Soft Fluffy Bread Rolls. Make up a batch of these to go with your BBQ, salads and party food. These are light, soft and freezer friendly too!

These soft and fluffy bread rolls are delicious! Easy to make and great for parties, lunches, freezer friendly very popular too!

This recipe has kindly been shared by one of our Lovefoodies followers, Simone. Simone shows us how she makes her Homemade soft and fluffy bread rolls. Often she serves these together with her Three Cheese Manicotti and her family loves it!

Bread rolls are always a great addition to any dining table or picnic. Always popular at Thanksgiving and the Summer holidays, such as 4th July celebrations, these soft and fluffy rolls are easy to transport and you can make ahead and simply freeze until you're ready to use them.

I've also made a couple of other recipes using Simone's basic soft and fluffy bread rolls recipe and added a twist. If you're looking for a lovely savory bread roll recipe with a twist, check out our Cheese and Bacon soft fluffy bread rolls. These are great for breakfast and picnics, and so delicious when served warm from the oven. 

I also made a sweet version of these rolls, Soft Vanilla Pudding Filled Rolls, oh so delicious!

I have used a dough mixer to make these rolls, but if you don't have one, please don't worry! You can make these by hand. At the end of this recipe, you can see a link to go to the mini video tutorial for How To Knead, Rise and Shape Dough By Hand. It's easy to follow and fun to watch!

These soft and fluffy rolls are very versatile. Serve for breakfast, warm from the oven with a little butter, arrange in a nice bread basket on your Thanksgiving table, make up some nice sandwiches for a party or picnic, take along to a potluck, or serve with a nice BBQ.

The photo below show these soft and fluffy rolls used as a breakfast where I added bacon, tomato, egg and sauteed mushrooms with a sprinkling of cheese on the tops during the baking process for the rolls.

and this photo shows the soft and fluffy bread rolls being used for a BBQ and a couple of cheeky burgers inside the rolls! 

So whatever you decide to serve with these soft and fluffy rolls, you will really enjoy them. The recipe itself is easy to make, and just follow it step by step.

There is quite a bit of yeast in these rolls to give you the ultra light and fluffy texture, so don't be alarmed and think it is a typing error on the ingredients list!

So let's get straight to the recipe and see how we make these lovely soft and fluffy bread rolls. Please enjoy!

Recipe from Simone Logozzo, Step by Step Photos by Lovefoodies

Prep Time

2 ½ hr (includes rising time)

Cook Time

20 - 30 minutes

Yield

18 - 20 Rolls

Ingredients 

The Bread

1 cup / 235 ml warm water
⅓ cup/ 80 ml canola oil
3 tbsp yeast
¼ cup / 50 g sugar
1 beaten egg
½ tsp kosher salt
3 ½ cups / 435 g unbleached all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. First, we get the bread ready: Combine first 4 ingredients in the bowl of the mixer and wait 20 minutes. The mixture will become foamy.

2. Then, using the hook attachment for the mixer add the remaining ingredients. Knead for 10 - 15 minutes

Combine. Mixture starts off stuck to the sides

Mixture comes clean from the sides after 10 minutes kneading

3. Allow to rise in the bowl, covered with a cloth, in a draft-free place. (Do not place on oven top, just leave the bowl on your kitchen worktop). About 30 - 45 minutes

This is what the dough should look like after the first rise. At least double in size

4. Once it has doubled, pull off pieces of the dough, slightly smaller than a tennis ball. Pull the dough from the top of the dough ball to the bottom, until nice and smooth on the top.

When you come to make balls with the dough, have a bowl of flour close by to dust your hands making it easier to handle. Be generous and make sure your hands are well dusted!

6. Place the rolls apart from each other on a floured tin/tray. Allow to rise again on the cookie sheet, until the dough balls are touching (like in the picture). Rising will take about 30 - 45 minutes

See the photo below, the rolls have risen and are now touching each other.

8. Bake at 400 F / 200C / Gas 6 for 20-30 minutes (until golden brown).
Eat warm or cold. I love them when they are still warm!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our Soft Fluffy Bread Rolls recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

If you would like to learn how to Knead, Rise and Shape Dough by hand I have a short video tutorial which will help you with the technique. It's fun to watch! Click the here and we'll take you right there!

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