Easy To Make Dinner Rolls For Two
Have you ever craved something super delicious, but didn’t know where to start with making it? Some of my readers are in the same boat. I don’t need to make a big batch of dinner rolls because it’s just Mark and me. These Easy to Make Dinner Rolls for Two are super simple and don’t require many ingredients. The best part is that you won’t be wasting any food either since this recipe only makes four rolls. I’m a big proponent of not wasting! It took me a while to perfect this recipe and make sure I didn’t waste any rolls by making too many.
I promised some of you I would come up with an even smaller dinner roll recipe. This is perfect for one person, a couple, or some college students. The nice thing is that you don’t need a Bosch bread mixer or a KitchenAid stand mixer. We only need a bowl and a Danish Whisk! Squeal, these are so easy to make, anyone can mix these up if they have fresh ingredients. All of my bread, dinner roll, or cinnamon roll recipes are no-fail. Literally, anyone can make these.
In case you missed my post, Easy To Make Soft Dinner Rolls (8 dinner rolls).
Kitchen Items You May Need
The items you need for these rolls are very basic. You probably already have a lot of these kitchen items in your home. Just imagine you are able to make rolls from scratch using very basic items. I picked these items up over a reasonable time so that I can make rolls any time that I want. Don’t miss out on making these rolls for two. You’ll LOVE them, I promise!
- Large Mixing Bowl
- 11-inch Danish Whisk (I prefer the 11-inch whisk because it fits inside a wide-mouth quart mason jar)
- Dough Scraper
- 6-Inch Cake Pan or a small muffin pan
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Dough Enhancer (it makes your bread and rolls fluffy)
Easy To Make Dinner Rolls For Two
These Easy to Make Dinner Rolls for Two are easy for anyone to make. You don’t need to have special cooking powers to make your rolls delicious, just follow my recipe! If you’ve never made rolls before you are in for a treat because these are just so simple. Sometimes recipes are too hard and you don’t feel like messing with them. If there are just two of you, then make sure you give this recipe a try! I think you’ll like the simplicity and yumminess of these rolls.
Step One
Gather your ingredients so you are ready to start. Please be aware that you have fresh ingredients, that’s a must if you want great results. I only buy enough white bread flour that I will use in 12-18 months. I store my flour in 5-gallon food-grade buckets with red Gamma Lids. Yes, I still color-code all my food storage and emergency preps. You can buy the buckets just about everywhere, or online.
I keep my SAF Instant Yeast and Dough Enhancer in the refrigerator, the excess stays in the freezer. I only buy enough bread flour for 12-18 months.
Step Two
Grease a 6-inch round cake pan and set aside. Grab a bowl and a Danish Whisk. Dump everything in a large mixing bowl. Please note, this is where I “whisked the one egg.”
Step Three
Stir until mixed thoroughly. Add additional flour if needed to the dough if the dough is too sticky. Don’t add too much, we want a fluffy, soft dough.
Step Four
Flour your countertop and scoop the dough out onto the countertop. Knead for about 3-4 minutes.
Step Five
Cut the dough into 4 sections (never stretch your dough). I use a Dough Scraper.
Step Six
Take each section and mound into a ball and place the four balls in the greased pan.
Step Seven
Cover with plastic wrap or a warm wet towel. Let it rise for about an hour.
Step Eight
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until slightly brown. Lightly butter the tops after baking if you want a soft dinner roll. I use a baggie slathered with butter to spread on the warm rolls. Let cool. Store in bags to keep the dinner rolls soft. Enjoy.
Easy To Make Dinner Rolls For Two Recipe
- 1/4 cup warm milk
- 1/2 teaspoon SAF Instant Yeast (this is what I use)
- 1/2 teaspoon Dough Enhancer (optional-it makes the rolls fluffy)
- 1/4 scant teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 to 1-1/8 cups white flour (I use bread flour)
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Grease a 6-inch round cake pan and set aside. Grab a bowl and a Danish Whisk. Dump everything in a large mixing bowl. Stir until mixed thoroughly. Add additional flour if needed to the dough if the dough is too sticky. Do not add too much, we want a fluffy dough. Flour your countertop and scoop the dough out onto the countertop. Knead for about 3-4 minutes. Cut the dough into 4 sections (never stretch your dough). Take each section and mound into a ball and place the four balls in the greased pan. Cover with plastic wrap or a warm wet towel. Let rise for about an hour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until slightly brown. Lightly butter the tops after baking if you want a soft dinner roll. I use a baggie slathered with butter to spread on the warm rolls. Let cool. Store in bags to keep the dinner rolls soft. Enjoy.
Can I freeze these before baking them?
You can, but I don’t recommend it. Here’s the deal, these have zero preservatives and don’t have the ingredients to make them rise after being frozen.
Can I freeze these dinner rolls after baking?
Absolutely, but I bet you won’t have any left with this small-batch! All you have to do is freeze them in freezer bags. Thaw at room temperature when you want to enjoy them.
How do I store them after baking these dinner rolls?
I store mine in freezer bags on the countertop. They will stay soft for about 3-4 days. Just remember, they don’t have preservatives, so eat them within this timetable.
Is it okay to store these in the refrigerator after baking?
The refrigerator will dry out the rolls, it’s best to store them at room temperature on the countertop in freezer bags.
Can I use a different flour to make these gluten-free?
I wish you could, but most gluten-free recipes have so many ingredients I can’t even pronounce. I’m so sorry, no gluten-free flour will work for bread 1:1, only cakes and cookies can use that ratio for flour.
