Herb Dinner Rolls

Italian herb rolls are delicious, flavorful, and aromatic. They are easy to make and a great alternative to dinner rolls. It also goes well with pasta and soups.

This is an easy herb dinner rolls recipe, the dough can be made in bread machine or in the stand mixer.

Ingredients

This Italian herb rolls recipe requires only a few basic ingredients, easily available in the pantry. All-purpose flour or bread flour, sugar, salt, yeast, Italian seasoning, and extra virgin olive oil are what you will need.

The main ingredient is Italian seasoning which gives a delicious flavor and mesmerizing aroma when the rolls are freshly baked.

Instructions

Once you have all the ingredients, it is very easy to make dough for the herb rolls. It is best to weigh the flour using a digital food scale for consistent results. Measuring flour using a measuring cup is inconsistent and can add more flour than needed.

To make dough in bread machine, depending on your bread machine, put the wet and dry ingredients in the bread pan based on the manufacturer's instructions. I have added water, olive oil, sugar, salt, Italian seasoning, all-purpose flour, and instant yeast.

Select and start the "dough" cycle. The bread machine will do the rest of the job of mixing, kneading, and getting the dough through its first rise.

If using a stand mixer, add all the ingredients in the bowl and knead with dough hook for about 12 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball and place it into a bowl. Let it rise into a warm place for about 45-60 minutes until it doubles in volume. Check out how to make dough in stand mixer.

Divide the dough into 15 equal parts, about 50 grams each. Shape them into smooth balls by pulling and tucking all the edges together to the bottom side. Place them in a baking tray lined with parchment paper and spacing them out about 1-2 fingers apart. 

Cover the tray with a cling wrap or a kitchen towel and let it rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes or until it doubles in volume.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove the cling wrap or kitchen towel and then bake the rolls for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Take them out of the oven and apply some mixture of olive oil and garlic powder on top using a basting brush. This gives the buns a nice glaze and enhances the flavor.

Substitutions

This herb rolls recipe is very easy to make and uses only 7 ingredients. There are a few substitutions that can work well in case you do not have all the ingredients.

• All-purpose flour - instead of bread flour, you can use all-purpose flour.
• Yeast - Instant yeast or bread machine yeast works fine in the bread machine. You can read more on which yeast to use in a bread machine.
• Herbs - Instead of dried Italian seasoning, fresh herbs like rosemary, sage, oregano, parsley, and thyme can be used.

Equipment

I have made the dough for these Italian herb rolls in the Zojirushi bread maker as well as the KitchenAid stand mixer. The rolls are baked in a convection oven in a baking tray of size 13 inch by 9 inch or larger.

Storage

Herb rolls can be stored at room temperature for 4-5 days. It is best to keep it in a bread box or in an air-tight container. It is not recommended to store them in the fridge as it loses its moisture and becomes dry.

If you want to store the rolls for a longer time, it is best to freeze them in an airtight container or Ziplock bag. When you want to use it, you can warm them in the oven for about 15 minutes at 350°F.

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