Air Fryer Dinner Rolls
Cooking dinner rolls in the air fryer frees up oven space and cooks in half the time! Serve these dinner rolls for the holidays or any time of year.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 190kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup warm water (95° to 110°F)
- 1 ¼ ounce packet of active dry yeast
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon Maldon salt flaky sea salt
Instructions
- In the mixer bowl, whisk the warm water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add ¾ cup of cold milk, the rest of the sugar, and egg. Whisk to combine.
- Attach the bowl of the mixer and fit with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed, adding 1 cup of flour and the salt. Beat in butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Add in the rest of the flour or until the dough cleans the side of the bowl.
- Remove the paddle attachment and attach the dough hook. Knead on medium-low speed for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a medium bowl lightly sprayed with cooking spray and cover with plastic wrap. Set in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
- Using a kitchen scale, divide and weigh the dough into 12 (1-ounce portions). Gently roll the dough pieces into balls and place them into a parchment-lined air fryer basket.
- Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for 40 minutes.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brush them with the melted butter and sprinkle with the Maldon salt. Serve warm.
Notes
Expert Tips
- If your yeast doesn't activate you may have expired yeast or killed the yeast with very hot water.
- Never add salt straight to the yeast or it could kill the yeast. It's best to add the salt with the flour additions.
- Kneading the dough for at least 5 minutes will develop the gluten you need for delicious dinner rolls.
- Adding too much flour can result in a dense and dry roll. In any bread recipe add enough flour until you clean the sides of the mixing bowl.
- When rolling and shaping rolls make sure the dough is always covered with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.
- For pull-apart dinner rolls cook 12 dinner rolls in the air fryer basket. Cook 9 dinner rolls if you don't want them touching.
- If your dinner rolls are undercooked you might have too many rolls in the air fryer basket.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 219IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg