Dinner Rolls

4.85 from 20 votes

Light, fluffy dinner roll recipes that's easy to make with only 6 ingredients

Prep Time30

Cook Time20

Rising Time2 30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: rolls

Calories: 221kcal

Mix the warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a cup and allow to sit for about 5-10 minutes to activate the yeast.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, whisk together 5 cups of all-purpose flour, sugar, and salt. Next, add shortening and mix until flour is semi-crumbly.
Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and fitted with a dough hook mix on low for about 2 minutes. Increase the speed and allow it to mix for at least 10 minutes. The dough will start to pull away from the sides and the dough will become pliable.

Lightly grease a large bowl with oil or nonstick spray. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to coat all sides in the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, or a clean damp kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rise in a relatively warm environment for 2 hours or until double in size.
Grease a baking sheet.

When the dough is ready, punch it down to release the air. Cut the dough into 1 ½ inch pieces (I like to weigh each dough to 50g for uniform dinner rolls). Then shape each piece into a smooth ball using your hands and place on the greased cookie sheet.

Cover dinner rolls with a damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap and allow them to rise for 30 minutes.

Brush the top of dinner rolls with butter (optional), and bake for 17-20 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or until golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and allow dinner rolls to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.