I don’t think I’ve had any homemade bread machine yeast rolls this delicious, and I have been baking with a bread machine for a long time. This recipe is a keeper!
These are the absolute best dinner rolls. They are light and fluffy and buttery. The dough can also be shaped in many other ways, so use your imagination.
Makes awesome cinnamon rolls too!
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You just can't beat homemade yeast rolls and the bread machine makes it so easy!
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour NOT bread flour!
- 1 package dry yeast 2 1/4 tsp
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
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Place all ingredients except the 1/4 cup butter into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the dough cycle and start the machine.
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Shape the dough into 20 to 24 balls and place in buttered pan (s).
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Melt the 1/4 cup butter and brush it over the tops of rolls, saving the excess for brushing on after baking.
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Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until double in bulk.
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Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 to 18 minutes.
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Brush baked rolls with remaining butter.
Tips And Tidbits About Buttery Bread Machine Yeast Rolls
This dough can also be divided into two portions and each rolled into a 12-inch circle; spread each circle with softened butter, cut into 8 wedges and roll up starting with the wide end, to make crescents OR use this dough for cinnamon rolls or sticky buns.
Enjoy!
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Recipe based on one by Donna M.
Photo by Chef shapeweaver