This bread machine rolls recipe is very easy to make. It allows you to create delicious buttery rolls that contain a hint of rosemary. They can be used as dinner rolls, hamburger buns, sandwich rolls, breakfast biscuits, etc.
This recipe is very simple because you just need to shape the dough into “patties” & place them in the oven. Your bread machine does the hard stuff (i.e. mixing the ingredients & kneading the dough).
Bread Machine Rolls Fresh from the Oven
Please be aware that this is not the usual set & forget bread machine recipe. You have to shape the dough and your rolls will need to be finished in an oven (versus a bread machine). However, the prep work takes me only about 5-10 minutes.
For more great bread machine recipes (i.e. oatmeal bread, pizza dough or white bread), please visit Bread Dad’s main Bread Machine Recipes section. You will also find a printable and “pin-able” recipe at the bottom of the page.
Use Bread Machine Dough Setting To Make Rolls
Ingredients – Bread Machine Rolls (Buttery Italian)
- 1 1/4 Cups – Milk (lukewarm) – 288 milliliters
- 3 1/2 Cups – Bread Flour – 420 grams
- 8 Tablespoons – Unsalted Butter (softened) – 115 grams
- 4 Tablespoons – White Granulated Sugar – 50 grams
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons – Dried Rosemary – 3 grams
- 2 Teaspoons – Salt – 12 grams
- 2 Teaspoons – Bread Machine Yeast – 6 grams
- 2 Tablespoons – Olive Oil (to coat dough) – 30 milliliters
- Optional – 1/2 Teaspoon – Salt – 3 grams – to sprinkle on top of the dough “patties” before baking in order to create a slightly salty roll topping
Servings – Roughly 12 bread rolls
Equipment – Measuring cup & spoons, flexible spatula, oven mitts, baking sheets, large cutting board, oven… and of course, a bread machine!
Divide Dough & Create Dough “Patties”
Instructions – Bread Machine Rolls (Buttery Italian)
- Remove the bread pan from your unplugged bread machine.
- Soften butter in a microwave.
- Place the milk, butter and then the rest of the ingredients into the bread pan. You can make a little indent on top of the flour in order to avoid the yeast falling into the milk (until the machine starts). Do not combine the salt with the yeast (as the salt can kill the yeast). Place the yeast & salt in separate parts of the bread pan.
- Place the bread pan (with ingredients) back into the bread machine and plug in the machine.
- Put your machine on the “Dough” setting and press the start button. In our bread machine, the kneading & rising on the dough setting takes about approximately 1:30 hours.
- When your bread machine has finished, unplug the machine & pour the dough onto a cutting board. Wear oven mitts. Sprinkle some flour on the cutting board (before you pour the dough) in order to avoid the dough sticking to the cutting board.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal parts.
- Roll the dough pieces into balls and then press them down slightly into semi-“patties” on a baking sheet.
- Use a pastry brush & coat each dough ball/patty with olive oil.
- Cover the dough ball/patties with plastic wrap or a slightly wet cloth to protect the dough from dust, etc.
- Let the dough sit for at least 40 minutes. During this time, the yeast will rise and the dough will slowly expand into a round roll shape.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees before you begin to bake your rolls.
- Remove the cover. Do not move the dough on the baking sheet.
- Optional – Sprinkle a little salt on top of dough before baking. It should stick to the olive oil.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven. Wear oven mitts.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Baking time may vary depending on the size & shape of your bread rolls. To ensure even coloring, turn the baking sheet around in the oven at the 10 minute mark. Remember to wear oven mitts as the oven will be very hot.
- Remove the baking sheet and place rolls on a cooling rack. Wear oven mitts. Let the rolls cool down for 5-10 minutes.
- Please read the tips section below to avoid common bread machine problems.
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Tips – Bread Machine Rolls (Buttery Italian)
- The tips below are designed to help bread machine “novices” and those who haven’t touched their bread machine in years.
- Click on our “print recipe” link if you want to print out this recipe. It includes all of the recipe’s ingredients and instructions. However, the recipe print function does not include our tips section. Please read the tips section in order to avoid common recipe problems.
- This recipe is part of Bread Dad’s series on easy Bread Machine Recipes such as buttery white bread, oat nut bread, multigrain bread and French bread.
- You might see some cracks in the rolls if the dough continues to rise during the baking process. The length of “maximum rising” time depends on the temperature/humidity of your kitchen. If you let the dough “patties” rise for 40 minutes, there should only be a limited number of cracks in a few of the bread machine bread rolls. However, if you are still getting too many cracks in the crust of the rolls, you can allow the dough to rise for a longer period (i.e. 1 hour).
- This recipe is very easy to make. The main issue is probably waiting for the roll “patties” to rise (about 40+ minutes) into proper rolls/buns before putting them in the oven. However, you don’t have to do anything (other than maybe clean up any spilled flour or enjoy your morning coffee) as you wait for the dough to rise.
- If anything is a little odd after the dough rises (i.e. a bit of the dough is sticking out), you can GENTLY press it back into shape. However, be gentle and don’t lift the dough because you don’t want to crush the airy dough.
- Optional – If you do not have rosemary, you can use Italian herbs (Italian seasoning) as a good alternative in order to add extra flavor to your bread machine bread rolls.
