough.

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Combine the milk and sugar in a small bowl. Sprinkle the yeast over the top and then leave it for five minutes or until it’s foamy.

Tip: Be sure to use warm milk that is between 105 to 110°F. You can warm it on the stove or in the microwave. If the milk is too hot, it can kill the yeast. Too cold, and the yeast may not activate.

How to Make the Dough

Pour the yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add the softened butter, egg, salt, and two cups of flour. Mix until the batter is smooth.

With the mixer running, slowly add the rest of the flour until the dough forms a soft ball. Increase the mixer speed to high so that the dough hook can knead the dough.

After about two to three minutes, the dough should be tacky but not sticky. If it’s sticky, add a small amount of flour in batches until the dough is no longer sticky.

Tip: A stand mixer makes everything more manageable, but you can knead the dough by hand. Once the dough forms a ball, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead it until it’s no longer sticky. Just keep in mind, it will take longer to do it by hand.

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First Rise

Place the dough in a greased bowl and turn to coat it. Cover the bowl with a dish towel and leave it in a warm spot to rise until it’s doubled its size. This usually takes about 45 to 60 minutes.

How to Roll and Cut the Dough

When the dough is doubled in size, gently punch it down to deflate it and then let it rest while you prepare the baking sheets.

Turn the dough out onto a work surface and roll it out to a 12×8” rectangle that is ½” thick.

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Second Rise

Cut the dough into approximately 24 to 30 squares. Place them on the prepared baking sheets, cover them with a dishtowel, and leave them to rise for 45 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.

Tip: The squares should be the same size, so the rolls bake evenly. You don’t need to get scientific with a ruler, but try to make them approximately the same size.

How to Bake the Rolls

Once the rolls have doubled in size, remove the towel and bake them for 12 to 15 minutes at 350°F or until they are golden brown.

While they’re warm, brush the tops with melted butter! Serve them with homemade cinnamon butter and watch them disappear.

Recipe FAQs

When your family tries these warm buttery rolls, they will think you picked them up at the restaurant! They are the best copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls and always a hit when I make them. Enjoy your homemade rolls!

More Copycat Recipes

• Crock Pot Zuppa Toscana tastes just like Olive Garden’s. It’s a creamy soup loaded with sausage, potatoes, and kale made easy in the slow cooker.
• Love Red Lobster biscuits? Make a batch of Cheddar Bay Biscuits at home to satisfy your craving!
• Super soft Lofthouse Cookies with frosting are one of my favorite copycat recipes. They taste just like the original but better because you know exactly what’s in them!
• Make a Blooming Onion just like the kind you get at Outback Steakhouse! It’s easier than you think and just as delicious.
• For another bread recipe, you have to try my copycat Macaroni Grill Rosemary Bread. It goes great with pasta and soup!

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