These yummy yeast dinner rolls are super easy, fluffy, and are topped with a delicious garlic butter spread. The perfect yeast rolls made from scratch. I will never turn down carbs. Especially carbs with butter. I used to be so scared to make homemade rolls so I know that some of my readers may be in the same boat. I so badly wanted to share a sourdough dinner roll recipe, but I thought it would be best to start with something a little easier. Yeast dinner rolls!

The Best Garlic Yeast Dinner Rolls

These yeast dinner rolls are great to make for a Sunday dinner with the fam, a special event, or even a holiday! Who doesn’t love a good roll during the holidays? I know I do.

Homemade rolls are so much better than store bought rolls. Store bought doesn’t even stand a chance. When I say I could eat a whole pan of fresh homemade dinner rolls I’m not joking. These yeast dinner rolls are super fluffy and topped with a savory garlic butter. Best of all they are baked golden on the top! These yeast rolls take a little bit of time investment but I’m telling you they’re worth every minute of it!

Ingredients For the Best Garlic Yeast Dinner Rolls

For the rolls:

Bread Flour
Unslated Butter
Milk
Water
Granulated Sugar
Active Dry Yeast
Garlic Salt

For the garlic butter

Unsalted Butter
Garlic Cloves
Parsley
Salt
Pepper

How To Make the Best Garlic Yeast Dinner Rolls

Step One: Slice 2 tablespoons unsalted butter as thin as possible and put the slices on the bottom of a stand mixer bowl. Add the sugar and garlic salt to the bottom of the mixer.

Step Two: In a microwave safe bowl warm up water and milk in 15-30 second intervals. Continue warming until the temperature of the water and milk has reached 110℉. Do not overheat the mixture. Pour 1 1/4 cup of the mixture into the bowl with the butter.

Step Three: Add yeast to the remaining water and milk mixture and let sit for 5-10 minutes. The mixture should become foamy. Add the yeast mixture to the mixer bowl.

Step Four: Using a hook attachment, start mixing in 4 cups of bread flour one cup at a time, scraping down the sides between cups. Once all the flour has been mixed in the mixture should look similar to a dough. Mix on a medium speed to start the kneading process.

Step Five: If the dough starts sticking to the sides of the bowl sprinkle in a tablespoon of flour at a time. Do not add more than 1/4 cup of flour. Knead for another 5 minutes.

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Step Six: In a large bowl add one teaspoon oil. Take the dough and add it to the bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise for 2 hours. The dough should double in size

Step Seven: Melt 2 tablespoons butter and brush a baking dish with melted butter. You will only use a small amount. Set aside.

Step Eight: Once the dough has doubled in size remove the towel and punch down the dough to release the air bubbles.

Step Nine: Divide the dough into 12 pieces. Stretch out each piece with your hands. tuck in the ends of the dough to create a smooth ball and pinch together. Roll in your hands to create a perfect ball.

Step Ten: Place the balls into the prepared baking dish 4 rows of 3. Cover with a towel and let rise one hour. The rolls should double in size. Add the minced garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley to the rest of the melted butter. Brush the rolls with the mixture. Preheat oven to 360℉ Remove the towel from the baking dish. Bake the rolls for 25-28 minutes until the tops are golden brown. They should sound hollow when tapped.

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Why Are My Rolls Dense?

We don’t want dense and dry rolls. Light and fluffy rolls are so much better. Here are common reasons your rolls are dry and dense.

Adding too much flour: Don’t add more flour than needed. You should only add enough flour so that the dough isn’t super sticky. Too much flour will cause dry dough and result in dense rolls.

Yeast was killed: If the temperature of the water and milk goes above 110 degrees this will cause the yeast to dry and cause dense rolls. If the yeast is expired do not use. Store yeast in a cool dry place.

Over Baking: Over baking can cause dry rolls. You want to make sure you take the rolls out of the oven when the tops are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Note: every oven is different so baking times can very. If the rolls are golden and hollow when tapped and have been baking for less than the recipe calls for, they are more than likely done. Remove from the oven and check the rolls. Worse case they aren’t done and you put them back in. You don’t want to leave them to bake longer than needed.

The Best Garlic Yeast Dinner Rolls – Easy Recipe

These yummy yeast dinner rolls are light and fluffy and the perfect yeast rolls made from scratch. Make them as a side dish with your favorite dinner at home or make them for a special occasion or holiday!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Rising Time 3

Total Time 3 40

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish

Servings 12

Ingredients

Yeast Rolls

4 Cups Bread Flour
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1 1/4 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Water
2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
2 1/4 Teaspoons Active Dry Yeast 1 Packet
1 Teaspoon Garlic Salt

Garlic Butter

2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
3 Garlic Cloves Minced
1/4 Tablespoon Parsley
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Pepper

Instructions

Slice 2 tablespoons unsalted butter as thin as possible and put the slices on the bottom of a stand mixer bowl. Add the sugar and garlic salt to the bottom of the mixer.
In a microwave safe bowl warm up water and milk in 15-30 second intervals. Continue warming until the temperature of the water and milk has reached 110℉. Do not over heat the mixture. Pour 1 1/4 cup of the mixture into the bowl with the butter.
Add yeast to the remaining water and milk mixture and let sit for 5-10 minutes. The mixture should become foamy. Add the yeast mixture to the mixer bowl.
Using a hook attachment, start mixing in 4 cups of bread flour one cup at a time, scraping down the sides between cups. Once all the flour has been mixed in the mixture should look similar to a dough. Mix on a medium speed to start the kneading process.
If the dough starts sticking to the sides of the bowl sprinkle in a tablespoon of flour at a time until the dough stops sticking. Do not add more than 1/4 cup of flour. Knead for another 5 minutes.
In a large bowl add one teaspoon oil. Take the dough out of the mixer and add it to the oiled bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours. The dough should double in size
Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and brush a baking dish with melted butter. You will only use a small amount. Set aside.
Once the dough has doubled in size remove the towel and punch down the dough to release the air bubbles.
Divide the dough into 12 pieces. Stretch out each piece with your hands. tuck in the ends of the dough to create a smooth ball and pinch together. Roll in your hands to create a perfect ball.
Place the balls into the prepared baking dish 4 rows of 3. Cover with a towel and let sit about one hour. The rolls should double in size.
Add the minced garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley to the rest of the melted butter. Brush the rolls with the mixture. Preheat oven to 360℉ Remove the towel from the baking dish. Bake the rolls for 25-28 minutes until the tops are golden brown. They should sound hollow when tapped.
Serve immediately.

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I really hope you love these yeast dinner rolls! They make for a great side dish for literally any dinner. My husband told me he’d love for the garlic mixture to be all throughout the rolls so next time I make these I’m going to infuse the dough with garlic! I look forward to sharing my sourdough dinner roll recipe with you guys!

Questions for you!

What is your favorite side dish?
Do you like your dinner rolls plain or with added flavor?
Would you like to see my sourdough dinner roll recipe on my blog?