Name: Big Fat Yeast Rolls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup warm water; 2 extra-large eggs beaten; 2- packages of dry yeast; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; Optional Cinnamon Butter Spread (recipe to follow)

These Big Fat Yeast Rolls are popular yeast rolls found in many Steakhouses and traditionally served with cinnamon butter.

The rolls are pillowy soft and easy to fill up on just the bread they are so delicious.

A versatile sweet roll is great at any time of the day, even as a sweet breakfast roll.

The dough can be shaped into anything from clover leaves, fluffy fat made in muffin tins, loaves, knots, or sandwich burger buns!

Just one dough recipe can transform into many other kinds of flavored bread rolls with just a few additions to the yeast dough batter, with my baking tips and ideas below.

Scroll down for this easy restaurant-style big-fat yeast rolls recipe to the bottom and hit print!

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these are a copycat sweet roll found in most steakhouses and how to make them with cinnamon butter

Why Make This Recipe for Big Fat Yeast Rolls?

These rolls are the perfect addition to any meal
They are very popular in barbecue and steakhouses all over the world
Sweet rolls can be served with breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
The dough is tender and fluffy, and everyone will want more than one
They are great served warm and rise perfectly with this recipe for a foolproof dinner roll

these are sweet yeast rolls risen with egg wash before baking

Suggestions for Toppings and Shaping Dough

I have shaped this dough into hamburger buns, round rolls, twisted knots, and loaf pans, and in a pinch and hurry, I use an oil-sprayed cupcake tin!

You really can bake them into any shapes you want or use them for sandwiches, burgers, hotdogs, or just as sweet dinner rolls for any meal.

The dough can be seasoned on top before baking with sesame seeds, caraway seeds, or whatever you like, even onion or garlic powder.

You could also add herbs to the dough or minced garlic for a herb roll and sprinkle the tops with Parmesan cheese.

As I mentioned, this basic dough can be transformed in many ways!

Shopping List for Big Fat Yeast Rolls (recipe card has full recipe)

flour: all-purpose flour
sugar: granulated sugar
milk: whole milk, full-fat milk
butter: salted butt
water: warm water, this should be lukewarm to the touch
extra-large eggs beaten
yeast: active dry yeast
salt: regular table salt
egg: egg wash beaten with a few teaspoons of water
Optional Cinnamon Butter Spread (recipe to follow), sesame seeds, and other toppings or dough additions mentioned in tips and suggestions

these a sweet rolls rising in a square 9 x 9 pan

Tips and Suggestions for Big Fat Yeast Rolls

Make these in a cupcake tin to make rolls for hamburgers
Use a loaf/bread pan, or a muffin tin
Add herbs around 1 tablespoon to the dough, IE, Italian herbs
Add garlic to the dough, freshly minced, around 1 tablespoon
Sprinkle the tops with sesame seeds after using the egg wash
Add egg wash after 5 minutes of baking, then continue baking ( keeps them from falling)
Milk and liquids should be warm, not hot 109 degrees
Rise in a warm place with no drafts and covered
Serve plain regular butter or cinnamon butter
Before baking, sprinkle with garlic or onion powder
Before baking, add caraway seeds or fresh rosemary
Rolls can be served with breakfast or dinner
Best served while warm ( reheated leftovers wrapped in foil)
Always preheat the oven to 350 degrees first
Make sure the water temperature is 109 degrees using an instant-read thermometer

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Tools for Big Fat Yeast Rolls

Baking pans, loaf, 13x9 or two 8-inch square, muffin pans, 12 cup
These can be baked in a cast-iron skillet
Parchment paper
Measuring cups
Mixer at least 6 to 8 quarts
Floured board for rolling
Towels, Plastic Wrap or Bowl covers
Measuring spoons

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Try Some Other Bread Recipes:

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Pizza Dough
Easter Bread
Mom's Stuffed Focaccia Bread

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American

Yield: 12

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Big Fat Yeast Rolls

These are fluffy, soft, big, fat yeast rolls with a little sweetness and are popular slathered with cinnamon butter.

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 40 Min

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup warm water
2 extra-large eggs beaten
2- packages of dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Optional Cinnamon Butter Spread (recipe to follow)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 13 x 9 baking pan.
Place the milk and butter in a large glass measuring cup, and microwave till it warms and melts the butter. Do not boil; this takes around 11 seconds.
Add the sugar and salt and stir to dissolve.
Let it rest and cool for around 10 minutes ( this mixture should be at 109 degrees, not to ruin the yeast).
In a bowl of an industrial electric mixer using a flat beater, add 1/2 cup warm water(109 degrees) with the yeast and stir to dissolve. Let this sit for 4 to 5 minutes.
Add 2 1/2 cups of flour, then eggs, and mix with the flat beater.
Add the milk mixture and the rest of the remaining flour and beat until smooth and elastic.
Place in a warm spot covered until it doubles in size.
Use around 3 tablespoons of dough to make round rolls, twists, or balls, and place in buttered muffin tins or a large parchment-lined 13x9 baking pan where they barely touch each other.
Bake in the preheated oven at 350 degrees for 5 minutes and then brush with egg wash, continue baking for around 25 minutes or till lightly browned.
Serve these rolls warm.
Cinnamon Butter Spread:
In a small bowl, whip together:
1/2 cup butter with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
Add 1/4 cup powdered sugar,
1/4 cup honey,
Stir in a pinch of kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla mix until blended.
Spread on warm rolls or eat the rolls plain.

Notes

Tips and Suggestions for Big Fat Yeast Rolls

You can use cupcake tins to make rolls for hamburgers
You can make this in a loaf, bread pans, or a muffin tin
Add herbs around 1 tablespoon to the dough, IE, Italian herbs
Add garlic to the dough, freshly minced, around 1 tablespoon
Sprinkle the tops with sesame seeds after using the egg wash
Add egg wash after 5 minutes of baking, then continue baking ( keeps them from falling)
Milk and liquids should be warm, not hot 109 degrees
Rise in a warm place with no drafts and covered
Serve plain regular butter or cinnamon butter
Before baking, sprinkle with garlic or onion powder
Before baking, add caraway seeds or fresh rosemary
Rolls can be served with breakfast or dinner
Best served while warm ( reheated leftovers wrapped in foil)
Always preheat the oven to 350 degrees first
Make sure the water temperature is 109 degrees using an instant-read thermometer

Nutrition Facts

Calories

262

Fat (grams)

6 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

3 g

Carbs (grams)

46 g

Fiber (grams)

2 g

Net carbs

44 g

Sugar (grams)

9 g

Protein (grams)

7 g

Sodium (milligrams)

341 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

46 mg

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