- Optional – You can also add other flavors & aromas to your rolls by using onion powder (instead of the rosemary), adding a couple of minced & fried cloves of garlic (FYI – you need to fry garlic as fresh & dehydrated garlic can impact bread yeast growth), etc.
- If you have run out of bread flour, you can use all-purpose flour to make your bread machine bread rolls. An all-purpose flour bread might not be as fluffy/airy (as if you used bread flour) but it is still pretty good.
- Many bakers like to make an indent in the top of the flour in order to hold the bread machine yeast in place (see the first recipe picture on this page for an example). This is done to prevent the yeast from falling into the liquid ingredients (and activating prematurely), coming into contact with the salt, etc. until the bread machine is turned on.
- If you have a problem with a bread machine recipe, please make sure that you are following the recipe exactly (i.e. using the correct bread machine settings), you are using the correct amount of an ingredient (i.e. don’t eyeball the measurements versus using a measuring cup or accidentally add a teaspoon when a tablespoon is called for), you are using the correct ingredients (i.e. bread machine yeast versus regular yeast or bread flour versus all purpose flour), etc. Please don’t “wing” things with recipes.
- If you start substituting ingredients (i.e. different types of flour), you are experimenting and should not expect similar results to the recipe shown above. Experimenting can be fun. However, you should expect some successes but more potential disappointments when you start to experiment with recipes. For example, if you substitute whole wheat flour for the bread flour, you will probably experience a problem (as whole wheat flour doesn’t rise nearly as well as bread flour). Moreover, whole wheat flour has a totally different flavor.
- Be aware that some bread recipes may differ slightly between different types of bread machines. Therefore, please read your bread machine manufacturer’s instructions for basic bread recipes (i.e. dough making, white bread or whole wheat bread) as these are more likely to work on your individual bread machine.
- Can you freeze bread machine roll dough? You can but I would not recommend it. Some of the yeast will die when frozen (this results in a less soft roll), the crust of dough dries out in the freezer, thawing frozen dough takes almost as long as making fresh dough in your machine, etc. IMO- Freshly made bread machine rolls are softer & taste much better than rolls made from frozen dough.
- If you haven’t used your bread machine in a long time, please buy some NEW bread machine yeast before making your bread. Old yeast can die or lose its potency and this will lead to bread that does not rise properly. Bread machine yeast may not be viable if it has been sitting in your pantry for years.
- If you enjoyed making & shaping these rolls then check out my Bread Machine Hamburger Buns recipe. Another fun bread to make by hand!
- My recipes are based on US ingredient measurements (i.e. US cups & tablespoons). However, as a courtesy to our European visitors, I have also included some very ROUGH European equivalents (i.e. grams & milliliters). Since I rarely use European measurements when baking, please let me know in the comment section below if any of the European ingredient measurements need to be changed (i.e. for XYZ ingredient, milliliters are more commonly used versus the grams information listed in the recipe).
- Always wear oven mitts/gloves when dealing with ovens & bread machines. They can get very hot.
- For more easy bread machine recipes (i.e. multigrain bread, banana bread, cornbread, etc.), please visit Bread Dad’s main Bread Machine Recipes section.
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Bread Machine Rolls (Buttery Italian)
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups Milk (lukewarm) – 288 milliliters
- 3 1/2 Cups Bread Flour – 420 grams
- 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (softened) – 115 grams
- 4 Tablespoons White Granulated Sugar – 50 grams
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Dried Rosemary – 3 grams
- 2 Teaspoons Salt – 12 grams
- 2 Teaspoons Bread Machine Yeast – 6 grams
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil (to coat dough before rolls are put in oven) – 30 milliliters
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt optional – to sprinkle on top of dough before baking – 3 grams
Instructions
- Remove the bread pan from your unplugged bread machine.
- Soften butter in a microwave.
- Place the milk, butter and then the rest of the ingredients into the bread pan. You can make a little indent on top of the flour in order to avoid the yeast falling into the milk (until the machine starts). Do not combine the salt with the yeast (as the salt can kill the yeast). Place the yeast & salt in separate parts of the bread pan.
- Place the bread pan (with ingredients) back into the bread machine and plug in the machine.
- Put your machine on the "Dough" setting and press the start button. In our bread machine, the kneading & rising on the dough setting takes about approximately 1:30 hours.
- When your bread machine has finished, unplug the machine & pour the dough onto a cutting board. Wear oven mitts. Sprinkle some flour on the cutting board (before you pour the dough) in order to avoid the dough sticking to the cutting board.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal parts.
- Roll the dough pieces into balls and then press them down slightly into semi-"patties" on a baking sheet.
- Use a pastry brush & coat each dough ball/patty with olive oil.
- Cover the dough ball/patties with plastic wrap or a slightly wet cloth to protect the dough from dust, etc.
- Let the dough sit for at least 40 minutes. During this time, the yeast will rise and the dough will slowly expand into a round roll shape.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees before you begin to bake your rolls.
- Remove the cover. Do not move the dough on the baking sheet.
- Optional – Sprinkle a little salt on top of dough before baking. It should stick to the olive oil.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven. Wear oven mitts.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Baking time may vary depending on the size & shape of your bread rolls. To ensure even coloring, turn the baking sheet around in the oven at the 10 minute mark. Remember to wear oven mitts as the oven will be very hot.
- Remove the baking sheet and place rolls on a cooling rack. Wear oven mitts. Let the rolls cool down for 5-10 minutes.
Notes
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