Cheesy Garlic Dinner Rolls
Cheesy Garlic Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 3/4 cup warm milk
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 cups bread flour, all-purpose flour works too
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
For the Cheesy Garlic Filling
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
For Finishing
- 1 egg, for egg wash, beaten
- as needed garlic butter, melted
- as needed parsley, fresh, for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, combine the warm milk, instant yeast, and sugar. Mix these ingredients together until well combined. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes until it becomes slightly foamy, indicating the yeast is active.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Add the egg, bread flour (or all-purpose flour), salt, garlic powder, and parsley to the bowl with the milk mixture. Mix the ingredients until a cohesive dough forms.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Incorporate the softened butter into the dough by kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic. This can be done by hand or with a stand mixer.
⏱️ 10 min
- 4
Cover the dough bowl and allow it to rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until its size has visibly doubled.
⏱️ 60 min
- 5
While the dough is rising, prepare the cheesy garlic filling: In a separate bowl, combine the softened butter, minced garlic, parsley, a pinch of salt, shredded mozzarella, and grated parmesan. Mix all these filling ingredients together thoroughly.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Once the dough has completed its first rise, gently punch it down and divide it into 9 equal pieces.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
Take each piece of dough and flatten it into a circular shape. Place approximately 1 tablespoon of the prepared cheesy garlic filling into the center of each flattened dough circle.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Carefully pinch the edges of the dough together to enclose the filling, then roll the dough into a smooth ball. Arrange the formed dough balls, seam-side down, in a greased baking pan.
⏱️ 5 min
- 9
Cover the baking pan with the dough balls and let them rise again in a warm place until they appear puffy.
⏱️ 30 min
- 10
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Before baking, brush the tops of the risen dough balls with egg wash to achieve a golden crust.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180
- 11
Bake the rolls in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, or until they turn golden brown.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 180
- 12
Immediately after removing from the oven, brush the hot rolls with a little melted garlic butter and sprinkle fresh parsley over them. Serve and enjoy!
⏱️ 5 min
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Cheesy Garlic Dinner Rolls
For the Dough
- 3/4 cup warm milk
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 cups bread flour, all-purpose flour works too
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
For the Cheesy Garlic Filling
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
For Finishing
- 1 egg, for egg wash, beaten
- as needed garlic butter, melted
- as needed parsley, fresh, for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, combine the warm milk, instant yeast, and sugar. Mix these ingredients together until well combined. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes until it becomes slightly foamy, indicating the yeast is active.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Add the egg, bread flour (or all-purpose flour), salt, garlic powder, and parsley to the bowl with the milk mixture. Mix the ingredients until a cohesive dough forms.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Incorporate the softened butter into the dough by kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic. This can be done by hand or with a stand mixer.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Cover the dough bowl and allow it to rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until its size has visibly doubled.
⏱️ 60 min - 5
While the dough is rising, prepare the cheesy garlic filling: In a separate bowl, combine the softened butter, minced garlic, parsley, a pinch of salt, shredded mozzarella, and grated parmesan. Mix all these filling ingredients together thoroughly.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Once the dough has completed its first rise, gently punch it down and divide it into 9 equal pieces.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Take each piece of dough and flatten it into a circular shape. Place approximately 1 tablespoon of the prepared cheesy garlic filling into the center of each flattened dough circle.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Carefully pinch the edges of the dough together to enclose the filling, then roll the dough into a smooth ball. Arrange the formed dough balls, seam-side down, in a greased baking pan.
⏱️ 5 min - 9
Cover the baking pan with the dough balls and let them rise again in a warm place until they appear puffy.
⏱️ 30 min - 10
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Before baking, brush the tops of the risen dough balls with egg wash to achieve a golden crust.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180 - 11
Bake the rolls in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, or until they turn golden brown.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 180 - 12
Immediately after removing from the oven, brush the hot rolls with a little melted garlic butter and sprinkle fresh parsley over them. Serve and enjoy!
⏱️ 5 min