Homemade Dinner Rolls (Freezer Rolls)
These light, fluffy, and buttery dinner rolls are the perfect addition to any dinner. The best part? This dough is freezer-friendly! Make ahead of time and freeze until you're ready to have delicious homemade dinner rolls ANY time.
Servings 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 6 cups all purpose flour plus more to knead
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 cup of melted/ softened butter
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 envelopes of active dry yeast
- 1 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup warm milk
Instructions
- Add the flour, dry yeast, sugar, butter, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in the warm water, and warm milk.
- Crack open 2 eggs, and add them into the bowl as well.
- Mix until everything is combined, and it forms into a nice sticky dough.
- Knead the dough on lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes.
- Oil a large bowl, then place the dough into the bowl.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth or towel, and let it rest for 1 1/2 hours in a warm draft free place.
- Knead the dough for 10 minutes, then divid the dough into equal parts.
- Grease, or oil a aluminum bake dish, and place the rolls into the dish.
- Cover the dish with the top, then label, and freeze.
- You can freeze these rolls for up to a month
- When you're ready to back the rolls, remove them from the freezer.
- Remove the cover/lid, and cover the rolls with a clean cloth or towel.
- Put the rolls in a warm draft free place, and let them rise( takes about three hours).
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Separate 1 egg, discard the yolk, and brush the egg whites on top of the rolls.
- Bake the rolls for 15 minutes, or until done.
- Remove the rolls from the oven, and brush with desired amount of melted butter.
- Pull the rolls apart, and serve!