Dinner Rolls (BEST Recipe!)

Step 1

Combine the warm milk and yeast in the bowl of your stand mixer. Stir in 1 tablespoon of honey. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 5-10 minutes, it’s ready when you see foam on the top.

Step 2

Stir in the remaining honey, cornstarch, salt, egg, butter, and 1/3 of the flour. Mix on low speed with the paddle attachment. Add the remaining flour gradually, while mixing, for 30 seconds.

Step 3

Switch to the dough hook attachment and beat on medium-low speed for 2 minutes. If the dough is too sticky to work with, beat in 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the dough is workable. The dough should still be sticky, but manageable. *Don't use any more flour than needed to work the dough. (I usually add 5-6 tbsp.)

Step 4

Dust your hands with flour and knead the dough in the bowl for 3 minutes.

Step 5

Use a silicone spatula to scrape the dough out of the bowl and transfer it to a large, lightly greased bowl. Cover it with saran wrap and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 1-2 hours. (The cooler it is, the longer it takes.)

Step 6

Punch the dough down to release the air. Shape each into 15 tight, smooth balls of equal size. Place in a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish.

Step 7

Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Step 8

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Step 9

Bake for 18 minutes.

Step 10

Combine the melted butter and honey. Remove the rolls from the oven and brush the tops with honey butter. Return to the oven and bake for 3-5 more minutes, until the tops are golden brown. Watch them carefully during this time.

Step 11

Cool for a few minutes, then serve warm! (See notes for storage info!)