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Feb 12, 2019

Big Batch Dinner Rolls

These Big Batch Dinner Rolls are soft and fluffy, and are perfect for a big family feast.

I first made these big batch dinner rolls for a big family dinner. As the family "bread geek," I felt some pressure to come up with fresh dinner rolls.
Preparing a big dinner for a large group and making soft and fluffy dinner rolls that emerge fresh from the oven and into the bread basket at the same time is a big challenge.

Sometimes it's just easier to make a big loaf of bread that can be made a day in advance to slice and serve.

Still, there is something about soft dinner rolls warm from the oven, split open, and buttered or dipped in gravy.

These dinner rolls are great straight from the oven, but they also make wonderful leftovers.

There is so much bake-ahead or bake-at-the-last-minute flexibility in this recipe. For example, you can freeze the shaped rolls to bake later. You can also place the shaped rolls in the refrigerator for a few hours and bake them when you are ready.

In fact, you can do all three with these rolls... bake one batch right away, bake some the next day from the refrigerator, and bake the last batch from the freezer a few weeks later.

How do you make these dinner rolls in advance?

To make these dinner rolls in advance, shape the dough into rolls, place them into pans, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze the rolls.

If you want to make these rolls a few hours in advance, place the shaped and wrapped rolls in the refrigerator for about two to four hours. Once you've baked your main course, pop the rolls in the oven to bake while your turkey, casserole, roast, or whatever your main dish is sets up.

There's a lot of yeast in this dough, which makes them fast rising. Your bowl of dough will actually feel warm. P.S. Leftovers will be good saved in a plastic bag for up to 3 days.

This month, we are catching up on old ‘Bread Bakers’ themes we missed out on. Our host of the month is Pavani at Cook's Hideout. I decided to revisit the theme "Family Feast." Check out what the Bread Bakers have baked up.

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.