Make an incredible buttery yeast roll recipe as an amazing side dish for the holidays or any special dinner. Friends and family will be pleased to bite into a light and and fluffy dinner roll flavored with dill that are homemade.
Course: bread
Cuisine: American
Servings: 25
Prep Time: 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1 ½cupswhole milk(warm divided)
¼cupsugar
2teaspoonsactive dry yeast
4 ½cupsflour(divided)
6tablespoonsbutter(melted)
2eggs
6ouncesgruyere cheese(finely grated)
½cupfresh dill
2teaspoonssalt
4tablespoonsbutter(slightly softened)
flaky salt
Instructions
In a small bowl, add ½ cup warm milk, sugar and yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add ½ cup flour to the yeast mixture.
In the bowl of an electric mixer with a a dough hook, beat 6 tablespoons of melted butter, eggs and 1 cup of warm milk until combined. Add yeast mixture and mix. Add 1 cup flour, cheese, dill and salt. Beat until combined then add remaining flour beating until the dough comes together and pulls away from the side of the bowl, about 3 minutes. The dough should be sticky, if too sticky, then add a bit more flour.
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place dough in bowl, turning to get cooking spray on the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Turn out dough on to a lightly floured surface and divide in half and shape into two balls. Let them sit covered for 10 minutes.
Place parchment paper on a rimmed baking sheet.
Divide dough into 25 pieces. Cut butter into 25 cubes. Place a cube of butter into the center of each piece of dough and form into a ball. Place them right next to each other on the prepared pan. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375º. Brush rolls with 2 tablespoons of melted butter and bake for 20-35 minutes until golden brown. Remove and brush with more butter and sprinkle with flaky salt.
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Barbara's Notes + Tips
Warm the milk in the microwave for about 20 seconds. If if gets too hot, let it cool down before using.
To make sure that your yeast is alive, add a pinch of sugar to the milk and yeast mixture. It should get foamy, if not throw it out and start again.
You can make these ahead, cover and refrigerate after you have formed into rolls. Let come to room temperature before baking.
To make the yeast rolls in advance: form into rolls and then cover and refrigerate. Let them warm up to room temperature while the oven preheats before baking.
Dill can be finely chopped with a chef's knife. Extra dill weed can be wrapped in a large paper towel, dampened and stored in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator.