If you’ve ever been to a Texas Roadhouse restaurant, then you know all about these fluffy, tender, slightly sweet rolls that are presented to you hot and with cinnamon-honey butter (no additional charge). Holy Moly! I believe I cracked the code, and baked these for my family. These are addictive, I’m telling ya! Even if you’re a beginner bread baker, you can make these rolls!
Hello, fellow carb lovers! I am smitten with these rolls, and the cinnamon-honey butter is the perfect finishing touch. I will warn you, that they are addicting. (I speak from experience.)
I am not ashamed to admit that I ate four of these rolls, and the guilt flash lasted about a nano-second. They were well worth the indulgence, they are that good. If you love to bake (and eat) bread, as much as I do, these rolls should be moved up to your “must bake” list. Stat.
Last summer, Craig and I flew to San Angelo, Texas to visit my son (who has since moved back to California). We went to dinner at a “Texas Roadhouse”. Texas Roadhouse is a large chain of steakhouse restaurants with locations all over the country. My steak dinner was good, but what really stood out was the big basket of hot rolls served with cinnamon butter. They were hot, and soft, and a little bit sweet. We could have as many as we wanted, but I had to restrain myself so that I’d have room for my meal. I’ve thought about those rolls, ever since, and wished I’d had a Texas Roadhouse within distance (closest one is two hours away). Of course, I found out that I’m not the only person who loves these rolls, because I found plenty of copycat recipes on Pinterest. Of course, I pinned the recipes for the right time when I could make them.
On Easter Sunday, I made this flavorful and tender Atlanta Brisket.
As a side dish, I made a big casserole of “Funeral Potatoes“. Wow!
I could not think of a more perfect opportunity to bake Texas Roadhouse Rolls. My son was joining us for dinner, along with other family.
The dough was really easy to make. I adore using my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer to mix and knead my bread dough. It took about 5 minutes to activate my yeast in the bowl, then to add the rest of the ingredients.
While the brisket was braising, I put the dough into an oiled bowl, covered it with plastic wrap and set it on top of the stove. The warmth helped the dough to poof up (as in more than doubled in size) in less than an hour! NOTE: Had my only oven not been in use, I turn on the oven for 1 minute on WARM and then shut it off. This works like a charm!
Once I punched the dough down (why does that sound so violent?) , I used a rolling pin to shape the dough into a rectangular shape to about 1/2″ thick. The large blade you see, on the right, is my pizza blade. I love this tool not only to cut pizza, but cookie bars and rolls. I use it more than I thought I would, and am always finding new ways to use it.
Texas Roadhouse Rolls with Cinnamon-Honey Butter
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1-envelope
- 1/4 cup water lukewarm
- 1 cup milk lukewarm
- 3 tablespoons melted butter slightly cooled
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Melted butter for basting rolls
CINNAMON HONEY BUTTER:
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon I used one, and was happy with that.
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Combine yeast and lukewarm water in the bowl of your stand mixer and let stand for 10 minutes (until yeast starts to foam and bubble).
- Add the milk, melted butter and sugar to the yeast mixture and give it a good stir (using the paddle attachment).
- Add 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups of flour to make a medium batter. (You’re looking for a pancake-like consistency.)
- Next, add the egg and salt and incorporate well.
- Switch to the dough hook and with the mixer running on medium speed, add remaining flour. Continue mixing for 5 minutes or until dough is smooth.
- Sprinkle some flour onto the counter and place dough on top. NOTE: I have a silicone baking mat, and didn’t find adding flour to be necessary. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grease another bowl with oil. Lift up the dough, and stretch it into a large ball, then place the dough inside.
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Notes: If you don't own a stand mixer, I have a Danish Dough Whisk that works great. Mix the dough to the pancake batter stage, then start kneading in the rest of the dough. Frankly, because I love to bake bread, I cannot imagine not owning a stand mixer!
- My oven was in use, so I covered the bowl with a shower cap (great trick) and set it on top of my stove. In one hour, my dough had doubled! Or, turn your oven on to WARM for 1 minute and turn it off. This will accelerate the proofing of the dough as well.
- Remove the dough, from the bowl, and punch dough down.
- Place dough on floured surface and roll out into a square about 1/2 inch thick. (You could do this by hand, but I got a more even rectangular shape.)
- Using a pizza cutter (or a long, sharp knife), cut the dough into 24 pieces. Place dough squares onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (or two, depending on how many rolls you end up with).
- Note: I recently purchases a pizza blade, through Amazon. I absolutely love this tool, because it’s perfect for cutting bar cookies or rolls.
- Cover with a towel and let rise again until doubled in size, about 45 to 60 minutes. (Mine was doubled in 30 minutes)
- Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
- Remove from oven and immediately baste with melted butter. Serve dinner rolls warm with the cinnamon-honey butter. You will love it!
Notes
Nutrition
I have some family members that are big fans of Texas Road House and these rolls! (Who am I kidding – I love carbs!) Thanks these are just beautiful!
My friends and I used to go to Texas Roadhouse in college just for the rolls and the butter. SO GOOD. I haven't had them in almost ten years…so I think it's time to make them myself and make up for lost time. Thanks for sharing!
How much cinnamon should be added for the cinnamon honey butter? Thanks.
Well, that wasn't very helpful, Jason. So sorry, and thank you for pointing that out. I've edited the recipe to say "2 tablespoons. However, I used 1 Tablespoon, and was happy with that.)
They look so good and yes, I have eaten them. Texas Roadhouse is within 4 miles of my home….hmmmmm. Thanks.
This recipe is so bad! I threw it in the garbage. I used the one tablespoon of cinnamon as recommended. It looked like dark chocolate and tasted terrible. Find another option. I was going to take to Thanksgiving. Yuck!
Are you saying you threw out the buns because they were ruined by the butter? Or, are you saying both the buns and the butter was bad? Recently, I made a recipe from one of my favorite recipe sources. It turned out as a dismal failure, and I had to throw out the recipe– even though I followed it to a “T”. I left a kind comment to the source, privately, so they would know. We do our best to share our free recipes with the public, and there are times when we make a mistake. The next time I make this, I will see if the 1 Tablespoon is truly too much. I’m sorry this recipe didn’t work out for you. Happy Thanksgiving.