These milk rolls are soft, fluffy and full of flavour. They're delicately sweet and as light as air! The milk bread rolls are easy to make by hand from scratch and taste incredible. They're tasty buns that go with many dishes.
These yeasted milk rolls are fluffy and flavourful.
They don't require a lot of kneading, but just some time to rise.
They're perfect as dinner rolls, as burger buns or just spread with butter and a sprinkling of sea salt. But in fact, I'm happy just to spread them with a little butter, fresh from the oven, and eat them on their own. They need no adornment.
The milk buns are really airy, soft and delicate, with a subtle sweetness. They're definitely my ultimate dinner rolls.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Not much kneading
- Fluffy and soft
- Full of flavour
- Subtly sweet
Ingredients
Milk - A full-fat whole milk is best for this recipe.
Yeast - makes the buns rice and get fluffy.
Flour - use all-purpose flour (aka plain flour).
Butter - adds richness to the buns.
Caster sugar - also called superfine sugar, it adds a little of the classic milk roll sweetness.
Salt - I use a good quality sea salt. The salt balances the flavors.
I go through phases of making my own bread.
For a while I used my bread maker a few times a week to make mix the dough, then I'd pat it into shape and bake it in the oven.
Then I fell out of the habit.
It's so wonderful when the smell of bread permeates the air all around the house.
I'm back to making bread regularly now because it's easy and delicious.
You just need to give it a little time and attention. You need to be patient, to wait.
In this age of fast information and constant connectivity, we're losing the art of patience. We can bring it back, a little, by slowing down food. Slower eating and cooking, slower baking and enjoying.
It's usually the mess that makes me stop baking my own bread, but with this recipe for milk rolls you can knead right in the bowl.
It also doesn't need much kneading, so you won't be spending all day with a sore arm.
Serving Suggestions
There are so many ways to enjoy these fluffy milk bread rolls! Try these ideas:
- To accompany everything from Shepherd's Pie to Peanut Stew.
- As a dinner roll for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
- Spread them with carrot jam or some fruit compote.
- Enjoy toasted and spread with butter, for breakfast.
- Use them to mop up some fresh homemade tomato soup, lentil soup or pea soup.
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📖 Recipe
Fluffy Milk Rolls Recipe
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Oven
- mixing bowl
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups (400ml) milk
- ⅓ cup (75ml) cold water
- 2 teaspoons fast action dry yeast
- 3 ¾ cups (600g) all-purpose flour (plain flour)
- ¼ cup (75g) butter melted
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Scald the milk by bringing it just to the boil in a saucepan and then removing it from the heat. Pour the hot milk into a large bowl and add the cold water. Leave it to cool to warm, then stir in the yeast and leave for 5 minutes.
- Add the flour, melted butter, sugar and salt to the bowl. Stir to bring it together, then knead it in the bowl for two minutes.
- Cover the bowl with a tea towel and leave to rise for 1 hour, kneading for 1 minute twice during the rising time.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Shape the dough into small equal-sized balls and place slightly apart on the prepared tray. Leave to rise for 40 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F
- Dust the tops of the dough lightly with flour, then bake for 20 minutes or until risen and golden.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Marisa
So good. These were easy to make and tasted amazing
Alex
Kneading bread dough truly doesn’t need muscle. It’s a very satisfying rhythmic action, that only takes a couple of minutes, and your dough is then truly handmade. I find it the best part of Making bread, it’s not tiring, either, I assure you, and I’m no young thing, either! Excellent recipe...delicious rolls.
Sue
I made these rolls today and the flavour was lovely.
Debbie
Although I have not baked with yeast before I tried these today and could not have wished for a better result. Soft, light, airy and a beautiful texture. I was not sure of the oven temperature as I didn't see it printed (unless I have overlooked it) and checked other bread recipes. I ended up going with 220C degrees for the first 12 minutes and reduced to 190C for the remaining approximately 8 minutes. Simply delicious. Many,many thanks.
Kate Hackworthy
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed them Debbie! Thanks for coming back to leave a comment 🙂
Martha V.
I made these and they're delicious. Really soft. I served them with chilli con carne. Will make again thank you.
Jess | The Indigo Hours
These look and sound gorgeous, soft fluffy white rolls like these are my favourite for dunking into soup! I'll definitely be giving this recipe a try 🙂
Elizabeth
Those are seriously amazing looking rolls! My family do love it when I make them fresh bread; I'll have to try your delicious recipe!
Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet
Hang on a minute. Now I'm confused. Where are the vegetables?!? 🙂 I can only imagine how gorgeous these rolls taste straight out of the oven.
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
These look so lovely. I've never made my own bread rolls before, but these look pretty simple.
Kirsty
These look so good and the recipe seems easy to use and make as well. Might have to give these a go and have them for lunch!
Claire Jessiman
Those look SO professional! Are you sure that you made them?! I'm too impatient to make my own bread but my son would be up for giving these a go.
Kate Hackworthy
Ha, they did turn out perfectly. Honestly, these ones are really easy to make!
Lynne Harper
These look delicious I'm an awful baker but will definitely pass this on to my mum and get her to make me some
Amrita Basu (Misra)
This is such an easy recipe. I always wanted to make my own bread. Now I will.
Ashleigh Dougherty
These sound so yummy! Perfect to go with those winter soups that I can't wait to make soon.
Crystal (The Busy Mom Diary)
I love how simple this recipes looks. Definitely something I should try. I hate buying premade buns from the store.
Leelo
These fluffy milk rolls sound and look delicious! I hardly ever make my own bread, but I will have to try these!
Sarah Bella
Wow. this look and sound great and fairly easy to make! Also a huge fan of A2 milk! I think my children would enjoy making these with me. I'm going to pin the recipe on pinterest, thank you for sharing
Jennifer
These look delicious! I am lactose intolerant but couldn't get on with a2 milk either. I use oat milk instead, but I've not tried it for baking!
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
I'm surprised. I had presumed A2 milk would be regular milk with something taken out of it to make it more digestible. I had no idea it only came from certain breeds. That definitely makes me more interested in giving it a go. Great recipe!