Buttermilk Dinner Rolls
These buttermilk dinner rolls are everything—soft, fluffy, and so flavorful. I added garlic butter to the egg wash for a little extra boost, then brushed even more on top after baking. You’re going to adore this recipe ♥︎
Ingredients
Yeast mixture ✮⋆˙
- 240 ml water 1 cup / 8 oz
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 40 grams sugar 3 tbsp
Rest of dough ingredients ✮⋆˙
- 240 ml buttermilk 1 cup / 8 oz
- 2 tsp fine sea salt
- 690 grams all-purpose flour 5 1/2 cups
- 60 grams butter, unsalted 1/4 cup or 4 tbsp
Garlic butter mixture ✮⋆˙
- 6 tbsp butter, melted unsalted
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
Egg wash ✮⋆˙
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tbsp of your garlic butter mixture
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the warm water, yeast, and sugar. Stir gently and let sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
- In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook), combine the yeast mixture, buttermilk, melted butter, and salt. Gradually add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing until a soft dough forms. The reason I say 1 cup at a time is that if you live in a different climate or altitude than I do, you might need just a tad less flour than me, and that's completely fine!
- Knead the dough by hand on a lightly floured surface for 8–10 minutes, or use the stand mixer on medium speed; the dough should be smooth and elastic.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured bowl, cover it with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel, and let it rise in a warm spot for 1–1.5 hours, or until doubled in size.
- Punch down the risen dough and divide it into 10-12 equal pieces - mine each weighed around 110 grams . Roll each piece into a smooth ball and arrange them in a greased 9x13-inch baking dish or two smaller circular pans (depending on how you'd like them to be presented) , leaving a little space between each roll. ( if you'd like to make 20-24 rolls, weigh each dough ball to be roughly 55g each)
- Cover the rolls loosely and let them rise for another 30 minutes, or until puffy and touching.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) while your doing is doing its second rise.
- In a small bowl mix the melted butter, garlic powder, and salt for the garlic butter mixture
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk, and 1 tbsp of the garlic butter mixture. Lightly brush the tops of the rolls with the egg wash.
- Bake the rolls in the preheated oven for 22-25 minutes, or until golden brown and baked through.
- As soon as the rolls come out of the oven, generously brush them with the garlic butter. Let them cool for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with a little extra garlic butter on the side, if desired.