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!
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.