Looking for a delicious and easy Roll Recipe? These Rhodes Rolls Copycat Recipe are just like the store bought Rhodes Rolls and are so easy to make at home. We love to make these homemade dinner rolls on Sundays and special holidays because they always turn out fluffy and tasty!
RHODES ROLLS
You can whip these rolls up pretty quickly. I love that you know exactly what is in them…no weird ingredients you can’t pronounce. These are a family favorite and there is nothing better than the smell of baking bread or rolls.
COPYCAT RHODES ROLLS RECIPE
Looking for a delicious and easy Roll Recipe? These Copycat Rhodes Rolls Recipe are just like the store bought Rhodes Rolls and are so easy to make at home.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS RHODES ROLLS RECIPE
- stand mixer
- dough hook
- muffin tins
- large bowl
- yeast
- plastic wrap
- flour sack towel
- rolling pin
- pizza cutter
- pastry brush
- oven mitt
- cooking spray oil
- oven safe baking dish for water
- honey butter (optional)
- fresh homemade jam (optional)
INGREDIENTS IN RHODES ROLLS COPYCAT RECIPE
- 4 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 Tbs active dry yeast
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs room temperature, beaten
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING RHODES ROLLS COPYCAT RECIPE
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Put 2 cups flour in mixing bowl. Add yeast, gluten and salt. Mix well.
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In a microwave safe bowl, combine milk, sugar, butter and melt in microwave for 3 minutes or until butter is almost melted.
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Stir until butter and sugar is dissolved.
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Add eggs to milk mixture. Pour into flour mixture and mix well.
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Allow mixture to sit for 10 minutes.
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Add the rest of flour, one cup at a time until dough clings to hook and almost cleans the sides. Touch dough lightly. Add more flour if dough sticks to your fingers.
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Knead for 3-4 minutes. Dough should be soft, smooth, elastic, wet, and not sticky. Scrape down sides of bowl, oil the top, and cover with plastic wrap.
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Allow to rise to double in warm, draft free place (or in oven with pan of hot tap water underneath) for 30 minutes.
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Divide dough into 2 piles. Shape into balls and cover with plastic wrap. Allow dough to rest for 5 minutes.
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Shape as desired and place on greased baking sheet. (**SKIP TO DIRECTIONS BELOW IF MAKING PUMPKIN SHAPED ROLLS)!
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Cover with plastic wrap, allow to rise for 20-30 minutes.
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Bake in 375 degree oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
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Before serving you can brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter or honey butter so they have a little bit of a golden shine to them and some more buttery flavor! You can sprinkle the buttered tops with some garnish herbs like parsley or rosemary and sprinkle with cheese if you want to get a little fancier too!
HOW TO GET RHODES ROLLS TO RISE QUICKLY
One of the easiest and fastest ways to get your roll dough to rise consistently and rapidly is to use the oven warming method. My house tends to be a little bit drafty especially in the colder months and so it can be difficult to find a warm spot for my rolls to rise. This method has worked really well for me every time.
FIRST RISE OF THE ROLL DOUGH
- Heat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
- While the oven is heating place an oven safe dish with hot water in it on the bottom rack of the oven.
- When the oven has reached 200 degrees, place roll dough in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking oil or a damp flour sack towel and place in the oven.
- TURN OFF THE OVEN!
- Shut the oven door and leave it shut so the heat stays inside.
- Turn the light on the oven so you can see the dough rising.
- Remove the dough when it has doubled in size.
SECOND RISE OF INDIVIDUAL ROLLS
- Repeat the process above, but instead of a bowl of dough, you will place each separate roll into a greased muffin tin.
- Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed generously with oil.
- TURN OFF THE OVEN AFTER IT HEATS TO 200 DEGREES!
- Let rise until the rolls are nice and fluffy.
- Carefully peel off the plastic wrap or the towel.
COPYCAT RHODES ROLLS RECIPE
Looking for a delicious and easy Roll Recipe? These Copycat Rhodes Rolls Recipe are just like the store bought Rhodes Rolls and are so easy to make at home.
Ingredients
- 4 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 Tbs active dry yeast
- 1 Tbs vital wheat gluten
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs room temperature, beaten
Instructions
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Put 2 cups flour in mixing bowl. Add yeast, gluten and salt. Mix well.
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In a microwave safe bowl, combine milk, sugar, butter and melt in microwave for 3 minutes or until butter is almost melted.
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Stir until butter and sugar is dissolved.
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Add eggs to milk mixture. Pour into flour mixture and mix well.
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Allow mixture to sit for 10 minutes.
-
Add the rest of flour, one cup at a time until dough clings to hook and almost cleans the sides. Touch dough lightly. Add more flour if dough sticks to your fingers.
-
Knead for 3-4 minutes. Dough should be soft, smooth, elastic, wet, and not sticky. Scrape down sides of bowl, oil the top, and cover with plastic wrap.
-
Allow to rise to double in warm, draft free place (or in oven with pan of hot tap water underneath) for 30 minutes.
-
Divide dough into 2 piles. Shape into balls and cover with plastic wrap. Allow dough to rest for 5 minutes.
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Shape as desired and place on greased baking sheet. (**SKIP TO DIRECTIONS BELOW IF MAKING PUMPKIN SHAPED ROLLS)!
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Cover with plastic wrap, allow to rise for 20-30 minutes.
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Bake in 375 degree oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
Looking for some more roll recipes? Sharing some of our favorites below:
- Orange Rolls
- Cheddar Bay Biscuits
- Thankful Rolls
- Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
- Pumpkin Shaped Dinner Rolls
- Cinnamon Rolls Recipes
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wilannette biela says
Can you use wheat flour. Thank you!
The Idea Room Assistant says
Wilannette- If you use wheat flour, I would only do half wheat and half white. If you all wheat, the rolls can become very dense…in my opinion. Thanks and Enjoy!
Can I use bread flour in place of the all purpose + vital wheat gluten?
Alisha- I have not tried that, but I think it would just fine.
Thank you!
Alisha- Thank you for following along!
Can you freeze them like Rhodes for later?
Kelly- Once they are made, I don’t think they freeze that great. They are definitely better fresh!
For the active dry yeast, do you mix it with warm water to proof it first?
Thank you
Sorry, I am new to this… Will the salt added to the yeast kill the yeast?
Anita- Great question. It won’t kill the yeast.
Anita- I don’t do that, and it seems to work just fine. Great quesiton.
My favorite go-to rolls recipe!! They never disappoint!! They are so soft, we use this recipe all the time!
Kristyn- They are my go-to rolls as well!
I don’t even know why I make other rolls, because these are our favorite! We seem to always come back to this recipe!
Natalie- They are my favorite roll recipe too!
Mrs. Huntley, I’ve tried this receipt four time and they still don’t turn out. I followed directions for the mixture and even had my wife over see the portions I put in, but to no avail. The problems seems to be with the moisture level, the dough seems to be dry. I will try again this coming week. If you have any ideas please advise.
Regards Ri;chard
Richard, you can add more milk if needed. Hope this helps.
After I removed my milk mixture from the microwave, it was in there for only 2 1/2 minutes, I measured the temperature and it read 165 degrees. That is too hot and will kill the yeast. Richard, I suggest you check the temperature of your microwaved mixture? “Water (liquid) that’s too hot can damage or kill yeast. The damage threshold is 100°F for cake yeast, 120°F for active dry, and 130°F for instant. All yeasts die at 138°F.” (Fine Cooking. Com)
Thank you. Great tip.
Microwave milk and butter 3 minutes??
Adrienne- Yes and sugar.