Beef Free Bread Machine Dinner Rolls
Soft, pillowy dinner rolls fresh from the oven are one of those simple pleasures that make any meal feel like a special occasion. This recipe is completely free of meat in every form — no broths, no fats rendered from animal proteins, just wholesome pantry staples like flour, butter, egg, and yeast doing exactly what they're meant to do. The bread machine handles all the heavy lifting: kneading the dough and letting it rise while you get on with the rest of dinner. Once the dough cycle finishes, you shape the rolls by hand, let them puff up until they're touching in the pan, and bake them to a deep golden brown. That final brush of melted butter right out of the oven is the move that takes them from good to genuinely hard to resist. They're the kind of rolls that disappear from the basket before the main course even hits the table.
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12 servings
- 1 cup warm water (110°f / 43°c)
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
For brushing
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- 1
Add the ingredients to the bread machine pan in the order recommended by your machine's manufacturer — typically liquids first. Add the warm water, softened butter, and egg, then add the flour, sugar, and salt. Make a small well in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Select the Dough cycle and press Start.
- 2
When the Dough cycle completes (typically 90 minutes, including kneading and the first rise), the dough should be smooth, slightly tacky, and roughly doubled in size. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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