Description
Homemade Fluffiest Bread Rolls elevate any meal with their pillowy texture and golden-brown crust. Warm, inviting aromas fill kitchens while simple ingredients create a comforting classic you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups (480 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) warm milk
- ¼ cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Yeast and Sweeteners:
- 1 packet (2 ¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
- ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted (for brushing on top)
Instructions
- Awaken the yeast’s potential by combining warm water, sugar, and active dry yeast in a spacious mixing vessel. Allow the mixture to rest and transform into a creamy, bubbling concoction, signaling the yeast’s activation and readiness.
- Integrate the initial flour, vegetable oil, and salt into the effervescent yeast base. Methodically incorporate the remaining flour, blending until the dough separates cleanly from the bowl’s interior, creating a cohesive and promising mixture.
- Transfer the nascent dough onto a lightly dusted work surface. Engage in a rhythmic kneading process, working the dough for approximately 8-10 minutes until it achieves a silky-smooth consistency and elastic resilience.
- Delicately massage a thin layer of oil inside a large bowl, nestling the kneaded dough within and rotating to ensure a complete coating. Drape a moistened cloth over the bowl, positioning it in a warm, draft-free environment to encourage expansive rising.
- After the dough has luxuriously doubled in volume, gently deflate it and redistribute onto a flour-sprinkled workspace. Decisively partition the dough into 16 uniform segments, sculpting each into perfect spherical shapes with gentle, precise movements.
- Arrange the dough orbs on lightly greased baking surfaces, maintaining generous spacing to allow for independent expansion. Loosely cover with a dampened cloth, permitting a second, transformative rising period.
- Calibrate the oven to 400F (200C), creating an ideal thermal environment. Slide the anticipatory rolls into the heated chamber, allowing them to metamorphose into golden-hued, crusty delicacies over 18-20 minutes of careful baking.
Notes
- Ensure water temperature is between 100-110°F for optimal yeast activation, preventing killing or under-activation of yeast.
- Use bread flour for higher protein content, creating more gluten and resulting in softer, more elastic rolls.
- Allow rolls to cool on a wire rack to prevent bottom sogginess and maintain crisp exterior.
- Customize rolls by adding herbs like rosemary or thyme to the dough for extra flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg