Easy garlic butter dinner rolls
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Soft and fluffy dinner rolls baked till golden and brushed with garlic and oregano-infused butter is a delicious, easy side dish recipe.
You guys, I have never been happier to see the beginning of the weekend. In. My. Life. This week has been beyond crazy. I have cooked, styled and photographed 23 recipes in the last 7 days. Most of which formed part of an el massivo Christmas shoot for a magazine. In fact, there are so many Christmas decorations in my house at the moment, I’m thinking of just leaving them there for the next two months. That’s acceptable, right?!
Anyway, so yesterday when I finished editing and sending the last of the many, MANY images I took, I experienced a wave of relief like never before. And then I realised that I had neglected this little blog of mine terribly over the last two weeks and I simply had to pay it some attention. But listen, after a week of non-stop cooking and shooting, the last thing I feel like doing is do more of that. So I knew whatever I made for dinner last night would have to be done in a flash, be super tasty and be easy-peasy.
I made a very simple tomato pasta and started the prep for Friday night Pizza night (totes a thing in our house). I decided that while I was busy making dough, I might as well make a batch of my ridiculously easy dinner rolls. Seriously you guys, this recipe could not be simpler. I make the dough in my stand mixer but even by hand this will only take you a few minutes and I can not over-hype these enough!
They are so soft and fluffy on the inside and the flavour is just perfection. Brushed with garlicky butter (I added a little dried oregano too), they are so moreish. I challenge you to only have one. These are the perfect side dish to pretty much anything. A big bowl of warming chili, soups, stews and (as we did) tomato pasta with enough sauce to mop up with the pillowy bread. Even just as is, standing by the kitchen counter. Yum!
- 5 cups 750g flour (I used cake flour which gives a more delicate texture to the bread)
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 cups 500ml lukewarm water
- 1 x 10g sachet instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup butter
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
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Combine the flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment.
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In a jug, combine the lukewarm water, yeast and sugar and mix well.
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Pour the yeast mixture into the flour and mix on a low speed until the dough starts to come together. Add the oil and continue mixing until the dough has come away from the sides of the bowl. Continue mixing for another 2 minutes.
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If doing this by hand, follow the same directions but once the dough comes together in the bowl, turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
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If needed, add a little more water. The dough needs to be soft and smooth and a little sticky.
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Once the dough has been kneaded, place in a greased bowl and cover with cling film. Allow to rise for 1 hour.
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After an hour, knock back the dough and form rolls (mine were just slightly smaller than a tennis ball).
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Place the rolls in a baking dish of your choice lined with parchment paper.
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Pre-heat the oven to 180°c.
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Place the rolls in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Tap the top of the rolls, if they sound hollow they are done.
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In the meantime, combine all the ingredients for the garlic butter in a small saucepan and melt together.
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When the rolls come out of the oven, brush them generously with the garlic butter and serve.
More easy bread recipes you will love:
Naan bread
Potato Pecorino bread
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Are you sure 3 cups of water is necessary? I made these last night and had to add about 2 1/2 additional cups of flour to get a dough that didn’t stick to the sides of the mixer. It was too soft to hold a shape so I had to sort of throw blobs of dough into the baking dish. The rolls rose fine in the oven but needed an additional 15 minutes of baking and even then were not fully cooked through. I assumed that I wrote the recipe down wrong but as I check it now, it really does say 3 cups of water. Not sure where I went wrong. Perhaps you could indicate the flour quantity by weight?
Hi Christina. I apologise for the incorrect measurements given. It must’ve been a typo, I was meant to write 2 cups of water. I’ve amended the recipe and also added the metric measurements. I’m so sorry for this, I pride myself in my recipes working well and feel terrible that this didn’t work out for you due to my mistake.
Thank you! I bake a LOT of breads so I thought it was odd but then all the rave reviews made me think that somehow the recipe would work out. I am definitely going to make it again and I’m sure it will be fine this time. The flavour was quite nice but the texture wasn’t right. Great easy recipe. I will definitely make dinner rolls more often if they’re this quick and easy.
Thank YOU for pointing out my mistake. I hope the next batch come out perfectly.
These look beyond dreamy!!! Congrats on all of the great work — that’s fantastic Alida!! xoxo
Thanks Rebecca! x
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe how many recipes you made this week! That’s amazing! And yes you should absolutely leave up those Christmas decorations. One less thing to do later. These rolls look like the perfect addition to my Thanksgiving table!
The life of a food stylist/photographer 😉 And yep, these rolls would be PERFECT for a Thanksgiving feast.
Dinner rolls may just be my ultimate weakness. I know I would inhale one too many of these! 🙂
Mine too! And yep, I definitely did not only have one. 😉
I LOVE a good dinner roll and yours looks fantastic. Love the addition of the garlic butter.
Thanks Andy! The garlic butter definitely make these fluffy little rolls.
Hi Alida,
These look delicious! Is there no 2nd rise between punching down/forming and baking?
Thanks Barb. No, no 2nd rise necessary. 🙂
I saw these on IG this morning and I had to come on over and check out the recipe. They looks so delicious and golden brown. Love the butter garlic topping – yum! And you go girl, 23 recipes in 7 days is impressive!
Thanks Geraldine! That garlic butter is magic. And thanks! It was hard work but I’m glad it’s all done. 🙂
A big bowl of warm soup and a few of these would be the perfect fall meal. Thanks for sharing Alida!
It’s my pleasure. 🙂
Yum! Could I sprinkle some grated cheese over the rolls before baking?
Of course! Cheddar or Parmesan would both work well.
Oh my gosh, these look sooo good. Garlic bread is one of my absolute favourites.
Thanks Jenni. Mine too! I could easily have it with every meal.