Texas Roadhouse Rolls with Cinnamon-Honey Butter
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 (no additional charge) hot and with cinnamon-honey butter. Holy Moly! I believe I cracked the code, and baked these for my family. These are addicting, I'm telling ya! Even if you're a beginner bread baker, you can make these rolls!
Servings 24
Calories 109kcal
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
Recipe sources: : Rolls recipe comes from “Deliciously Yum” and the Cinnamon Honey Butter recipe comes from “Copy Kat Recipes“.