Happy November! Now that Halloween is over, everyone is looking forward to Thanksgiving. When it comes to Thanksgiving, there is one thing I love most: homemade dinner rolls.
In this post, you will learn how to bake the best and easiest dinner rolls, on a skillet. And yes, they are pull-apart bread, too.
The best thing about this dinner rolls recipe is that it takes only 60 minutes to make and it’s actually A LOT easier than you think. The recipe is fail-proof and yields soft, light, fluffy buns. Fresh off the oven, these buns are great as is, or with just a slather of butter. It’s that simple.
There are many ways to dress up your dinner rolls but the classic buttered rolls will hit all the right notes. Sprinkle some kosher salt on top of the rolls and you and your family will be happily eating away the entire skillet of these soft and amazing dinner rolls!
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Skillet Dinner Rolls Recipe
Skillet Dinner Rolls - easiest and best homemade dinner rolls on skillet. Much better than store-bought and takes 60 minutes!
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 (1/2 stick)
- 4 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- baking spray
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
Directions
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1Dissolve the yeast with the sugar in warm water. Heat the milk with the sugar, salt, butter until lukewarm.
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2Add the egg to the yeast mixture. Combine the yeast mixture, the milk mixture, and all of the flour. Stir to combine well. Cover the dough and rest for 15 minutes. Using a stand mixer with a dough hook, knead the dough for 5 minutes.
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3Preheat oven to 375F.
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4On a floured surface, roll out the dough and and divide it into 18 balls, about the size a small tennis ball. Cover and let rise for 25 minutes. Spray the baking spray on a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, arrange the dough balls on the skillet. Sprinkle the kosher salt evenly on the surface. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the surface of the dinner rolls turn golden brown. Brush with the melted butter and serve warm.
Recipe Notes
For this recipe, you will need about 2 pounds of the dough. You can freeze the remaining 1 pound of dough in the freezer, thaw and use it later, or you can use a bigger skillet and use up all the dough. If the sides of the dinner rolls are turning dark faster than the middle, cover te rolls on the side with aluminum foil and expose the middle part of the dinner rolls. This will help to even it out.
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Theresa
I don’t have a stand mixer can l use bread maker to mix the dough first then take out to knead by hand. Is the receipt the same amount. Thanks Bee
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, I think so!
Gryphonisle
Nice. I appreciated the various equivalents of “two packets of yeast” as I too now use bulk (but google has the answer anyway). I was out of milk so used buttermilk, which curdled when heated (?) and yet everything came out fine. My only complaint is the sweetness, I think that 5T (or a quarter cup plus one T) is too much. Dinner rolls shouldn’t be sweet. Still, the texture, moistness and overall ease of making/baking rendered this one of the best yeast recipes I’ve found.
Rasa Malaysia
You can cut down on sugar if you like it less sweet. Thanks for trying the skillet dinner rolls recipe. :)
Fafa
Hi
I only have instant dry yeast. Do I just mix it with the egg and cooled milk mixture right away rather than having to dissolve in warm water?
Vicky East
I think mine baked for about 20 mins and theu took longer to rise than the 25 mins. I think i need new yeast lol. But WOW.!!! They tasted fantastic. So light and so yummy
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, so glad you tried the skillet dinner rolls.
Kira
Deliciously light and fluffy! And easy. These were a big hit with my gang. Love your website.
Thanks Bee!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Kira, thanks so much for your support, I am so happy that you and your gang love this skillet dinner rolls. :)
Laudine
I tried to make these, unfortunately the recipe was very confusing. My rolls never rose, turned out like golf balls. Still not sure how much yeast is required and do you use a stick of butter – it says 1/4 and 1/2 stick? Which is it?
Rasa Malaysia
1/4 cup is the same as 1/2 stick butter. 2 packets of dry yeast as stated clearly in the recipe.
