- Today, I'm gonna show you how to make the fluffiest dinner rolls. (funky music) (Natasha grunts) (Natasha grunts) (Natasha laughs) Hey, everybody. It's Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com. You guys are going to love this recipe. The ingredients are so simple. You probably already have
everything you need to make these, and they are melt-in-your-mouth soft. I'm craving dinner rolls,
so let's get started. (hands tapping) (bell chimes) To start, you'll need one and a half cups of warm whole milk. It should be about 110 degrees Fahrenheit. You want to make sure it's not too hot or it can deactivate the yeast. Stir in one tablespoon of granulated sugar and whisk that to combine. Then, sprinkle the top with one tablespoon of active dry yeast. Let that rest for a minute. Then whisk the yeast
into the milk mixture. Now you're gonna set it aside and let it proof for about five minutes or until the yeast looks foamy. All right. That looks perfect. Now, we're gonna add four tablespoons of warm, melted, unsalted butter. Also, add the rest of your
one-third cup of sugar and one and a quarter teaspoons of salt. Next, we're gonna add just under four cups of all-purpose flour, and make sure you measure that correctly. I do have a video tutorial on how we measure ingredients for baking, and I will link that in the notes. Add the flour just half a cup at a time and whisk in to incorporate
between each addition. Once that's fully blended in, add a little bit more flour
and continue doing that until it's too thick to whisk. (funky music) I love starting my dough with a whisk because it incorporates much faster and speeds up the process, but eventually, the
dough will get too thick, and we're gonna switch to
the dough hook attachment. If you don't have a stand mixer, you absolutely can continue
to blend this together with a stiff spatula and
then knead the dough by hand. (funky music) I'm gonna set my mixer to speed two, and continue adding that flour. Scrape down your mixing bowl as needed to help the flour incorporate evenly. Add the last one to two
tablespoons of flour only if it's needed. When the dough is done, it should still feel sticky
and tacky to the touch, but if you have clean, dry fingers, it should not stick to your fingertips. If you see it is very
sticky to your fingertips, you can add one to two
tablespoons of flour at a time until you reach the right consistency. Once the flour is all mixed in, you want to knead that for
another two minutes on speed two. Because this dough is so soft and moist, it will produce the
fluffiest dinner rolls. Now we're gonna let the dough rise. Transfer it to a well-oiled
large mixing bowl. Cover that with plastic wrap and let it rest and rise in a warm room for about two hours or until
the dough has doubled in size. The dough will rise faster
in a warmer environment, so you can either use
your oven or a microwave. If using your oven,
preheat to the lowest heat for about two minutes,
then turn the oven off, and set the bowl of dough on a towel, and let it proof in the warm
oven for about two hours, or you can place a damp kitchen
towel into your microwave. Heat that for a minute on high heat. This'll create the perfect
warm and moist environment for the dough to rise. Place the dough into the warm microwave, shut the door, and let it
rise for a couple of hours. When it's done, you'll see that the dough
has doubled in size. Now we're gonna divide the
dough into individual rolls. Lightly dust a clean and
smooth work surface with flour. Now, turn the dough out
onto your floured surface. Since the dough is sticky, I find it's much easier to work with after giving it a quick turn
on a lightly dusted surface. We're gonna turn this
into 15 dinner rolls. You can make 16 dinner rolls or 24, depending on the pan size that you use. We're using a 13-by-9 casserole dish, which fits five across and three deep, making 15 dinner rolls. I find the easiest way to
portion this is just to divide. First, divide the dough
into three even pieces. Then divide each of those
pieces into five even pieces. I find it helps to score
the dough before slicing to see what your pieces will look like. Once you have your dough pieces, you're gonna roll them into balls. You can either wrap your
hand around the dough and roll it on a clean work surface, or you can roll it in
the palm of your hand. (funky music) My favorite way is to hug the dough with my thumb and fingers and then roll it in the palm of my hand. You should get a smooth and even ball. (funky music) Lightly oil a 9-by-13 casserole dish. Then add your dinner rolls so they're evenly spaced in the pan. (funky music) Cover those with plastic wrap, and we're gonna let those
rise in a warm place for about an hour or until
they're visibly puffed. We're gonna do our same
warm microwave trick. So put a damp towel in the
microwave for a minute. Then, put your casserole
dish into the microwave, close the door, and let
them sit for about an hour. When those are nearly done, you're gonna preheat your oven
to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. You can see they've puffed
and risen beautifully. Now we're gonna bake those in the center of a preheated oven at
375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 23 to 25 minutes
or until they've risen and the tops are a beautiful golden-brown. As soon as those come out of the oven, if you want them to have a golden glow, brush the tops with one
tablespoon of melted butter. (funky music) Now, the easiest way to amp up the flavor is to sprinkle the tops with
a little bit of kosher salt while the butter is
still fresh and melted. This will help the salt
stick to your dinner rolls. (funky music) You do want to let the rolls
cool slightly before serving. And it is so hard to resist
a fresh and warm dinner roll. (funky music) All right. These have
been cooling long enough. I personally love rolls when they're still a little
bit warm out of the oven. I think they're the softest
and most delicious then. So we are gonna do a taste test. Are you ready for this? I can't wait to show you guys
what's inside of these rolls, how soft and crazy fluffy they are. Okay. And I've got my butter and I've
got my plate and I'm ready. Here we go. All right. And these come out super easy, because remember, we oiled the dish. All right. Look at this. These are so tall and fluffy. Delicious. Take a look inside. These are like cotton candy soft. They're so good. Look at that. Yummers. Okay. And we need butter. We need butter because bread and butter... (laughs) Got some softened butter here. And I do have a really,
really good honey butter, which we serve for the holidays. It is easy, excellent, and I will leave a link in the notes, but here we go with this taste test. Okay. Oh. Mmm. The texture of a homemade dinner roll. You just can't beat it. You can't. I love that these are
still a little bit warm. It's melting my butter. I'm excited. And I don't know. There's just this feeling about making your own dinner rolls. Make these, and you
will feel good about it. I'm telling you, it feels
like an accomplishment, even though it was really easy. Okay, I'm gonna eat more of these. Also, These are perfect for sliders. I have a really good sliders recipe that you can use for these and little peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches. So good. Mmm. Wow. The texture, mmm. These are like my favorite
restaurant dinner rolls because homemade is always better. My whole family loves these. They freeze really well. And I hope these become
a new favorite for you. I hope you love 'em, and we'll see you in our next video.
