Warm & Buttery Dinner Rolls

Keep your bread basket plentiful with these tempting roll recipes, ranging from purchased roll and dough fix-ups to homemade.


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Cheddar Corn Rolls

These cloverleaf rolls are spiced up with cheddar cheese, Dijon-style mustard, and cornmeal. Serve them with our easy Roasted Red Pepper Butter.

Makes: 24 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Rise: 1 hr 30 mins to 2 hrs
Bake: 15 mins 375°F
Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls

Pass these tender rolls around the table with seasoned butter.

Makes: 32 servings
Yield: about 32 rolls
Prep: 30 mins
Chill: 8 hrs to 24 hrs
Rise: 30 mins
Classic Dinner Rolls

Chef Scott Peacock's no-knead, light-as-air yeast rolls are buttery brown on the outside and tender inside.

Yield: 24 rolls
Prep: 50 mins
Rise: 2 hrs
Bake: 20 mins to 25 mins 400°F
Cheese Rolls

Although they look like classic cinnamon rolls, this savory version is filled with shredded cheddar cheese, chopped onion, and fresh chives.

Makes: 9 servings
Prep: 40 mins
Rise: 1 hr 40 mins
Stand: 10 mins
Parker House Rolls

Invented at the Parker House Hotel in Boston, these buttery rolls are known for their folded shape. Serve them with jam for breakfast or herb butter for dinner.

Makes: 24 servings
Prep: 35 mins
Rise: 2 hrs
Bake: 10 mins 375°F
Easy Florentine Rolls

These spiral rolls start with refrigerated pizza dough plus a yummy filling that includes spinach, basil, and feta cheese.

Yield: 12 rolls
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 18 mins to 20 mins 375°F
Stand: 2 mins
Rosemary Satin Dinner Rolls

Roll up wedges of the cottage cheese-and-rosemary dough into butterhorns.

Yield: 12 rolls
Prep: 40 mins
Rise: 1 hr 30 mins
Bake: 12 mins 400°F
Pull-Apart Cornmeal Dinner Rolls

These rectangular cornmeal rolls conform to your schedule -- the dough rises in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. In the oven, the strips of dough bake together so you pull them apart to serve.

Makes: 32 servings
Yield: 32 rolls
Prep: 30 mins
Rise: 1 hr 30 mins
Bake: 12 mins 400°F
Feather Rolls

These tender, old-fashioned dinner rolls have been a favorite with Better Homes and Gardens readers since the 1930s. Mashed potatoes may be the special ingredient, but the butter-brushed tops are also part of the charm.

Yield: 15 rolls
Prep: 30 mins
Rise: 40 mins
Chill: 2 hrs to 24 hrs
Baby Dinner Rolls

These bite-size rolls will give you the satisfaction of serving fresh-baked rolls without tipping the scale. Each roll contains just 60 calories and 11 grams of carbohydrate, even with the Parmesan cheese.

Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 rolls
Prep: 45 mins
Rise: 1 hr 30 mins
Bake: 12 mins 400°F
Sage Potato Rolls

Instant potatoes contribute richness and texture to savory buttermilk-sage dinner rolls. If you like, brush them with egg white or milk and top with fresh sage leaves.

Makes: 24 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Rise: 1 hr 15 mins
Bake: 12 mins 350°F
Pesto Rolls

Stir pesto into the dough and discover a hearty garden roll that's bursting with fresh basil flavor. The sprinkling of shredded Parmesan on top gets toasty while baking.

Yield: 18 rolls
Prep: 35 mins
Rise: 30 mins
Chill: 4 hrs to 24 hrs
Wild Rice Rosettes

Wild rice adds a nice nuttiness to these rolls, but the real charm here is the flower shape. Tie each strip of dough into a knot and tuck in the ends to form a showy rosette.

Yield: 24 rolls
Prep: 1 hr 25 mins
Rise: 45 mins + 30 min.
Bake: 12 mins 375°F
Cheesy Garlic Rolls

Fix up a package of purchased Hawaiian sweet rolls with a topper of garlic cloves, braised in wine and broth, plus shredded Fontina cheese.

Yield: 6 rolls
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 8 mins 325°F
Cook: 25 mins
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