One-Hour Amish Dinner Rolls

There are few better tastes than warm, fluffy, buttery bread. And nothing delivers that better than a dinner roll, a wonderful addition to all the other stuff on your plate. And, at Thanksgiving, a warm roll is just that ultimate comfort.

Among the Amish, dinner rolls are legendary. Getting them right requires basic baking knowledge and many lessons in family tradition. These one-hour rolls will make their way onto Amish Thanksgiving tables. Here's a bit more about how the Amish celebrate the day.

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These easy One-Hour Amish Dinner Rolls are perfect, because, as the name implies they are quick and a busy Amish baker needs something that won't take a day to make. These take just one hour! This recipe has been a favorite on Amish365.com for decades. Here is what reader Rebecca from Maryland once had to say about the recipe:

these are still THE best dinner rolls ever, and the only ones I make on special occasions (although they aren’t only made on special occasions).

If you really know what you are doing and know where your ingredients are, you can do this recipe in less than an hour. But it isn;'t just the time, it's the taste. These rolls really do deliver on flavor.

You can slather them with honey, butter, jam, or even slice them and make a turkey sandwich or some other sandwich with them. So in that sense, these are a very versatile roll because they are big enough to use as sandwich or just enjoy in typical roll fashion at the table.

This is where you dissolve yeast in water, this step doesn't take long, just a few minutes.

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Can the One-Hour Amish Dinner Roll Recipe be doubled easily?

Yes! The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Just adjust the ingredients accordingly. This recipe makes 12 large rolls, if you double or triple, the recipe will be fine. Much larger than that and the recipe would become a bit unwieldly.

This is where you mix the milk, sugar, salt, and butter should be put into a pan over the oven and heat to lukewarm.

And yeast and flour and stir until blended. This part is pretty easy, just make sure you combine everything well! And then set aside and put in a warm place for about 15 minutes, setting it on a non-drafty windowsill (no need to cover it) in a ray of warm sunlight is ideal.

This is the fun part where you roll it out on a floured board and press down until about 1-inch thickness and then begin cutting out circles to form the rolls.

Rolls in the oven. Amish ovens still vary, whether they are wood-fired, kerosene, or electric ovens, you'll still get a great roll. Personally, I like the wood ovens, although, the heat is more uneven.

For a "fancier" effect, we did these rolls in a round baking pan and the rolls sort of expanded while baking, but, oh so good, big and puffy. The middle piece is a great huge roll in itself. But you can also just put them on a regular baking sheet and make them in more traditional roll-style like what you see below.