Rich and Tender American Dinner Rolls

17 comments

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1999

We improved the texture and flavor of the American dinner roll and updated the shape.

SERVES Makes about 2 dozen triangular rolls

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour 5 minutes rising

Rich and Tender American Dinner Rolls

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our goal with our dinner roll recipe was to shorten and simplify the task without sacrificing flavor or texture. We found our time-saving steps at the beginning and end of the process. First, we substituted rapid-rise yeast for regular acti...

Print