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title: "Texas Roadhouse Rolls"
description: "Soft, buttery dinner rolls with cinnamon honey butter. Find ingredients, equipment, and step-by-step Cooklang instructions for Texas Roadhouse Rolls."
url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/texas-roadhouse-rolls"
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# Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Soft, buttery dinner rolls with cinnamon honey butter

40 servings

bread baking dinner rolls

Scale

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## Ingredients

- 465 g whole milk
- 120 g warm water
- 12 g instant yeast
- 1050 g all-purpose flour
- 110 g granulated sugar
- 14 g fine sea salt
- 0.13 tsp diastatic malt powder
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 2 whole eggs
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- \- smoked flaky salt
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 161 g salted butter
- 0.13 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 0.25 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
- 1 vanilla bean
- 29 g powdered sugar
- 20 g wildflower honey
- 20 g buckwheat honey

## Equipment

- medium pot
- bowl
- stand mixer
- sheet tray
- oven
- mixing bowl

## Instructions

1

In a medium pot , over medium-high heat, add the 465 g whole milk and bring it to a boil. Cut the heat, pour into a bowl and cool over an ice bath.

2

Once cooled, add 120 g warm water , heat to 95°F, add 12 g instant yeast , dissolve and reserve.

3

In a stand mixer bowl, add the 1050 g all-purpose flour , 110 g granulated sugar , 12 g fine sea salt , and 0.13 tsp diastatic malt powder . The malt powder is optional but helps with color and flavor.

4

Using the hook attachment, add 50 g unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled in a stream and mix. Once incorporated, add the milk mixture and 2 whole eggs . Mix until the dough does not stick to the sides of the bowl.

5

Take the dough out, form a ball, place into a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 1-1.5 hours at room temperature until doubled.

6

Remove plastic wrap and punch the dough. Put on a floured surface, cut into 40 even pieces, and shape into balls.

7

Place balls on a lined sheet tray , cover with plastic wrap, and proof for 20 minutes .

8

Preheat oven to 375°F.

9

Remove wrap, spray with water, and bake for 15-18 minutes .

10

Brush each roll with 3 tbsp melted butter and sprinkle with smoked flaky salt .

11

Lightly char 3 cinnamon sticks and break into tiny pieces by pounding.

12

Place 161 g salted butter softened, 2 g fine sea salt , 0.13 tsp black pepper finely ground, 2 tsp cinnamon powder , 0.25 tsp fresh grated nutmeg , and the beans from 1 vanilla bean scraped in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.

13

Add 29 g powdered sugar and whisk vigorously to incorporate air.

14

Add 20 g wildflower honey and 20 g buckwheat honey and incorporate.

15

Serve rolls warm with cinnamon honey butter.

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recipe.cook

```
---
title: Texas Roadhouse Rolls
description: Soft, buttery dinner rolls with cinnamon honey butter
servings: 40
tags: [bread, baking, dinner rolls]
cuisine: american
difficulty: medium
rating: 4.5
---

-- Roadhouse Rolls (65-68% hydration)

In a #medium pot{}, over medium-high heat, add the @whole milk{465%g} and bring it to a boil. Cut the heat, pour into a #bowl{} and cool over an ice bath.

Once cooled, add @warm water{120%g}, heat to 95°F, add @instant yeast{12%g}, dissolve and reserve.

In a #stand mixer{} bowl, add the @all-purpose flour{1050%g}, @granulated sugar{110%g}, @fine sea salt{12%g}, and @diastatic malt powder{1/8%tsp}. The malt powder is optional but helps with color and flavor.

Using the hook attachment, add @unsalted butter{50%g} melted and slightly cooled in a stream and mix. Once incorporated, add the milk mixture and @whole eggs{2}. Mix until the dough does not stick to the sides of the bowl.

Take the dough out, form a ball, place into a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for ~{1-1.5%hours} at room temperature until doubled.

Remove plastic wrap and punch the dough. Put on a floured surface, cut into 40 even pieces, and shape into balls.

Place balls on a lined #sheet tray{}, cover with plastic wrap, and proof for ~{20%minutes}.

Preheat #oven{} to 375°F.

Remove wrap, spray with water, and bake for ~{15-18%minutes}.

Brush each roll with @melted butter{3%tbsp} and sprinkle with @smoked flaky salt{}.

-- Charred Cinnamon Honey Butter

Lightly char @cinnamon sticks{3} and break into tiny pieces by pounding.

Place @salted butter{161%g} softened, @fine sea salt{2%g}, @black pepper{1/8%tsp} finely ground, @cinnamon powder{2%tsp}, @fresh grated nutmeg{1/4%tsp}, and the beans from @vanilla bean{1} scraped in a #mixing bowl{} and whisk until smooth.

Add @powdered sugar{29%g} and whisk vigorously to incorporate air.

Add @wildflower honey{20%g} and @buckwheat honey{20%g} and incorporate.

Serve rolls warm with cinnamon honey butter.
```