Macadamia Free Classic Dinner Rolls

Total time2 hr 15 min

Prep time25 min

Cook time20 min

4.7

(20)

Soft, pillowy, and golden-topped, these classic dinner rolls are the kind of bake that turns an ordinary weeknight meal into something worth gathering around. The dough comes together with whole milk, butter, egg, and a touch of sugar — straightforward pantry staples with no nuts of any kind in sight. For anyone navigating tree nut sensitivities, store-bought rolls can be a minefield of shared-facility warnings, so baking from scratch is genuinely the cleanest path to a safe, satisfying result. The stand mixer does most of the heavy lifting, kneading the butter-enriched dough until it's smooth and just slightly tacky — that texture is the secret to rolls that stay tender even after they cool. A double rise gives them that signature pull-apart puff, and a double brush of melted butter (before and after baking) delivers a rich, glossy finish that tastes as good as it looks. Serve them straight from the pan while they're still warm and watch them disappear before the main course even hits the table.

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Ingredients

12 servings

For the dough

1 cup whole milk
2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
3 tbsp granulated sugar, divided
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tsp fine salt
1 large egg, room temperature
4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened and cut into pieces

For brushing

2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

1
Warm the milk in a small saucepan over low heat until it reaches 105–110°F (40–43°C) on a kitchen thermometer — warm to the touch but not hot. Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer, sprinkle in the yeast and 1 tbsp of the sugar, and stir briefly. Let stand for 5–10 minutes, until the surface is foamy and the mixture smells yeasty.
2
Add the remaining 2 tbsp sugar, the salt, and the egg to the yeast mixture. Fit the stand mixer with the dough hook and mix on low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Add the flour all at once and mix on low until a shaggy dough forms and no dry flour remains, about 2 minutes.

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