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Homemade garlic Parmesan dinner rolls are the best dinner rolls ever. This recipe is so easy with cotton soft rolls topped with garlic and Parmesan cheese. So good!
A few days ago, I shared with you the skillet dinner rolls recipe, using a homemade 60 minutes bread dough recipe that my baking assistant Kendoll swears by.
Today, I am sharing with you this garlic Parmesan dinner rolls recipe that is even better. They’re sinfully good!
These dinner rolls use the same bread dough, with garlic-herb butter and Parmesan cheese. I personally love these rolls more as they are so dainty and pretty, tied into beautiful knots and baked to golden brown glory. Every bite is bursting with the garlicky and buttery flavors, with the cheesy nuance. I had so many of these when they were out of the oven, I didn’t even need butter, they were just amazing.
Make dozens of these for the upcoming holiday season, for Thanksgiving and Christmas! You will love them, I promise you.
Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls Ingredients
- Active dry yeast
- Warm water
- Milk
- Sugar
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- All-purpose flour
- Egg
- Garlic
- Parsley
- Shredded parmesan cheese
Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.
How To Make Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls
Step 1. Dissolve the yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar in warm water. Then heat the milk with the sugar, salt, and butter until lukewarm.
Step 2. Add the egg to the yeast mixture. Combine the yeast mixture, milk mixture, and all of the flour. Stir to combine well. Cover the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes. Using a stand mixer with a dough hook, knead the dough for 5 minutes.
Step 3. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). On a floured surface, roll out the dough and divide it into 24 balls. Roll each ball into a rope and tie it into a knot. Cover and let it rise for 25 minutes.
Step 4. Meanwhile, prepare the garlic-herb butter by combining all the topping ingredients, except the Parmesan cheese. Brush the butter mixture generously over the surface and top with Parmesan cheese.
Step 5. Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until the center of the dinner rolls is cooked through and the tops are golden brown. Brush with the remaining butter mixture and serve warm.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 167 calories per serving.
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Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 packets active dry yeast, total 1/2 oz. or 14 g + 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 large egg
Toppings:
- 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Dissolve the yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar in warm water. Then heat the milk with the sugar, salt, and butter until lukewarm.
- Add the egg to the yeast mixture. Combine the yeast mixture, milk mixture, and all of the flour. Stir to combine well. Cover the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes. Using a stand mixer with a dough hook, knead the dough for 5 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). On a floured surface, roll out the dough and divide it into 24 balls. Roll each ball into a rope and tie it into a knot. Cover and let it rise for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the garlic-herb butter by combining all the topping ingredients, except the Parmesan cheese. Brush the butter mixture generously over the surface and top with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until the center of the dinner rolls is cooked through and the tops are golden brown. Brush with the remaining butter mixture and serve warm.
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Nutrition
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This recipe is hands down the best I have EVER tried for dinner rolls!!! They are absolutely orgasmic!!! …….So soft and fluffy, and the crust has just the right amount of “crispyness.” Hours after the meal, my husband was still raving about how good they were and so was I. I didn’t have quite enough milk as the recipe calls for, so I substituted reconstituted dry milk powder, and I didn’t make them into knots, though…..more like a bun. I’m wondering if you or anyone else has tried making the dough into cinnamon rolls? The dough was just absolutely beautiful to work with! I have tried many of your recipes, and have had great success with them all!
Hi Linda, thanks for trying my garlic parmesan dinner rolls recipe. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
i’m not a bread maker & i’m confused about the first step:
Is it to add the warm yeast/sugar/water mixture to the next milk/salt/butter mixture?
1. “Dissolve the yeast with the sugar in warm water. Heat the milk with the sugar, salt, butter until lukewarm.”
Yes the yeast mixture and the milk mixture are separate.
Hi Bee, how do I substitute dry active yeast for fresh yeast in the recipe?
Hi Sneha, I am not so sure without trying it myself. The best is to follow the recipe exactly.
I have to compliment you on this amazing recipe. I followed it to the T, and I am floored. My family loved the rolls. They were super soft, and absolutely delicious. I will try with fresh yeast and let you know. I will also tag you on insta when I make it the next time :)
Hi Sneha, awww thanks I love your comment and love it that you tried this garlic parmesan dinner rolls. Please tag me and try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
I love this recipe it’s easy and delicious my family often requests it and I adapted it to make cinnamon knots. Also delicious.
Hi Nae, thanks for trying my recipe. I love your adaptation. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
I just made these and they are round! They rose too much or something. They no longer look like knots BUT they look good still. I make bread very often too. Is the 4 1/2 cups if sifted flour measured and then sifted? Or do you sift it and then measure?
4 1/2 cups and then sifted.
Thank you so much for this recipe!! I used it for my school coursework and it turned out well!!
Awesome thanks Latte.
2 for 2. First the lemon pound cake and then these dinner rolls, just lovely. My knots weren’t as pretty as yours, but it was soft, buttery and best of all… garlicky!!!
Awesome Suhaya, thanks for trying these garlic parmesan dinner rolls.
Thank you for the great recipe!
I made these yesterday and they are DELICIOUS. I did have to bake them longer than the recipe states to get them nice and brown, so please note that.
I’ll definitely be trying more of these recipes.
one small drawback; the way the ingredients are listed is a bit confusing. I think labeling them more clearly would help.
Hi Rachel, thanks for trying my Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls. Please check out my recipe index and try more recipes: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/. For the recipe card, thanks for your feedback. We try to put in additional information for others not in the USA. :)
Hi Bee
Is the amount for unsalted butter 1/4 cup only? Why do you have another 1/2 stick butter listed next to it. Are they to be added or is it an either or?
Please clarify clearly. Thanks.
1/4 cup or half stick.
I followed this recipe to a T and my tolls didn’t brown on top. Trying a higher temp. Anyone else have this issue?
That’s so strange. Please bake longer until they brown.
Hello! I use this recipe so much, and my whole family loves them so much they’re gone in just a few minutes, but turns out the company I’m with right now is allergic to bread…
Are these possible to keep overnight, and will they survive the drive home without being refrigerated?
Thank you for such an amazing recipe, it’s definitely on my “to recommend” list!
Hi Lydia, I think you can keep them overnight but warm up in the oven before serving. Thanks for trying my garlic Parmesan dinner rolls recipe.
Thanks so much for this delicious recipe. My whole family enjoyed it!
I wrote a full review of it on my blog; check it out here –>
https://bitesnpieces.co/garlic-knots-from-scratch/
Aww, thanks so much. I really appreciate you trying my recipe!