I’ve been making this Homemade Yeast Rolls Recipe for years now and it’s never failed the multiple times I’ve made it. And believe me, I had a lot of failures before this yeast roll recipe!

To me, there’s not much better in the food indulgence realm (outside of desserts, of course) than freshly made bread. Bread still just slightly warm from the oven and topped with a good helping of real, creamy butter.

I’m sorry if you now have to buy a new keyboard from all of the drool. ;) Since I shared 15 yeast and bread making tips yesterday, I thought it was only fair that I now share my favorite Homemade Yeast Rolls or Bread Recipe.

I’ve tried a variety of homemade yeast rolls recipes over the years. Some were okay but still rather meh, others were a complete fail.

But, this yeast roll recipe has been just about perfect each time I’ve made it – which is likely on average of twice a month for the past six years. Yeah, it’s that good.

It’s absolutely become a must for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any special occasion. Our guests we have over for a meal are always so impressed when I serve these rolls made from scratch.

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My favorite part of this homemade rolls recipe is that it doesn’t use fancy flours. Just regular all-purpose flour that most of us always have on hand.

My second favorite part is that it is a truly versatile dough. I’ve turned this dough into a variety of rolls, but also loaves and even boules and cinnamon rolls (with an added egg and some extra sugar).

Can Homemade Yeast Rolls Be Frozen?

Yes, they can! Here’s how I recommend freezing yeast rolls.

Freeze the dough after it’s risen the first time. Just punch it down, wrap in plastic, put in a plastic freezer-safe bag and stick in the freezer. When ready to use, thaw the dough overnight in the fridge, shape, let rise, then bake. This is a good option if you want to have the dough ready to go for various shapes in the future. Make the roll recipe through the shaping step. Once the rolls are shaped (you don’t need to let them rise), place on a freezer-safe pan in one layer and freeze. Once frozen, place the rolls into a freezer-safe bag. When ready to use, place in an oven-safe dish, cover, and let rolls thaw and rise overnight or first thing in the morning in the fridge. This is a good option if you want the dough ready but only want to bake a few at a time. Freeze the baked rolls. Once the rolls have cooled completely after baking, wrap individually or in a group with plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag and freeze. Wrap with foil and reheat in the oven (remove any plastic) from frozen. This is a great way to save leftovers as these rolls reheat in the oven really well.

I’ve successfully made these homemade yeast rolls by hand many times, but I do now use my stand mixer since I have one. I’m sure it would also work great in a food processor with the dough blade.

I know that the recipe looks super long, but I’m going into specific details for the first-timers. I promise this recipe isn’t as overwhelming as it may seem. I’m also including pictures of certain steps at the bottom.

Recommended Equipment

KitchenAid Professional 600 Series KP26M1XER Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer, 6 Quart, Nickel Pearl OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Angled Measuring Cup Set ThermoPro TP03A Digital Food Cooking Thermometer Instant Read Meat Thermometer for Kitchen BBQ Grill Smoker

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