These soft and easy BUTTERY ROLLS make a regular appearance at our house because they are so easy to make and taste wonderful! ? Directions included to make with a bread machine, stand mixer, and by hand.
Soft and Easy Buttery Rolls
This is hands down one of my most favorite bread recipes ever. I love that I can easily make it in my bread machine, with a stand mixer, and it’s just as easy to make by hand! These rolls always make an appearance for any holiday – Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. They make a great accompaniment to soup.
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Buttery Rolls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm milk
- ½ cup Challenge Butter, softened 1 stick
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
Instructions
Bread machine instructions:
- In a bread machine pan, place all ingredients in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons water or flour if needed).
- When the cycle is complete, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and punch down. Divide into 24 pieces; shape each into a ball. Place in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 15-20 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Bake at 375° for 13-16 minutes or until golden brown.
Stand mixer instructions:
- Place the milk and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk. If the yeast is not instant yeast, allow it to sit for a few minutes to activate it.
- Add the sugar, eggs, salt, and flour. Using the paddle attachment for your mixer, mix the ingredients just until combined. Allow the dough to rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Switch to the dough hook attachment and knead on medium speed for 10 minutes.
- Cover the dough and let rise in a warm place for 30-45 minutes or until doubled.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and punch down. Divide into 24 pieces; shape each into a ball. Place in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 15-20 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Bake at 375° for 13-16 minutes or until golden brown.
- *You can make this bread without a stand mixer or bread machine. Simply mix and knead by hand following the instructions for the stand mixer. Be sure not to add extra flour when kneading by hand. The dough should be sticky.
Notes
- You can make this bread without a stand mixer or bread machine. Simply mix and knead by hand following the instructions for the stand mixer. Be sure not to add extra flour when kneading by hand. The dough should be sticky.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary significantly between brands. Always be sure to read labels. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Nutrition info may contain errors, so please verify it independently. Likewise, recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Originally published on June 27, 2012. Updated on April 21, 2021.
Yum! These look fantastic. I love trying out new bread recipes and I'm definitely going to give these a try!
They are so good! Please feel free to come back after you make them and let me know what you thought!
Ooo! I need to make those. Thank you for sharing. Nothing like a warm, buttery, soft roll!
Need is a good word 😉 LOL
Wow do these rolls look fantastic. My family (Tammie) would gobble them up. Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you Tammie! They certainly are fantastic, yummy … and oh so soft!
These rolls are great with everything and actually I'd prefer them just with butter and nothing else 🙂
That's exactly the way I like them 🙂
Jamie,
Since I don't own a bread machine (which is probably a good thing) do you think I can just mix up the dough with my mixer using the dough hooks to make these?
Great question, Diane! Sure you could! Just make it like a regular bread recipe – mix it, let it rise and punch it down, knead it and let it rise again …. really that's all the bread machine is doing!
Thanks Jamie!
These look terrific! Love rolls. The buttery-the better. What if you don't have a bread machine though. Found you at somethings swanky link up.
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You can definitely make these with an electric mixer with the dough hook – Just make it like a regular bread recipe – mix it, let it rise and punch it down, knead it and let it rise again …. really that's all the bread machine is doing! Or you can make it by hand – it's a little more work, but isn't too difficult! I have another recipe I'll be posting in the near future that is a so easy – you literally mix all the ingredients and put it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days – no kneading involved at all!
Oh these seem so simple and look delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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yum we got a hand me down bread machine so this will be great to try out
It is such a simple recipe! I hope your family enjoys it, too!
Your rolls look lovely, They really do.
Thank you, Tamatha 🙂
Yum, they look just like my mom's rolls… and her rolls are the best!
Thank you Alissa! They're so soft and buttery!
You know this is just so awesome becuase I have a bread machne and keep meaning to look up how to make rolls with it. And now you've told me! Im totally pinning and will use soon. Found you through Foodie Fridays- thanks!
I hope you like them! They are so easy with a bread machine 🙂
These look delicious! I am pinning the recipe 🙂
Thank you!
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These look great! So glad you shared them at Must Try Monday.
Thank you, Carrie!
I love good buttery dinner rolls! your look so delicious!!!
Thank you!
Those look perfect! Thanks so much for linking up at Mealtime Monday! Can’t wait to see what you like up tomorrow night!
Make sure you check out my Homemade Bread Challenge Blog Hop too!
Kaylee
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Thank you, Kaylee!
Yet another recipe for tasty treats made in a bread machine. I so need to get one. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you again for tomorrow's party.
I love my bread machine! Thank you for stopping by!
Jamie,
These look amazing and I can't wait to try them. Nothing like fresh bread cooking in the oven 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday last week. I can't wait to see what you link up next. Have a great week.
Michelle
Thanks Michelle! I am a carb-junkie 😉
Jamie,
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Thank you!
I would make a meal on the rolls alone! Thanks for joining us at Saturday Dishes, Pinned to Saturday Dishes board ~ Paula
I just made these to have with Easter dinner. They are AMAZING!
How do you measure to get 24 equal dough balls?
I usually cut the dough in half. Then each half gets cut in half again for a total of 4 pieces. Then each fourth gets cut in half again for a total of 8 pieces. Each of the 8-pieces gets cut into thirds for a total of 24 pieces.
Did you put all 24 rolls in the same pan?
Yes – 6 down the long side and 4 across the short side
These rolls didn’t get as big as I expected but maybe that’s how they’re supposed to be or I did something wrong? However, the texture and taste were AMAZING so that made me forget the size. My husband ate a couple immediately and would have eaten more if he wasn’t full from before. Definitely a keeper.