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Fluffy Bread Machine Rolls

1 hour 16 minutes
Posted:3/25/20
Updated:1/18/21
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Easy to make fluffy rolls made in the bread machine. These dinner rolls taste like Hawaiian sweet rolls and are delicious with a little butter on top! Made with pantry staples for simple bread making!

fluffy rolls with butter on top

Well, I’m all about bread making right now. This week I made a loaf of whole wheat bread, corn bread, sugar cookies (in the bread machine) and now these homemade rolls. Being in the kitchen is definitely helping me escape these stressful times, and what’s better than making fluffy little rolls that I can dab with butter and jam?

My entire family has been gobbling these up and love them so much. Matthew thinks they taste just like store bought Hawaiian sweet rolls (one of his favorites), so I’m going to bet this batch I made yesterday will be gone by night’s end!

Need to get your mind off the news? Then run to the kitchen (don’t trip over your cat!), grab your bread machine and make these fluffy bread machine rolls! Trust me, on first bite, everything is going to be ok!

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Ingredients

Here’s all the ingredients that you need for this homemade rolls recipe. This is a very simple “from your pantry” recipe.

  1. milk (I use whole milk but you can use skim milk too)
  2. bread flour
  3. sugar
  4. salt
  5. butter (melted)
  6. active dry yeast
ingredients to make rolls in bread machine pan

Step by Step Directions

Place all the ingredients into the pan of your bread machine. You want to set it on DOUGH cycle and press START.

bread machine

Allow the bread machine to do it’s thing and wait until it completely finishes. You should see a fluffy ball of dough when you open it up!

dough made in bread machine pan

Place dough on a floured surface and lightly deflate the dough, using your fingers to press down.

dough kneaded out on floured surface

The recipe makes approximately 16 rolls so you’ll want to divide the dough up into 16. I like to rip the dough into 4, and then dive each piece into 4 again.

4 pieces of dough

Place in 13×9 pan, placing them next to each other.

dough balls in pan

Now cover with a towel and allow to rise for 1 hour. Please let them rise for the entire hour. It’s important they fully rise and this gets them nice and fluffy! And during this time the blog’s photographer stopped by and took a picture! 🙂

little girl taking pictures

Here they are after 1 hour of rising. I call them little soft snuggle balls of happiness!

bread rolls rising in pan

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and bake for 16-18 minutes or until the tops are golden brown. Gorgeous!

baked dinner rolls in pan

Allow to cool for a little bit so you don’t burn your mouth, but eat them while they’re still warm! OOOOOH. Delicious!

rolls with melted butter on top

To Egg Wash or Not to Egg Wash?

That is the question!

Look I’m not a big fan of the egg wash on top of breads and rolls. Call me crazy, but it seems like a wasted egg. I like to just grab some butter and lightly brush it on top. This gives them a buttery taste and a glossy shine, in my opinion, they’re perfect like this!

brush rubbing butter on rolls

What Order Should I put Ingredients into the Bread Machine?

First, check out your bread machine manufacturer manual that should list the order of ingredients. If you don’t have the manual you can check out their website. It’s important that you put the ingredients in the correct order as it makes a difference on the way the dough is mixed, kneaded and then affects rising.

For our specific machine the ingredients goes in the order: milk, bread flour, sugar, salt, butter and active dry yeast.

ingredients in bread machine pan

Want to freeze these?

First of all, good luck not eating all these rolls within the first day. They’re that delicious. I plead the fifth in telling you how many rolls I ate! If you actually don’t eat them all and want to freeze them, that’s easy to do!

Bake rolls as usual and allow to cool completely. Wrap up in aluminum foil and then place in a freezer bag. When ready to eat, remove from foil and bag and place in the microwave for a few seconds. They won’t take long to heat back up.

fluffy rolls on white plate

I hope you enjoy these Fluffy Bread Machine Rolls! Please leave a comment if you make them!

Other Delicious Bread Recipes:

  • 2 Hour Crockpot Bread
  • Moist Buttermilk Cornbread
  • Cinnamon Swirl Bread
  • Homemade Bread Machine Pizza Dough
  • Whole Wheat Slow Cooker Bread
  • Sourdough Crockpot Bread
  • Homemade Slow Cooker Bagels
  • Easy Garlic Knots
  • Bread Machine Italian Bread
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Fluffy Bread Machine Rolls

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Easy to make fluffy rolls made in the bread machine. These dinner rolls taste like Hawaiian sweet rolls and are delicious with a little butter on top! Made with pantry staples for simple bread making!
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 16 minutes
serves 16

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup milk
  • 3 cups bread flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package of active dry yeast (this equals 2 1/4 teaspoons)

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients into the pan of your bread machine in the order that your machine manufacturer recommends. Mine recommends them in order that I listed in ingredients. Set on DOUGH cycle and press START.
  • When machine is finished remove dough from machine pan and place on floured surface, lightly deflating it with your hands. Divide the dough into 16 equal size pieces and and roll into round balls.
  • Spray a 13×9 pan with nonstick spray and place the dough balls onto the pan, placing them directly next to each other. Cover pan with cloth towel and let rise for 60 minutes. During this time the rolls will almost double in size.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove from oven and allow to cool down to touch.
  • When serving the rolls, brush a little bit of butter on top of each one to give them a glossy finish.
Course:Side Dish
Cuisine:American
Keyword:bread machine rolls
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

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  1. Rhonda says

    January 4, 2023 at 2:50 pm

    This recipe is perfection. I wish i could send you a photo. I cut the dough into 16 triangles and rolled them like crescent rolls. I egg washed them and topped with sesame and poppy seeds. Fantastic. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    Reply
  2. Tammy says

    December 26, 2022 at 9:49 pm

    Van i use all purpose flour

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      December 27, 2022 at 2:04 pm

      You can, although they might not be as fluffy.

