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Quick Dinner Rolls will be on your table in just 45 minutes! These are fluffy dinner rolls that are perfectly soft, easy to make, fast, and they’re the perfect side dish.
Yeasted Dinner Rolls
You may be asking: How can this yeast recipe be done so quickly? I’ll let you in on a little secret: using a lot of yeast will make them rise faster and essentially be done faster as well. These are perfect for when you need rolls, but don’t have all day to wait for them to rise!
This recipe makes 12 perfect dinner rolls that are perfectly soft. They freeze well, taste amazing, and go great with butter as a side dish for any meal.
Ingredients Needed
- Warm Water: You’ll want to heat the water about 30 seconds in the microwave. If you have an instant read thermometer it should read between 100-110°F.
- Active Dry Yeast: There is no substitute for this in this recipe. Make sure you’re using active dry yeast, not instant. You need 2 tablespoons, so get 3 packets or a jar.
- All-Purpose Flour: I always use all purpose flour in my bread recipes because it’s what I have in my pantry, but bread flour will work as well.
How to make 45 Minute Dinner Rolls
- Place the water, olive oil, sugar, and yeast in a large bowlLet the mixture rest for 15 minutes – it will get very frothy!
- Mix in the salt and flour You know it’s done when all of the dough will join to form a ball and the sides of the bowl are almost clean (no dough left).
- Place dough on a cutting board and knead until it comes together in a cohesive ball.
- Section into 12 pieces and roll each into a ball.
- Place the rolls in a 9×13” baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Let rest for 10 more minutes.
- Brush the tops with melted butter. Bake for about 10 minutes at 400°F, until the tops start to get golden.
Expert Tips
- Using an instant read thermometer will ensure that your water is the proper temperature to awaken (not kill) the yeast.
- It’s easiest to do this with a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook – it will knead it all for you! If you don’t have a mixer you can stir the dough until you can’t anymore (once it’s become a shaggy dough). Turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough comes together.
- I love brushing the tops of my rolls with melted butter before baking.
- You know dinner rolls are done when the tops of your rolls become golden.
- Start making these rolls before the rest of your dinner, so you can cook while they rise.
FAQs
How long do these last?
These rolls will last around 2-3 days. You can freeze leftovers for up to 3 months.
Why didn’t my dinner rolls rise?
Make sure your yeast is not expired and that your water is not too hot (or not hot enough). It should be between 100-110°F to activate the yeast properly.
45 Minute Dinner Rolls
Mixer to table in under 45 minutes, these dinner rolls are the perfect addition to any meal!
Total Time 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup (237ml) warm water (between 100-110°F, approx 30 seconds in the microwave)
- ⅓ cup (79ml) olive oil
- 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (17g) active dry yeast
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter , melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the water, olive oil, sugar, and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Let the mixture rest for 15 minutes. It will be very frothy when your timer rings!
- Mix in the salt and flour using the dough hook. Start on “Stir” for a few seconds, until the flour starts to incorporate. Switch to “2” for about 30 seconds and then kick it up to “3” until the dough completely comes together. You know it’s done when all of the dough will join to form a ball and the sides of the bowl are almost clean (no dough left). If your dough is too wet, add an additional tablespoon or two of flour.
- Place dough on a cutting board and knead lightly until the dough comes together.
- Section and roll dough into 12 balls. Place the rolls in prepared pan. Let rest for 10 more minutes.
- Brush with melted butter. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the tops start to get golden.
Recipe Notes
- Using an instant read thermometer will ensure that your water is the proper temperature to awaken (not kill) the yeast.
- It’s easiest to do this with a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook – it will knead it all for you! If you don’t have a mixer you can stir the dough until you can’t anymore (once it’s become a shaggy dough). Turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough comes together.
- I love brushing the tops of my rolls with melted butter before baking.
- You know dinner rolls are done when the tops of your rolls become golden.
- Start making these rolls before the rest of your dinner, so you can cook while they rise.
Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
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Last Updated on October 29, 2023
Oh my gosh – these are perfect!!! I want five of them right now!
Thanks Jenn!!
Don’t you just love playing with yeast? Nothing better than being able to make up a batch of rolls fresh for dinner. And of course they always taste so much better than frozen. Will be trying out your recipe very soon!
Thanks Joan, too funny we both posted rolls!
We love homemade bread!! These are so quick!!! Will give them a shot and get back to you
I hope you like them!
Bread addiction is a very real thing because I suffer from it. And this recipe is not making it any easier to kick!
Sorry for feeding your addiction! 🙂 I can’t get enough either…
These rolls look awesome! And I’ve been scared of yeast too. I inherited (aka stole) a thermometer from my childhood home that has a little range marked on it where the temperature is perfect for yeast. Hot enough to wake it up, but not too hot that it kills it. I think that I would be lost without it. Trying these soon!
Perfect! I need that thermometer!
My love for dinner rolls borders on ridiculous! I am totally trying this out over the weekend.
I hope you love them!
Your life changes when you learn to bake with yeast! A whole new world (disney song) is opened!! I always told my married daughters that if they wanted to be the hit of the show learn to make good rolls. Take a pan of hot rolls to the inlaws for dinner and you are the favorite! Rolls are also so inexpensive to make–rolls are pennies, where a fruit plate is $10-$20. When you are on a tight budget (most of us are) rolls are the way to go!
This looks like a great recipe–next time the kids visit I will try it.
Great post.
Totally Cindy! I can’t stop now that I’ve started!
Ooooh…these look so good! I love bread and when it’s fresh and hot out of the oven, even better! Yum!!!
These look amazing! I bet I could even make them after I get home from work and have them on the table in time for dinner. Thanks 🙂
Totally! That’s what I do! 🙂
My wife has MS and I have learned to cook instead of having a mid-life crisis. Thank goodness for the computer and my apple IPad which substitutes for an old fashioned cookbook. I have tried several yeast roll recipes in the past and was never satisfied with any of them. The ones I did in the past were either a little tough or the crust was purely hard. Now with this recipe, my wife was happy and when the children visit they say they are the best rolls ever.
BTW, I started using yeast making pizza dough also. We prefer my home-made pizza to any delivery and so does a neighbor that works in a different town and gets home late. Every week or so when I make pizza for us, it is easier to make two pizzas at once so I usually deliver a pizza and salad across the street. They are great neighbors, they are just for the wrong football team. Roll Tide, Roll
I love me some fast dinner rolls 🙂
Thanks Karissa!
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