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Texas Roadhouse Rolls
American

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Any Season
Serves 24 Added Aug 16, 2026

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast, or 1 packet
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter, divided
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups (480 grams) all-purpose or bread flour

Steps

  1. Bring the milk to a near boil. Remove it from heat when you see it begin to steam and small bubbles form on the side of the pan. Let it reduce to lukewarm, between 80-90 degrees.
  2. Mix the milk, yeast, and honey in a small bowl until well combined. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of the butter, the milk mixture, the room temperature egg, salt, and half of the flour. Mix slowly until smooth. (Use a mixer with a dough hook if you have one, or by hand.) Gradually add the remaining flour and mix until a dough has formed.
  4. Mix/knead for 8 minutes. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for a few more minutes.
  5. Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for an hour in a warm place.
  6. Punch down the dough and roll it out on a flat, floured surface until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Fold it in half and gently seal.
  7. Cut into 24 squares of even size and place on 2 lightly greased baking sheets. Cover and let them rise for 30-40 minutes, until doubled in size.
  8. Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the top is a light golden brown.
  9. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and brush the top of the rolls.
  10. Serve with Copycat Texas Roadhouse Butter.
Notes

Cook Time: 15 mins
Rising time: 1 hr 40 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 rolls
Calories: 117kcal
Author: Stephanie

Notes
Make Ahead Method: Check out the blog post for 3 make-ahead options! Make sure your yeast is fresh and not expired! If Using a Bread Machine (alternate method): Bring the milk to a near boil. Remove it from heat when you see it begin to steam and small bubbles form on the side of the pan. Let it reduce to lukewarm, between 80-90 degrees.; Add the milk, honey, butter, egg, and salt to the bread machine. Add the flour and create a small hole in the middle of the flour, don't let liquid inside the hole. Place the yeast in the hole.; Set the bread machine to the dough cycle, let it do the work from there.; Once complete, spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place the dough inside. Cover the bowl (plastic wrap or a damp cloth works) and let it rise for an hour in a warm place.; Punch down the dough and roll it out on a flat, floured surface until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Fold it in half and gently seal.; Cut into 24 squares of even size and place on 2 lightly greased baking sheets. Cover them and let them rise for 30-40 minutes, until doubled in size.; Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the top is a light golden brown.; Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and brush the top of the rolls. Serve with Copycat Texas Roadhouse Butter. Subbing Instant/Rapid Rise Yeast for Active Dry: Cooks Illustrated recommends using 25% less yeast if using Instant instead of Active Dry.; In this recipe, that equates to 1 + 3/4 teaspoons.; Combine the yeast with the flour instead of adding it to the warm milk.; Proceed as outlined, no need to let the milk stand for 5 minutes after combining it with the honey. Measuring the Flour: Be sure to scoop your flour out with a spoon and level it out at the top. Don't dip the... (source page is cut off here — the rest of this measuring tip was not captured in the scan.).

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