Texas Roadhouse Rolls

These pillowy, fluffy, and buttery rolls are a perfect copycat for Texas Roadhouse Rolls! Slather these with Cinnamon Honey Butter, and you’ll be in love.

Just Like the Ones at the Restaurant

There are a few places where I secretly look forward to the bread more than the meal – Texas Roadhouse is one of them. Their rolls are so soft and buttery, and that cinnamon honey butter always steals the show. I wanted to figure out how to make something similar at home, and after some trial and error, this version finally nailed it.

The dough does need some rising time, but the steps are simple and the ingredients are basic. If you’re short on time, my 30 Minute Bread Rolls are a good backup, but when I want the real deal, I make these.

Ingredient Notes

• Milk: Use warm milk, not hot. Any fat percentage is fine.
• Butter: Adds richness to the dough and keeps the rolls soft when brushed on top.
• Egg: Makes the dough tender and helps bind everything.
• Honey: Sweetens the rolls without making them overly sweet.
• Yeast: Instant yeast is easiest, but active dry yeast also works.
• Flour: Use all-purpose. You may need a bit more when shaping the dough.
• Salt: Balances the honey and brings out the flavor.

How to Make This Texas Roadhouse Rolls Recipe

1. Mix: Use a stand mixer for this part. In a stand mixer bowl, combine the milk, butter, egg, honey and yeast. Using the dough hook attachment, mix for 30 seconds on low speed to combine the ingredients. 
2. Knead: Add the flour and salt and knead for 3-4 minutes on medium speed. The dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl when it’s ready. Add more flour if needed until the sides of the bowl come out clean. 
3. First Rise: Using oil or a non-stick spray, grease a bowl and the dough ball, cover, and allow to rise for one hour until the dough doubles in size. 
4. Roll: Punch the dough down, knead briefly, then roll out into a 1-inch thick rectangle on a lightly floured surface. 
5. Cut: Using a pastry bench scraper/dough cutter or knife, divide the dough into 2 inch square pieces.

1. Transfer: Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat, leaving about ½ inch between squares. 
2. Second Rise: Cover with a towel and allow the rolls to rise for 30 minutes. 
3. Bake: In a preheated oven, bake the rolls for 15 minutes. 
4. Brush: Remove from the oven and immediately brush with melted butter and serve with cinnamon honey butter. 

Recipe Tips

• Start with scalded milk. To make a yeast roll with milk, it’s important to scald it first in order to kill the milk proteins, which can make the rolls hard and not fluffy. To get the milk to the right temperature, bring it just to a boil on the stove, and then let it cool down until it’s lukewarm. 
• Use your favorite yeast. This recipe can be made with either Instant dry yeast or active dry yeast. The recipe is written with instant yeast, but is the same with active, it will just need about 10 minutes to activate with the milk and honey. 

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Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

Rise Time: 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time: 2 hours hrs

Author: Diana

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Learn how to make fluffy, soft, pillowy, and buttery Texas Roadhouse Rolls with this simple, step-by-step copycat recipe. You will never need to miss this bread again.

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Learn how to make fluffy, soft, pillowy, and buttery Texas Roadhouse Rolls with this simple, step-by-step copycat recipe. You will never need to miss this bread again.

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 ¼ cups (300ml) milk warm but not hot
• ▢ 2 tablespoons (28g) melted unsalted butter divided
• ▢ 1 eggs at room temp
• ▢ ¼ cup (6 oz, 85g) honey
• ▢ 2 teaspoons instant dry yeast Note 1
• ▢ 4 cups (480g) all purpose flour I added +1.5 cups
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions 

• In a bowl of a stand mixer, combine the milk, butter, egg, honey, and yeast. Using the dough hook attachment, mix for 30 seconds on low speed to combine the ingredients (make sure to break the egg with a fork or whisk before mixing).
• Add the flour and salt, and knead for 3-4 minutes on medium speed. Add flour if needed until the sides of the bowl comes out clean.
• Using oil or non stick spray, grease a bowl and the dough ball, and allow to rise for one hour or until the dough doubles in size.
• Punch the dough, knead it for 10 seconds, then on a lightly floured surface roll it out to a 1-inch thick rectangle.
• Using a pastry bench scraper/dough cutter or knife divide the dough into 2-inch square pieces.
• Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat, leaving about ½ inch between each 2 squares.
• Cover with a towel, and allow the dough to rise for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, and immediately brush with melted butter and serve with cinnamon honey butter.

Notes:

1. If using active dry yeast, mix the yeast with warm milk and honey, and let it sit for 10 minutes until it bubbles. Then add the rest of the ingredients and knead etc.
2. Brush with melted butter while the rolls are still warm.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 84kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 8mg, Sodium: 47mg, Potassium: 42mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 47IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 15mg, Iron: 1mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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What to Serve with Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Enjoy them for breakfast: Substitute these buttery rolls for the traditional biscuits you’d serve with jam or Sausage Gravy. I think these rolls would make amazing mini breakfast sandwiches too! 

Serve with soup: You’ll love a Texas Roadhouse roll (or 2!) on the side of a hot, creamy bowl of soup, like this Broccoli Cheddar Soup, or Zuppa Toscana. 

Or with Salad: A healthy salad with a side of amazing bread is one of my favorite lunch or light dinner meals! Enjoy Texas Roadhouse Bread with a Simple Tossed Green Salad or Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette. 

Rolls with dinner: Enjoy these soft rolls as intended, as dinner rolls. While I think these would be delicious with almost any entree, I’d especially recommend that you try them along with Easy Roast Chicken, Instant Pot Cube Steak, Oven Beef Stew, or Instant Pot Beef Stew. 

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I just love these fluffy soft rolls that are just like Texas Roadhouse and I know that you will too! Pin this recipe so everyone can enjoy it.