Easy Dinner Rolls
- 40 min
- not spicy
- Serves 4
Easy dinner rolls from a yeasted dough of maida, milk, butter and egg, shaped and baked golden. Serves 4, 40 minutes plus rising, with step-by-step video.
Ingredients
Milk½ cup
Sugar2 tbsp
Instant Dry Yeast1¼ tsp
Butter, Melted¼ cup
Eggs1
Salt½ tsp
Maida2½ cup
Eggs, Whisked1
Contains: milk, egg, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 510kcal | 2040kcal |
| Protein | 14g | 55g |
| Carbohydrate | 77g | 306g |
| Fat | 16g | 63g |
| Fibre | 2.7g | 11g |
| Sugar | 8.5g | 34g |
Cookd masalas for maida
Method
In a bowl, combine the milk, sugar, yeast, butter and egg.
Mix the salt with the flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre.
Add in the wet mixture. Mix it using a wooden spoon until it forms a shaggy dough, then turn it onto a floured surface.
Knead until smooth. Cover with a moist cloth and rest for 1 hour.
Divide the dough into individual portions. Cover again and rest for 20 minutes.
Brush the dough balls gently with egg wash. Bake at 180 c in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Before you start
- How long does Easy Dinner Rolls take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Easy Dinner Rolls serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Easy Dinner Rolls vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Easy Dinner Rolls spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Easy Dinner Rolls?
- 2½ cup Maida, 1¼ tsp Instant Dry Yeast, ½ cup Milk, ¼ cup Butter, 1 Eggs, 2 tbsp Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Easy Dinner Rolls?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Easy Dinner Rolls?
- About 510 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
4 notes- P
PavanMarch 2023
can u pls show the ingredients in gm instead of showing in like cup and tsp
- B
Balakrishnan GOctober 2025
the milk should be lukewarm the yeast activates in 5-10 mins
- B
Balakrishnan GOctober 2025
should we activate the yeast
- H
Hema MaliniOctober 2025
could you also include 1) how warm the milk should be 2) how long does it takes to activate the yeast?

