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Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls

December 8, 2022 By Dawn 8 Comments

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Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls are soft fluffy dinner rolls perfect for any meal, your family will love these homemade rolls. The rolls can be served right out of the oven or you can serve them cold, they are perfect either way.

Looking down at a platter of honey glazed dinner rolls.

Honey glazed dinner rolls are made by substituting honey for the sugar that most bread recipes call for, and after they are baked they are brushed with melted butter and honey. The tops of the rolls have a bit of a sweet sticky top that is delicious.

These rolls will be perfect with just about anything that you make for a meal. My favorite thing to serve these rolls with is a hot bowl of soup. It is the perfect combination. Also, if you don’t want the honey on top of the roll simply omit it, the rolls will taste great even without the honey and butter glaze.

A side view of a platter of large dinner rolls.

Helpful Tips:

  • Make sure that your yeast is fresh.
  • Don’t use too much flour, your rolls will come out dry and crumbly.
  • Make sure to set the dough in a warm spot to rise. If you need to add a little warm water to the sink and set the bowl in the warm water, it will do the trick.
  • When making bread I go with more of the feel of the dough, than making sure I use the amount of flour the recipe calls for. The dough should be slightly sticky. You don’t want dough that does not lightly stick to your fingers, it would be too much flour.
  • You can freeze these dinner rolls for up to 6 months. Make sure to freeze it in an air-tight container or wrap it well before freezing.

Steps for making Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls

Step one

Mix one cup of flour, salt, and yeast together in a large bowl.

Milk, butter, and honey in a glass measuring cup.

Step two

In a microwave-safe container combine the milk, butter, and honey and heat.

Step three

Add the heated milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir in.

An egg is added to the bread dough batter.

Step four

Gradually add the remaining flour. Knead until smooth and elastic. Cover and place in a warm stop for about an hour or double in size.

Bread dough that is ready to make into rolls.

Step five

Preheat the oven and grease a couple of baking sheets.

Step six

Divided the dough into 15 balls. Place them on the greased baking sheets and flatten them with your fingertips.

Step seven

Cover the rolls and let them rest for about 1/2 hour. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 13 minutes.

Step eight

While the rolls are baking heat the honey and butter together.

Dinner rolls that have the honey glaze on them.

Step nine

Once the rolls are baked remove them from the oven and brush them with the honey-butter mixture.

Check out these recipes for more bread and rolls:

  • Pillow Soft Dinner Rolls
  • Apple Cinnamon Sweet Rolls
  • Sandwich Buns
Looking down at a dinner roll that is cut in half on a square white plate.

If you make these honey glazed dinner rolls, I would love to hear about it! Please leave me a comment and a rating.

Looking down at a platter of honey glazed dinner rolls.

Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls

Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls are soft fluffy dinner rolls perfect for any meal, your family will love these homemade rolls.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Honey glazed dinner rolls, dinner rolls
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 15 rolls
Calories: 85kcal
Author: Dawn

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 -3 3/4 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg

Glaze

  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted

Instructions

  • In a large bowl add 1 cup of flour, yeast, and salt.
  • Add the milk, honey, and butter to a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup and heat to about 110 to 120 degrees F in the microwave.ย 
  • Add the milk, butter, and honey to the dry ingredients and mix in with a wooden spoon. Add the egg to the mixture and stir until mixed in.
  • Gradually add the rest of the flour by hand. Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Grease the bottom of the bowl with shortening and turn over so both sides are coated. 
  • Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or when the dough is double in size.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.ย Grease 2 baking sheets.
  • Once the dough is doubled in size divide the dough into 15 pieces. Make the dough into balls and place them on a greased baking sheet about 1 to 2 inches apart. Flatten the ball into a disk with the tips of your fingers.ย 
  • Cover the rolls and let rest for 1/2 hour. Once the rolls are done rising place in the preheated oven and bake 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.
  • While the rolls are baking place 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of honey in a microwave dish and heat until the butter is melted. Stir so that the butter and honey are blended.ย 
  • As soon as the rolls are out of the oven brush with the honey butter mixture and serve.

Notes

  1. Make sure that your yeast is not old.
  2. The milk should not be too hot. It will kill the yeast. The temperature should be between 110 to 120 F.ย 
  3. If you don’t have a thermometer, the milk should be quite warm to the touch.
  4. Don’t add too much flour to the dough. Adding too much flour will make for dry crumbly rolls.
  5. The dough should be slightly sticky to the touch.ย 
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Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4.4g | Fat: 4.9g | Saturated Fat: 2.8g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 4.5g | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg

This recipe was originally published on April 30, 2018. It has been updated with new content and pictures on December 8, 2022.

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  1. [email protected]'s Recipes

    April 30, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    The honey glaze makes these soft dinner rolls even more tempting!

    Reply
  2. David @ Spiced

    May 1, 2018 at 6:33 am

    14 loaves!? Wowzers. That’s impressive. Your Mom was basically running a small bakery. ๐Ÿ™‚ I love the sound of these rolls, and they’ve inspired me to bake bread again sometime soon. It’s been a while, and bread baking really is my favorite thing to do in the kitchen! Also, happy early birthday to your daughter!

    Reply
  3. Liz

    May 1, 2018 at 5:13 pm

    5 stars
    I love bread with a touch of sweetness. Your glazed dinner rolls look fantastic—I know my family will love them, too!

    Reply
  4. John / Kitchen Riffs

    May 1, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    Love bread! Your glazed rolls look awesome — and I’ll bet taste wonderful. Good stuff — thanks.

    Reply
  5. Jeff

    May 3, 2018 at 6:47 am

    Coincidentally, I was recently at Disney World, and had these rolls! They were so delicious, I asked for more!

    Reply
  6. Monika

    January 25, 2019 at 10:15 am

    5 stars
    I trying to learn dinner rolls, I will use your recipe. It looks delicious????

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    June 15, 2022 at 1:15 pm

    What size pan do you use?

    Reply
    • Dawn

      June 15, 2022 at 5:27 pm

      It doesn’t really matter what size of pan you use. I usually use a couple of cookie sheets. I like to place the rolls about 2-inches apart.

      Reply

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