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Recipe for Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

January 7, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 12 Comments

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

My husband’s family were getting together for a holiday dinner and I was asked to bring dinner rolls. I knew immediately I had to make my favourite rolls from the book Canada’s Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes. My personal touch? Adding some chopped fresh thyme. I only used the breadmaker for the dough so you can make this recipe without a breadmaker. Just proof the yeast in some warm (not hot) water with a little sugar. Add it to the milk, making sure it is warm (not hot). Then add to the dry ingredients and knead for at least 7 minutes. For those with a breadmaker add the following to the loaf pan in this order:

1 1/3 cup of milk warmed in microwave but not hot!
1 1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp softened butter
3 1/4 cup flour
1 1/4 tsp bread machine yeast
1 tsp finely chopped thyme

Select dough cycle. Now it has been really dry here lately so I had to add some warm water into the dough to help bring it together, I even added a little oil. You have to check on the dough to make sure it is all coming together. When the breadmaker beeps for the “add delicates” cycle, add the thyme.

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

Because the get together was in the early afternoon, I had to make the dough the night before. I have had my dough make a break for it before, oozing out of the container I put it in, so this time I put it in a bowl with a tight lid, greasing the sides and the dough. 

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

Here is the dough the following morning, safely contained! Perfect…

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

I rolled out the dough and cut into 12 portions.

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

I nestled them together in a springform pan, covered and let rise for 35 minutes in my microwave with a glass of hot water since my house was quite chilly.

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

I brushed on some melted butter and baked in a 375F oven. After 20 minutes it was starting to get golden but I had to keep it in a little longer. You do not want to over bake these rolls so it is finicky, you have to keep an eye on them to make sure they are baked through without getting too dark.

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

This is how we normally eat them and my husband says that they are the closest thing to his dad’s rolls he has ever had. My father-in-law’s family used to have a candy, ice cream shop and bakery and he used to make the best rolls in the world so this is the highest praise I can get. These buns were a huge hit at the family party. We love them so much I just to make another batch the next day for me and my husband. This time my house was really warm, I decided to experiment by rolling them into balls and they rose a little longer ending up making a huge batch of rolls:

Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme

Beautiful! I think I will make them this way from now on. So soft, melt-in-your-mouth… once you have these you will never buy store-bought rolls again. I certainly haven’t! Yes, time consuming but so very worth the effort. For me, these are perfection! I hope you try making them, they are one of my favourite things to make in the whole world. Enjoy!

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  1. Ms. WhitePlates says

    January 7, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    My mother-in-law buys amazing dinner rolls from a guy on the side of the road during the summer … seriously, only in Nova Scotia. What is unfortunate is that the man is only around in the summer (wimp) so I’m definitely going to oust him with these! You could totally play around with the flavours too, I’m sure.

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  2. Debra She Who Seeks says

    January 7, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    I’d love to have one right now — they look delicious! Glad they were a hit!

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  3. wayner100 says

    January 7, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    Suzie, I am soooo jealous. You probably read about my bun disaster on Christmas day. I WILL get rid of my dough bugaboos and soon. Your blog here may give me dome ideas & I will refer to it later !!!!!

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  4. Lisa says

    January 7, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Ooh, thyme is my favorite and I just might have to try these. Maybe a multigrain version….?

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  5. Brindusa says

    January 7, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    I definitely have to bake these! Very very good.

    Brindusa@Cooking with my soul

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  6. Anna C says

    January 7, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    Susie, just when I thought I had enough with all the holiday baking, you go and post this tempting recipe. The rolls look amazing! Love the addition of thyme.

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  7. AvaDJ says

    January 8, 2011 at 3:14 am

    These sound perfectly delicious! I can see these little gems being highly addictive and becoming a regular staple. Brushing with butter, wow, that must smell divine while baking.

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  8. Tournesol says

    January 8, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    Oh they look wonderful!

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  9. Karen D says

    January 9, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    those look so good, just the right thing for a cold day.. I am getting warmed up just looking at them.

    ;-D
    Karen

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  10. sarah says

    January 14, 2011 at 10:27 am

    Ah! I’m so glad I read this post. Thanks for the genius tip about the rise in the microwave with a glass of hot (boiling?) water. How clever!

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  11. GlendaM says

    January 16, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    These look so delicious I went and grabbed my bread maker and making a batch right now! Thank you.

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  12. Suzie Ridler says

    January 17, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Sarah, I learned that trick from Ricardo on FNC, works great! I bring cold butter up to room temp that way too. Glenda, would love to know how yours turned out!

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