Easy To Make Dinner Rolls For Two
Final Word
Please let me know if you make my small batch dinner rolls for two. There is something awesome about grabbing a bowl and dumping the ingredients into it to make dinner rolls at the last minute for dinner. We need to teach this skill to our kids and grandkids to make bread, rolls, cinnamon, biscuits, and tortillas. May God Bless this world, Linda
I really appreciate having a recipe to make just a few rolls. Not a lot of gatherings right now so this is perfect.
Hi Tiffany, thank you, I love having a recipe that is smaller now that the kids have their own families. Linda
I love the smell of bread cooking in the oven! I love all of your recipes! Thank you sooo much for sharing! I’m making these rolls tonight to go with my spaghetti dinner 🙂 Can’t wait!
Hi Camille, you will love these dinner rolls with your spaghetti dinner! Yummy!! Linda
I can’t wait to make these!
Hi Alli, you will love these dinner rolls!! Let me know if you make them! Linda
I am going to make some this afternoon.
I learned to make bread about 60 years ago. I don’t eat a lot of bread – just isn’t my thing but I do love homemade bread straight out of the oven with lots of butter!! Anyway, one of the main reasons I don’t eat a lot of bread is that I live alone and most recipes are for 2 loaves of bread. I know I could give away a loaf but I still would have a difficult time eating a whole loaf before it went stale. So, I just don’t eat bread often!
A couple of things that I might say about the post, though, for those who may not have much experience baking bread is that while the Danish whisk might be really nice, you don’t need to have one. I have never used a whisk when making bread, I don’t have a stand mixer nor a bread machine. I do it all the way my mother taught me – using my arm muscles! I do have a bench scraper and use it often for so many things. So, for those who just cannot afford to get the whisk, don’t worry about it. You can still make homemade bread products with wooden spoons and such.
Also, according to Amazon, the dough enhancer is out of stock and they don’t know when it will be back in stock. There are other dough enhancers available but not the one recommended in this post. The one recommended here is available through Nutrimill, though.
Hi Leann, thanks for the heads-up on the Amazon link (Dough Enhancer). You are so right, you do not need a Danish Whisk. I like to tell people about the 11-inch whisk because it works with my sourdough starter as well. It’s perfect for using it when the power is out. Yes, a spoon works as well. I learned from Melissa Richardson (Natural Yeast Book) about the Danish whisk. I have used it since I watched her do her magic with natural yeast. Linda
Linda – the only reason I mentioned the Danish whisk is that I am sure that a lot of people cannot justify the cost right after Christmas!! I know I cannot. I would love to try it out but it will have to wait a while.
Hi Leanne, oh I totally get it. My mother used her hands, literally to make 14 loaves at a time. I first heard about the Danish whisk about ten years ago. So I’ve been using it a long time. The 13-inch one is too big for me. I only use the 11-inch one. Linda
Linda – I recall the one time that my mother and I made bread called Farmer’s Market Bread. It was fun but a lot of work – it made 10 loaves! Then, mom didn’t like it because it was a very dark, heavy bread but dad and I went to town on it! It was so good but oh such a lot of work.
Hi Leanne, I need to dig my mom’s recipe out and cut it way down. It had molasses and raisins and it tasted so good when toasted with butter or peanut butter on it! I’m sure it was a heavy bread, but I sure loved it! Life is full of wonderful memories! Linda
KAF has the dough whisks at a god price. Yes, they are very handy!
Hi Cheryl, I will have to look there. I can only use the 11-inch ones. They fit inside the wide mouth quart mason jars, the 13-inch ones are too wide. Linda
King Arthur Flour has dough enhancer and the whisk.
Hi Sylvia, that’s awesome! Linda
Linda:
These rolls would make great rolls for 3. My husband and I only eat one each when we have rolls and my daughter eats 2 so that would make enough rolls for the 3 of us. If there is one left over I can put it in a bag and save it for morning and I can make my daughter a Canadian Bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast along with some grits and it makes a good breakfast in the winter for her.
Hi Jackie, now we’re talking! I grew up on egg sandwiches. Yummy! Linda
Thank you for posting this recipe! I will pass it along to one of my children who just moved into his first apartment and now has to do his own cooking since Mom won’t be cooking his meals anymore!
Hi Kate, oh my gosh, I love hearing this! His first apartment! Yay! How exciting! He will miss your meals, I’m sure! Linda
Amazing, Linda!! Thank you for creating this four-roll recipe.
I like the way you got the egg in there, too, so smart.
Gonna try baking these in our counter top oven…..
Hi Janet, it took me 4 times to get the results I wanted. I love that I can make a few rolls so quickly. Oh, and no bread mixer needed. Life is good when you have a hot roll with butter on it. Linda
I belong to a Friendship club and we were at lunch a few months ago and I had mentioned that I
hadn’t made homemade bread in a while cause I don’t need to have it around cause I love it. I had
about 5 members that said they would be happy to take it off my hands if I baked to much. I had
to laugh.
A few years ago a gentlemen from my old church passed away and they had a funeral lunch for his
family at the church. I knew he loved my dinner rolls so I made 200 rolls for the luncheon. A few years
later I made another 200 for his wife’s funeral luncheon. There was some left over and I gave them to the family. They really enjoyed them.
Think I might have to try your cut down recipe. A good homemade roll is great with so many things. Soup, stew or just because. Hot out of the oven with butter and homemade jelly.
Hi June, oh what a wonderful idea to make your homemade rolls for the funeral lunches of both the husband and wife. I bet the church group loved it! There is nothing better than homemade stuff! And homemade dinner rolls are the very best!!! I love this! Linda
Can I still make without dough enhancer ?
Hi Vaishali, yes you can make the rolls without the dough enhancer. People have made rolls without for years without it. The dough enhancer makes them fluffier. They taste good either way. Linda