Easy One Rise Homemade Rolls (2024)

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These Easy Homemade Rolls are one rise. No double duty! This recipe is unique and delicious! Make these once and you will never go store bought again…they are that easy. And check out the new video we just added below!

Whats the secret to a great one rise roll? Nothing fancy…just simple ingredients put together in a unique way.

How to make Easy Homemade Rolls –

Simply mix and knead your dough. Shape into rolls and let rise in a 170 degree oven for 30 minutes. Then crank up the heat to 350 degrees for another 20 minutes, without ever removing the rolls from the oven! Brilliant!

I could probably call these ‘miracle buns’, but I won’t. Tempting though……

This recipe makes 12 rolls. If you need 24, we have that recipe for you! Easy One Rise Rolls for a Crowd!

You certainly do not have to weigh each roll, but if you wanted to be sure you got an even dozen, they would weigh 3 ounces each.

Or you could just roll into a log shape and cut up evenly into 12 pieces….like a normal person.

Place your rolls on a sheet pan or in a buttered 9 x 13 baking dish. Place in your oven set for 170 degrees until double in size. They should look like this after 30 minutes.

Now turn up the heat to 350 degrees without removing them from the oven and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes until lightly brown. Brush with butter and sprinkle with coarse salt if desired.

Tips for Making One Rise Homemade Rolls!

Serve these the same day you make them for best results.
We love these with homemade honey butter. One cube softened butter mixed with 1/4 cup honey.
We used regular yeast, not Rapid Rise.

These rolls would be fabulous with our Beef Barley Soup recipe!

Need a better visual? Check out this video we made- it shows you how we make our easy HomeMade rolls step by step! Yay!

To Buns in Your Oven!

Clink!

Kathi

Easy Homemade Rolls

I use a Kitchen Aid mixer with dough hook for this recipe. But you can use your hands, they work great too!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter - cut into small pieces
3/4 cup hot water
4 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4-5 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 ounce package active dry yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons

Instructions

Preheat oven to 170 degrees
In small bowl or microwave safe measuring cup - heat milk and butter for 90 seconds on high
Pour into mixing bowl (I used a Kitchen Aid with bread hook)
Add 3/4 cup hot water (should be slightly uncomfortable to the touch).
Add sugar and salt
Mix until well blended
Add 2 cups of flour and yeast - mix for about 1 minute.
Let sit for 5 minutes.
Add another 2 cups of flour, one at a time.
Add additional flour if needed until dough separates from the bowl.
Using Kitchen Aid or your hands, knead for 5 minutes until silky
Butter a 9 x 13 baking ban
Cut dough into desired shapes and add to prepared pan
Put into preheated 170 degree oven to rise. This takes about 30 minutes.
Once your buns are the desired size (sorry, can't help it, gotta get one in!).
Turn up oven to 350 degrees without removing from oven.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until lightly brown.
Top with melted butter and coarse salt if desired.

Notes

Notes:

We love this served with honey butter! 1/2 cup softened butter mixed with 1/4 cup honey.

Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with course salt if desired.

These are best served the same day you bake them.

Need more buns? Check out this same recipe for a crowd. It makes 24 rolls!

Easy One Rise Dinner Rolls for a Crowd

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Mel says
February 14, 2024 at 2:13 am
Can these be frozen before baking? I’m cooking for 70-80 people. That would be too many batches to make that day. If I could thaw them overnight, the church has plenty of oven space to bake them off that day.
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- says
  February 14, 2024 at 7:48 am
  Hi Mel – it works with some limitations. The rolls can be thawed at room temperature for about 4-5 hours before baking or they need to rise in the refrigerator over night. In other words you cant put them out at room temp over night. They will rise and fall. Hopefully that helps!
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Laura-Lee says
December 29, 2021 at 10:42 am

This is my go to recipe every time I make buns. We have also put pizza sauce, mozzarella and other pizza toppings in the middle for homemade pizza pockets. Beyond delicious.
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Tina R says
May 22, 2020 at 8:19 am

AMAZING FLAVOR! SUPER EASY!!
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Nicole says
April 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm
i only have quick rise yeast, will it work?
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  April 7, 2020 at 3:19 pm
  Yes. I have found regular yeast and quick rise to be interchangeable in this recipe. Of course it will reduce the rise time so keep an eye on it! Usually makes about a 10 minute difference.
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raela guernsey says
April 6, 2020 at 8:19 am

Kathi brings these every year for thanksgiving they are so awesome!
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Shalleen says
February 23, 2020 at 4:42 pm
Wow… never used the kitchen aid mixer..Rough start…. made these rolls a little gooyie added a bit more flour and it actuall, step by step , looked identical to recipe photos! I am proud of myself and they tasted great.
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Laura says
February 22, 2020 at 10:20 am
I’m new to baking and had tried 3 different recipes for homemade rolls and failed miserably all three times before finding this recipe. I finally had success with these rolls! They turned out great, and my family gobbled them down. I followed the recipe exactly, and it was easy and fun! I will definitely make these rolls again.
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- says
  February 23, 2020 at 12:10 pm
  Thank you Laura! I am so glad it worked for you and thank you for taking the time to comment!
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Ilana Gordon says
July 6, 2019 at 5:25 am
I see there is a bit of sugar in this recipe. Can I leave it out? Just not sure if the sugar affects the chemistry of the bake, or just the taste of the bread.
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- LaughingSpatula.com says
  July 6, 2019 at 7:43 am
  Hi Ilana – the sugar feeds the yeast. The yeast will still allow the rolls to rise so you can try with it but not sure how much affect it will have as I haven’t tried it.
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