Description
Soft, chewy French bread dinner rolls with a golden crust and tender interior. Perfect for holiday meals, weeknight dinners, or as mini sandwich buns. Simple to make with just a few ingredients and patient rising time.
Ingredients
1 cup warm water (under 110°F)
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon honey
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a mixer bowl, combine warm water, yeast, and honey. Let sit for 8 minutes until foamy.
- Add flour and salt, then knead with a dough hook on medium speed for 8–10 minutes until smooth.
- Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes.
- Fold each side of dough over itself to form a square. Cover and let rise another 45 minutes. Repeat folding once more, then let rise 30–45 minutes until doubled in size.
- Grease two 8–9 inch round cake pans or one 9×13 pan.
- Divide dough in half, then each half into 5 pieces (10 rolls total). Shape into smooth balls and place seam-side down in pans. Cover.
- Refrigerate shaped rolls for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days.
- Preheat oven to 500°F. Remove rolls from fridge and let rise until doubled.
- Mist with water before baking. Bake at 500°F for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 400°F and bake 10–15 minutes more until golden and hollow-sounding when tapped.
- Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Brush with garlic butter for a savory twist.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or coarse salt on top before baking.
- Shape into baguette-style loaves instead of rolls.
- Add fresh herbs like rosemary or thyme to dough for extra flavor.
- Use whole wheat flour for a nuttier roll.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus rising)
- Cook Time: 20–25 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 135 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
