Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls
These homemade copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls are soft, fluffy, slightly sweet, and brushed with melted butter. Serve them warm with homemade cinnamon honey butter for a delicious restaurant-style dinner roll recipe.
Ingredients
Texas Road House Rolls
- 1 cup whole milk warmed to 105–110°F
- 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ cup granulated sugar divided
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 4 to 4½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, for brushing
Cinnamon Honey Butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine warm milk, yeast, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large mixing bowl. Let stand for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
- Add the remaining sugar, melted butter, eggs, and salt. Mix until combined.
- Gradually add 4 cups flour until a soft dough forms. Add additional flour only if necessary.
- Knead with a dough hook for 7–9 minutes or by hand for 10–12 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
- Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 60–90 minutes or until doubled.
- Gently press down the dough and roll into a rectangle approximately ½ inch thick.
- Cut into 24 roughly equal squares or rectangles and arrange on two parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Cover and allow to rise for another 30–45 minutes, until puffy.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 14–18 minutes until lightly golden and baked through.
- Immediately brush the warm rolls with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
- For the cinnamon honey butter, beat softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Beat until fluffy.
- Serve warm rolls with cinnamon honey butter.
Notes
Recipe Notes
- Start with 4 cups of flour and add more only as needed.
- Use warm milk between 105–110°F when activating active dry yeast.
- Do not rush either rise.
- Bake until lightly golden and approximately 190°F internally.
- Brush with melted butter immediately after baking.
- Store cooled rolls in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Freeze baked rolls for up to 3 months.
- Store cinnamon honey butter in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Estimated Nutrition Information
Per serving: 1 roll with approximately 1 tablespoon cinnamon honey butter| Nutrient | Estimated Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 250 kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 29 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 48 mg |
| Sodium | 125 mg |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 10 g |
| Nutrition Disclaimer: Nutrition values are estimates and may vary depending on the brands used, the amount of flour added, the size of each roll, and the amount of cinnamon honey butter served. The recipe makes 24 rolls, and the butter recipe provides approximately 12–14 tablespoons, so the amount of butter per serving will vary. |