Lynn
These look amazing and easy for a stay at home mom who has 5 mouths to feed. I’m going to try them tonight. Let you know how they come out. Never made homemade rolls in my life.
denise amsden
I baked them for 15 minutes @ 375F, until they were golden brown, let cool in the pan while I got the rest of my dinner ready to serve {10 min.}… The rolls were so light and fluffy, so airy, by far the best Ive ever eaten ! I made sure to leave room in my belly for a 2nd roll, I made them big {fit 9 in the skillet}. I froze the other half of the dough. Pretty sure I’m going to make cinnamon rolls with it.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Denise, thanks for trying my skillet dinner rolls. So happy that you love them.
Mrs. B
They have been in the oven for 17 minutes at 375F and are insipidly pale and doughy. No way they could bake in 10-12.
Christine
Wouldn’t you just let them rise in the skillet!
PZ
Should I go ahead & cover the side of the cast iron skillet with foil to begin with or just wait till I notice the sides are browning faster than the middle?
Rasa Malaysia
You can cover from the beginning if you like.
Joy
I have packets if fast rising yeast. You called for 2 packets (3/4 oz or 21g). The packets are 1/4 oz each & 7g which means I would need 3 packets. Is that right?
Rasa Malaysia
I think so!
PL
Is the dough sweet? I live in South East Texas and they all eat sweet bread. Nasty. Unfortunately for me I wasn’t born here and haven’t acquired a taste for sweet bread.
Rasa Malaysia
No, these skillet dinner rolls are not sweet at all.
Cameron
If I don’t have a stand mixer, can I knead by hand? Or hand mixer (with only the standard attachment)?
Rasa Malaysia
I think you can knead by hand but it will be difficult to do with a hand mixer, I think.
Yvonne Jones-Myers
Thank you for this awesome recipe!
I just made these! I used a copper skillet and baked 10 minutes longer, also used coconut flour, oil ,sugar, and almond milk! They are fantastic! Light, fluffy, yummy!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for trying my dinner rolls.
KT
Made these today. They didn’t quite turn the golden brown as in the picture. I baked for 13 minutes and took them out because I didn’t want them to harden. Followed recipe to a T. Any suggestions?
Rasa Malaysia
Hmmm, bake it longer as every oven is different. Mine was 13 minutes. The dinner rolls on the sides would turn brown faster than the middle ones so you can cover the side rolls with aluminum foil and continue to bake the ones in the center to become golden brown.
YVETTE G
I’ve never made rolls before ! I wanna attempt this recipe ! Any tips for a first timer like me ….I do have a stand mixer ..yay
Rasa Malaysia
Must follow the recipe step-by-step, you can do it. :)
Shirley Hawkins
1 packet of yeast equals 1 tablespoon of yeast
H
One packet of yeast is 2 1/4 tsps. Not one tbsp.
JB
1tbsp = 3tsps.
PY
Hi, can you use a normal round 8 inches baking tin instead? Thanks.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can!
Dan
I wish there was a picture of the inside of the rolls.
DB
is this like Asian milk bread?
Rasa Malaysia
Not really it’s an American dinner rolls. They are great.
Sarah
Oh my goodness!! These rolls are delicious
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Sarah.
Jeanette
You mention that only 1.5 pounds of dough is needed for this recipe, but how much dough does the recipe make? Couldn’t we just use a bigger skillet to use up all of the dough? What size skillet did you use?
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Jeanette, it was actually about 2 lbs as we tried the recipe again today, I have a 10-inch skillet. The dough will come out to be 3 lbs.
WK
This recipe needs a re-write. Two packets of yeast? How much is that? Some of use keep a jar of yeast (buying it in bulk is sooooo much cheaper than the packets.) Add to that, baking recipes really should be done in weights, so you can downsize/upsize easily.
Rasa Malaysia
WK, it was an omission, I have updated the recipe.
Shirley Hawkins
1 packet of yeast equals 1 tablespoon
Janine Robinson
Look online for a conversion. Some of us use the packets so it is helpful to know what we need too.
B Lace
Most packages are 7g = 1-1/2 tap. I actually measured one packet many moons ago. ;}
Hawk
my jar of active dry yeast has “1 packet = 2 1/4 tsp” on the label. Try checking your jar for the packet conversion.
jackie Wilding
They are so delicious and delicate.oh man and super easy. Smell awesome rolls..lol
Pauline
Hi, what is the size of your cast iron skillet?