Easy Pizza Dough Dinner Rolls with Garlic-Herb Butter
These pizza dough dinner rolls are fluffy, chewy, buttery, and super easy to make. Just divide a batch of 1-Hour Pizza Dough into 12 pieces, ball them up in a pie plate, spread garlic-herb butter over top, and bake until golden.
Prep Time1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword: bread, dinner rolls, pull-apart bread
Makes: 12 rolls
Cost: $7
- 1 recipe 1-Hour Pizza Dough , fermented at room temperature for 1 hour but not balled up
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan
- ½ to 1 cup finely chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, chives, and basil
- 1 or 2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
Prepare the 1-Hour Pizza Dough through step 4. (In other words, mix and knead the dough, transfer it to an oiled bowl, then cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 45 minutes to 2 hours.) Do not divide the dough in half. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 9-inch round pie pan (preferably glass) with butter.
Form the dough into a long rope, about 2 inches thick and at least 24 inches long. Use a bench scraper or sharp knife to cut the rope into 2-inch-long pieces. Shape each piece of dough into a ball, pulling the sides down and underneath, then pinching them together in your fist. Place the dough balls in the pan, smooth-side up.
In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, finely chopped herbs, and minced garlic cloves. Pour this mixture over the formed dough balls in the pan, then use a pastry brush to spread it evenly, making sure the top of each dough ball is coated in butter. Sprinkle with the salt.
Cover the pan with a clean kitchen towel. Let the dough balls proof for 30 minutes.
Remove the kitchen towel. Bake the rolls for 35 minutes or until they are golden on the bottom and deep golden brown on top.
Remove the rolls from the oven. Let them cool for 10 minutes before serving.