Buttery Bread Machine Rolls

Buttery Bread Machine Rolls- these easy to make rolls are soft, fluffy, and literally melt in your mouth! Tastes just like the favorite Texas Roadhouse rolls, only made conveniently in the bread machine!

Fluffy Bread Machine Rolls

Have you ever been to Texas Roadhouse and tried their homemade rolls with the cinnamon butter? Well, if not, I would typically recommend you do so, however, these rolls taste so close to the restaurant favorite, you can just make them at home!

When you get seated at a table, they bring over a basket of fresh, hot rolls with a small container of cinnamon butter. Now, I haven’t quite perfected the cinnamon butter yet, so for this recipe, we will stick to the rolls only.

The rolls are fluffy on the inside and have a buttery crust. Once you take a bite, the rolls literally melt in your mouth. They are pure Heaven, in roll form! Quite addictive and if I am being honest, I typically can devour a few before my dinner even arrives, ha-ha!

When I first set out to make dinner rolls in the bread machine, my intentions were not of a copycat Texas Roadhouse roll. I set the bar low and figured I would experiment to find a quick and easy dinner roll option. After the first batch came out, I knew I had hit a winner and these rolls would become our new favorite bread item! No tweaking or further experimenting needed!

Why these Bread Machine Rolls are the best

After one bite, you’ll know exactly why I named them the BEST, but here are a few more reasons!

• Easy- with just a few needed ingredients, these come together quickly and require little to no effort. Want an easy way to use them up? How about making Easy Sloppy Joes??
• Fluffy- when you rip one open, you’ll notice a fluffy, soft inside that melts in your mouth
• Freezer-Friendly- you can freeze the dough OR bake them and freeze the leftovers
• Budget Friendly- only costs a few dollars to make a batch
• Perfect for any occasion- whether you serve them with dinner, Thanksgiving, Holidays, or make them larger for hamburger buns, these rolls are great for any occasion

Ingredients Needed

Scroll below for printable recipe card with ingredient amounts and directions

• Water- warm, but not hot
• Milk- warm, not hot
• Butter- melted, unsalted
• Sugar
• Egg
• Flour- all-purpose
• Salt
• Yeast- bread machine yeast

How to make Buttery Bread Machine Rolls

This recipe makes about 20 small dinner rolls, so make a batch and freeze the leftovers for a quick and delicious side item next week!! OR, you can make 12 larger sized rolls and use them as hamburger buns.

1. Put ingredients into your bread machine pan, in order listed above. *Create a well for the yeast and keep it from touching anything liquid
2. Put bread machine on dough cycle and press start.
3. Once dough is done, spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray.
4. Flour a cutting board and remove dough from pan. Place on floured surface.
5. If you want the hamburger buns I mentioned above, divide dough into 12 rolls; if you want dinner rolls, divide dough into 20 rolls.
6. Roll each dough ball a few times with your hands and place seam side down in your greased pan.
7. Melt about 4 tbsp. butter (you will only need half, save the other half for step #11).
8. Brush the tops of the dough rolls lightly with butter.
9. Allow pan to rise for 45 minutes.
10. Once rolls have risen a bit, preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 16-18 minutes.
11. Remove from oven and brush with remaining melted butter. Serve and enjoy!

How to make Buttery Bread Machine Rolls without a bread machine

If you don't have a bread maker, you can still make these tasty dinner rolls! You'll want to add the warm water, milk, sugar, and yeast to the mixing bowl first to let the yeast proof for about 5 minutes. It will get frothy. Then mix in the eggs and butter, and finally the dry ingredients. The exact time for kneading with a dough hook will vary, but the dough should get very elastic. Do the pinch test to be sure it's ready by pinching the dough lightly and pulling. Your dinner roll dough should bounce back if it's ready to be rolled out. Follow the same instructions for the rest of the process.

Freezing Your Dough

Bread dough can be frozen for up to 30 days in advance. If you're freezing your rolls, shape them, place them in the baking dish and cover them with plastic wrap. Place them into the freezer for a few hours and then transfer them to a zip lock bag and keep frozen until you're ready to use them.

Refrigerating Dough Overnight

To save time, you can make the dough ahead of time and place in the refrigerator overnight. Simply don't let them rise in a warm place. Instead, place the covered baking dish in the refrigerator to do a slow rise overnight. An hour or two before baking, remove them from the refrigerator so they finish rising, and then bake as directed in recipe card.

Storage

Once baked, you can store these rolls in an airtight container/bag at room temperature for up to 3 days.

If stored in the refrigerator, they will last about one week.

Once baked and cooled, you can place the rolls in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Simply thaw and microwave or pop into the oven at 250 degrees for a few minutes to warm them back up!

More Bread Machine Recipes to try

Homemade Pizza Crust– Quick and easy, skip ordering out and make this at home recipe with the toppings you love

Bread Machine Beer Bread– an easy 5 ingredient bread perfect anytime!

Country White Bread– thick, rustic bread with perfect texture and flavor

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls– Classic Cinnamon Rolls meet Fall flavors with these incredible Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Tasty Orange Rolls- sticky, lush, and doughy. They're easy to make, fluffy and frosted with a delicious cream cheese glaze that is packed with flavor!

Recipe updated 12/20/22