      Reply
  3. Stephen Skerritt says

    December 25, 2022 at 3:11 pm

    I have made these 5 times in the past month. They turn out great every time. Last time I accidentally got skim milk but increased butter by a quarter cup and decreased milk by a quarter cup and they turned out great.

    Reply
  4. Jenn says

    December 24, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    This is my go to easy fluffy bread machine dough! I love it so much I actually have used the recipe to make cinnamon rolls as well! And they turn out fluffy and so damn delicious i can’t get enough!!!

    Reply
  5. Georgine Woodley says

    December 18, 2022 at 5:03 pm

    Can you double this. Because 16 is not enough for the people I cook for on Sunday! My machine takes 1 hr 35 on the dough cycle and I don’t want to be tied to the machine all day.

    Reply
  6. Kristen Garzaro says

    December 16, 2022 at 7:03 pm

    Hands down the best!

    Reply
  7. Bittybenches says

    December 4, 2022 at 7:23 pm

    Great rolls, super simple and truly foolproof. Thank you for a recipe that is absolutely excellent!

    Reply
  8. Jen Mitten says

    November 28, 2022 at 12:44 pm

    Pamela. .. thank you so much for posting this recipe. I finally made the perfect rolls. I’m going to make them for all holidays+ now.

    Reply
  9. Susie Grant says

    November 26, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    Great recipe! Very fluffy and yummy! I used this dough recipe for cinnamon rolls. I just added a little more sugar. They were awesome!

    Reply
  10. Sharon C says

    November 24, 2022 at 12:18 pm

    I’m making these now. Does the dough freeze well? There’s only 2 of us.

    Reply
  11. Jolyn A says

    November 21, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    New to my bread machine: can I put the dough balls back in my bread machine and use the ‘Bake Only’ setting?

    Reply
  12. Tiffany says

    November 17, 2022 at 10:40 am

    This is my new go to for rolls. So yummy and everyone loves them. I can’t wait to bring them for my whole family to try at Thanksgiving. Thank you! ♥️ If I wanted to turn this into a loaf of bread vs rolls how would I do that? What setting on my machine would I use?

    Reply
  13. JL says

    November 2, 2022 at 9:35 pm

    These are excellent! I have made them many times, and they always turn out perfect.

    Reply
  14. Spillman says

    October 19, 2022 at 2:38 pm

    Best rolls ever!

    Reply
  15. C.C. Hines says

    October 16, 2022 at 10:09 am

    My family and I enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for clear instructions .

    Reply
  16. Second Best says

    October 10, 2022 at 5:50 am

    This worked out really well. Very yummy! Thank you

    Reply
  17. Michelle says

    October 3, 2022 at 11:17 am

    I used regular milk nice and fluffy. This is my new go to recipe. Delicious.

    Reply
  18. Beth Aschliman says

    September 28, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    Question!! My dough cycle is 1 and 1/2 hours !!

    Reply
    • JL says

      November 2, 2022 at 9:36 pm

      Yes that’s perfect. Mine is also 1-1/2 hours

      Reply
  19. Aida McDougal says

    September 23, 2022 at 6:49 pm

    I love this recipe very much 🥰🥰
    I was wondering if you have a recipe for whole wheat rolls or whole grain rolls???

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      September 25, 2022 at 1:19 pm

      Glad you like the rolls! I have a whole wheat bread recipe that you might like! Here it is: https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/whole-wheat-slow-cooker-bread/

      Reply
  20. Debbie S says

    September 18, 2022 at 5:54 pm

    The rolls came out light, fluffy, and delicious. Very easy to make. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  21. Chris says

    September 13, 2022 at 6:23 pm

    The order for adding ingredients in my bread machine manual depends on the particular recipe being used. Any advice on how to proceed if I want to try your recipe?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      September 13, 2022 at 8:47 pm

      Sure, add the ingredients in the order of ingredients on the list: milk, flour, sugar, salt, butter and yeast.

      Reply
  22. Ananda says

    September 4, 2022 at 11:16 am

    Do you use cold milk and what kind of pan do you use. A cake pan or cookie sheet?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      September 5, 2022 at 10:56 am

      I just use milk straight from the refrigerator, no need to heat it up. I use a 13×9 pan/dish, something with sides.

      Reply
  23. Hailey says

    August 29, 2022 at 1:04 am

    No fail recipe – so easy and delicious!

    Reply
  24. Angie says

    July 17, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    Can you use all purpose floor? Not sure what the difference is.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 18, 2022 at 10:04 am

      Hey Angie, I recommend bread flour for the best rolls possible, but you can use all-purpose flour if you have to. They might not be as “fluffy”, but I have done it before, and they still tasted great.

      Reply
  25. John Johnson says

    June 30, 2022 at 11:53 pm

    I made rolls first, then I made the dough and used a hot dog bun pan to make hot dog buns. So good!

    Reply
  26. Sallie Pablo says

    June 16, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    I have made this several times and everyone e loves them. They don’t last long!!!

    Reply
  27. Jimmie Goedhart says

    June 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    Love the recipe and the taste.
    But… you say divide dough into 16 pieces, you then plane 15 rolls into your pan, where is the other roll?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 8, 2022 at 9:57 am

      Hi Jimmie, are you referring to the picture with 15 rolls? That’s just because I liked the picture better with matching rows. 😉 The recipe should make 16 rolls.

      Reply
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