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These Small Batch 30 Minute Rolls are quick, easy, delicious and the perfect amount for 2-4 people.
Small Batch Baking
There is nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread coming out of your oven. But as empty nesters, taking the time to make a batch of rolls to add to our dinner just seems like too much work and we end up with more rolls than we need!
That is where small batch 30 minute rolls come in. They solve all the problems! They only take 30 minutes to make and there are only four of them!!
Ingredients for Rolls
- All purpose flour
- Dry Active Yeast
- Vegetable Oil
- Sugar
- Salt
- Egg
How to Make Small Batch 30 Minute Rolls
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine warm water (105-115 degrees ) in a bowl with the yeast. Cover and allow to proof for 5 minutes or until foamy and bubbly.
- In a bowl of stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, salt, oil, egg and your yeast mixture.
- With hook attachment, knead until soft and smooth.
- Divide dough into four pieces and form into rolls.
- Place in a greased 6 x 8 pan and cover. Allow to rise for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Take some additional melted butter and brush over the top of hot rolls.
These rolls are so easy and quick to make you can add them to any meal or just bake up a batch when you are craving some fresh baked bread! Being able to make only four rolls at a time is pretty much life changing!
If you need more than four rolls, you can find the full batch version of these 30 minutes rolls here.
For more small batch baking recipes try these:
- Small Batch Fluffy Dinner Rolls
- Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake for Two
- Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls
- Small Batch Banana Bread
- Brownies for Two
Technically, these rolls take a few more minutes than 30 but after you taste how amazing they are it isn’t going to matter at all!
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Small Batch 30 Minute Rolls
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup warm water plus 1 Tbsp
- 2 tsp dry active yeast
- 1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil
- 1 cup all purpose flour plus 3 Tbsp
- 4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp egg beaten
Instructions
- Place yeast into warm water (105 – 115 degrees F). Allow to sit for about five minutes until foamy and bubbly.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- In your the mixing bowl of a stand mixer combine flour, sugar, salt, egg, oil and yeast mixture. Knead with dough hook until soft and smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Divide dough into four pieces and form each piece into a ball.
- Place in a greased 6 x 8 baking dish and cover. Allow to rise for 10 minutes.
- Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brush with melted butter after baked and still hot.
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Christine Huxter says
I made these rolls and loved them. However i was confused about the extra 3 tbls flour and extra Tbls water? The recipe doesn’t say when if at all to use them. I found my dough a little too wet so just added some of the flour by folding it in at the end!! But they were lovely
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
Christine, I am glad you enjoyed the recipe. The 3 Tbsp flour and the Tbsp water are part of the entire amount of flour and water and added in together. With these small batch recipes sometimes you need odd amounts of ingredients such as an extra tablespoon etc. All the flour and all the water are added in together – hope that helps.
LoLo says
This is definitely a “keeper” recipe! We all loved these rolls and
will be making repeatedly, so light and fluffy.
I baked them in my Instant Pot and it couldn’t be easier… I also used Brown Sugar to give just a different sweet flavor. Awesome either way!
Thank you Leigh Anne! 😉
Wendy says
First trial, perfectly successfully! I rest it for one hour, make it very soft, fluffy. I like the texture. Use bread flour. Thank you, small batch fits me. Better than in bakery stores. Thank you again, appreciate it very much. Look forward to trying other recipes.
Carin Metcale says
I have made this recipe so many times and my whole family just loves these buns! So light and fluffy!
JPP says
You listed oil as an ingredient but no where in the directions does it mention it!
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
oops – that got left off. I have updated the recipe. Enjoy!