Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls and Cinnamon Butter

Directions

  1. 1Add 1 and 1/4 cup warm milk to a large glass mixing bowl.
  2. 2Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar to the milk.
  3. 3Add 2 and 1/4 teaspoons or one packet of yeast to the bowl.
  4. 4Give the mixture a quick stir.
  5. 5Let the mixture sit for about 5 to 10 minutes until the yeast gets nice and foamy.
  6. 6Add half a stick or 1/4 cup of melted butter to the mixture.
  7. 7Add one room temperature egg to the bowl.
  8. 8Whisk everything together until combined.
  9. 9Add one teaspoon of salt to the mixture.
  10. 10Add 3 and 1/2 cups of bread flour to the bowl.
  11. 11Start mixing everything together until a shaggy dough forms.
  12. 12Turn the dough out onto a clean surface.
  13. 13Flour your hands.
  14. 14Knead the dough until it comes together in a nice, smooth dough ball, about 5 minutes.
  15. 15Spray your bowl with oil.
  16. 16Put the dough in the bowl, top side down, swirl it around, then flip it over.
  17. 17Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a towel and let it rise until it doubles in size, probably about an hour.
  18. 18For the butter, add two sticks of softened salted butter to a clean glass bowl.
  19. 19Whip the butter with an electric mixer until it's nice and fluffy and a pale yellow color.
  20. 20Add 1/3 cup of powdered sugar to the whipped butter.
  21. 21Add a quarter cup of honey to the butter mixture.
  22. 22Add two teaspoons of cinnamon to the butter mixture.
  23. 23Whip all ingredients together until completely combined and fluffy.
  24. 24Once the dough is done rising, take a butter wrapper and grease your cookie sheet.
  25. 25Push the dough down gently in the center.
  26. 26Take the dough out of the bowl.
  27. 27Press the dough out into a rectangle that's about a quarter of an inch thick.
  28. 28Cut the dough into equal little pieces using a pizza cutter.
  29. 29Place these all on your cookie sheet, giving them room to rise.
  30. 30Cover the rolls with a towel and let them rise for another 30 minutes while the oven preheats to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  31. 31Bake the rolls in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12 minutes.
  32. 32Brush the rolls with melted butter when they come out of the oven.

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cup Warm milk
  • 0.33 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2.25 teaspoons Yeast
  • 0.25 cup Melted butter
  • 1 Room temperature egg
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 3.5 cups Bread flour
  • 2 sticks Softened salted butter
  • 0.33 cup Powdered sugar
  • 0.25 cup Honey
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • Melted butter

Equipment

Large glass mixing bowlMeasuring cupsMeasuring spoonsWhiskSpatulaClean surfaceOil sprayerPlastic wrapTowelElectric mixerCookie sheetPizza cutterBasting brush

Tips

  • Clean your counters before turning out the dough.
  • Save butter wrappers to grease the pan.