Comments on: The Best Dinner Rolls

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:49:34 +0000

In reply to Oliver. Hi Oliver! Unfortunately I have not tried an egg substitute so I can't say for sure what would work well. If you do try it I would love to know how it goes. :)

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:29:23 +0000

Can’t wait to try. And will let you know how it comes out.
By the way, do you have some good substitutions for the eggs? We have an allergy in the family.

By: TAMMY K ROBISON

TAMMY K ROBISON — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:38:14 +0000

Thanks Sam! Turned out great. I was out of corn starch so I used potato starch and it worked fine. I love your recipes. I always check to see if you have a recipe for what I’m wanting to make because I know yours are going to be good!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:43:29 +0000

Great rolls. I let the dough rise in room temperature. I got notice that dinner would be later, so I gently kneaded the dough and let it rise again. My granddaughter and I rolled the balls. The fifteen balls fit comfortably in my two 9″ round push-bottom cake pans. I let them rise at room temperature. I brushed with honey butter. They were fluffy, soft and delicious. All were eaten. I personally didn’t care for the sticky tops, preferring to spread honey butter on the split bun. But, the other nine people LOVED the sticky tops! Thank you.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:15:50 +0000

In reply to Lori D. I'm so glad you enjoyed them, Lori! :)

By: Lori D

Lori D — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:57:05 +0000

I want to make these for Thanksgiving so I knew I needed to practice to actually see how long it would take me. Easy recipe, doesn’t take too long, and delicious of course! Thanks for another great recipe!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 02:17:23 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Hi Michelle! Your best bet here would be the 1% milk. Since it has less fat the rolls may not be quite as moist as if you were to use whole milk, but they should still turn out great. :)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 01:08:51 +0000

Hi! Is there anything I could substitute the whole milk with? I have some 1% milk, whipped cream in a can, Greek yogurt, or cool whip.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:12:28 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Sam thank you so much. I did look att your make ahead and decided that was what I would go with. I know they will be a hit.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:05:28 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Hi Lisa! It's hard to say for sure as this could vary quite a bit depending on the temperature of your kitchen, but I'd expect about 45-60 minutes. I also wanted to let you know I do have a make-ahead dinner roll recipe, in case you wanted to prep the rolls the day before and just worry about baking them on Thanksgiving day.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:05:01 +0000

How early in the day do your recommend making these if I don’t proof the rolls in the oven, just on the counter to proof until I am ready to bake them?

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:09:51 +0000

In reply to Makenzie. We're so happy you enjoyed the rolls, Makenzie! Thanks for coming back to leave a review

By: Makenzie

Makenzie — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:58:27 +0000

These rolls are so easy to make and follow the recipe! These turned out so soft and chewy. I will def make these again! Loves the honey butter on top at the end as well. So good. Thank you for ANOTHER wonderful recipe.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:32:59 +0000

In reply to Susie Phillips. I'm so glad you enjoyed them, Susie! Unfortunately I do not have a sweet dinner roll. :(

By: Susie Phillips

Susie Phillips — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:27:39 +0000

I made these rolls and they were easy and delicious. I happen to enjoy a little sweeter roll with a little yeastier flavor..do you have an easy recipe for those as well??

By: Janice Douglas

Janice Douglas — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:33:50 +0000

Wonderful! And so fast!
Thanks again, Sam.
You rock!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 16:33:30 +0000

In reply to Barbra-Anne. Thank you so much, Barbra-Anne! We are so happy you enjoyed them

By: Barbra-Anne

Barbra-Anne — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:44:12 +0000

These are seriously the best! It was my first time making and baking dinner rolls and your recipe and directions made it a breeze! Thank you Sam! These are so yummy and fluffy – the honey butter is a nice addition- they definitely don’t NEED it to be good , but it’s a very nice addition!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:59:49 +0000

In reply to Janice Douglas. We're so happy you remembered our recipe, Janice! Thanks for coming back to leave a review--we appreciate it!

By: Janice Douglas

Janice Douglas — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 15:37:17 +0000

I was preparing a Christmas feast for family coming in from all over. For some reason, by morning, my baguette dough still hadn’t risen! I remembered reading about your “ready in an hour” dinner rolls (which I had never tried because I thought good rolls couldn’t possibly happen in an hour) And, true to form, you did not let me down, Sam! They were fabulous. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 02:26:54 +0000

In reply to DC Pear. I haven't tried it, but I think that could work.

By: DC Pear

DC Pear — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:32:40 +0000

Can this dough be frozen and then taken out to rise and cook later?

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:31:08 +0000

In reply to Brent. Hi Brent! I'm so glad you've enjoyed everything so much! I think the best option here would be to stop after step 10 and let them rise while you drive and then bake them when you get there. :)

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:55:28 +0000

Hey Sam, I’ve been cooking a lot of your recipes lately and they all are thebomb.com! I love your dinner rolls and I am planning on bringing them to my family Thanksgiving this year (about 30 people). We are going to my sister’s house that’s about 30 minutes away. We want them to be as fresh as possible for the meal, do you have any recommendations? Do we cook them completely at our house, then warm them up? Or, is there a good stopping point in the recipe to finish them at my sister’s?

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:03:05 +0000

In reply to Stella. I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them, Stella! :)