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Celebrating 7 Years of Blogging {Recipe: The Best Dinner Rolls}

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The very best bread machine shaped dinner roll recipe and an Oster Bread Machine giveaway to kick off a celebration of 7 years of blogging.

The Very Best Buttery Dinner Roll Recipe - a new Thanksgiving Favorite! dineanddish.netFriends, this is a big, big day because it’s the start of my SEVEN years of blogging celebration!! Over the next few weeks I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite things and doing some extra special giveaways to celebrate! Why giveaways? Well, because Dine & Dish wouldn’t be what it is today without your love and support and I want to share my thanks with you by giving back.

When I started Dine & Dish 7 years ago I had no idea what great joy this little site would bring me. I have developed friendships, created wonderful work relationships, have traveled and experienced things I’ve never even imagined,  I’ve gained new skills, have been able to contribute to our family financially and most of all, I’ve been able to do it all from home while raising my kids.

Dine & Dish is not even close to the biggest blog out there, but I have the BEST readers, hands down. Thank you all so, so much for being such an important part of my life and for taking the time to click over and read what I share. It means more to me than I could ever tell you.

Without further ado, I’d like to share the first of many giveaways with you! 

Oster Bread Machine Giveaway dineanddish.netIt’s hard to believe that 12 years ago, when we’d have people over for dinner, my “go-to” meal to make was Hamburger Helper and a dessert I still love but haven’t made in ions (Easy Eclair Dessert). I used to not be able to cook at all! I then discovered an old site called Recipezaar (now Food.com) and discovered that there were recipes out there I could cook. Then, through their forums, my love of food photography began to take shape and, well, here I am today doing both professionally. Crazy stuff!

Whenever we go to a dinner party or host my family for events, it is expected that I make homemade bread. It’s kind of become “my thing” over the years. I have had the same Oster bread machine for 10 years now and I love it. I never actually bake bread in my bread machine, but always use it for the dough cycle. As much as I love to knead bread dough into shape, I don’t always have time for that. Being able to just throw all the ingredients into my bread machine and leave it until the dough is all read for me has been such a huge timesaver. Other than my Keurig, my Oster Bread Machine is the most used small appliance in my house!

The Very BEST Butter Dinner Roll Recipe - perfect for Thanksgiving celebrations!

I’m starting off this big Dine & Dish celebration with a recipe I tried today that has totally kicked my favorite dinner roll recipe out of the Thanksgiving rotation. In fact, I had planned on kicking my celebration off with a completely different giveaway, but then made this recipe and HAD to share it with you right this very minute.

This isn’t a Dine & Dish original recipe… I’ve seen it on other blogs but traced the origination to Allrecipes. As much as I’d like to shake it up and make it my own, this recipe needs no changing at all. (I did take out the second rise time, just because I’m impatient). It’s absolutely perfect just the way it is!  Check the recipe out below, then below that enter to win an Oster Bread Machine of your very own! Good luck and enjoy — oh… and THANK YOU!!!

Disclosure: This is not a sponsored giveaway. I truly love my Oster Bread Machine and want to say thanks by giving one Dine & Dish reader the chance to win one too!

The Very Best Buttery Dinner Roll Recipe - a new Thanksgiving Favorite! dineanddish.net
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The Very Best Buttery Dinner Rolls Recipe

The most wonderfully soft, tender and delicious dinner roll recipe!
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 16 rolls

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup warm water 110 degrees F/45 degrees C
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 .25 ounce package active dry yeast (I prefer Red Star Yeast
  • 1/4 cup butter softened

Instructions

  • Place water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press Start.
  • When cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.
  • Brush tops with softened butter.

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Comments

  1. patsy says

    These rolls look too good to pass up! I adore homemade bread, but don’t make it often due to time constraints. Happy Blog-iversary!!!

  2. Ariel says

    I first started cooking and baking after I moved off campus when I was in college and haven’t stopped since!

  6. Stephanie says

    I’m a dog lover and think Meg is adorable! I’ve been baking seriously for the last 4 years or so, and cooking only for the last year and a half since moving into my apartment. Love your blog for recipes, tips and tricks.

  7. Michelle Rittler | Taste As You Go says

    I think one of the reasons why I love cooking so much is because my mother hated it so much (she loved to bake, though). The more I cook, the more I remember about her, the lessons she taught me both in and out of the kitchen, and the time we had with one another before she passed away.

  12. Heather Neibaur says

    I am a mom of one who recently decided to homeschool. It’s a lot of work, but I love a good challenge..

  16. Teri Nicastro says

    I love experimenting in the kitchen and hearing the opinions of others. My 12 year old gives me “Iron Chef” criticism!

  18. Mary says

    Congratulations on 7 years!! I love, and use your recipes. I’m a home cook, no professional experience. I was raised in the south, and have loved cooking since having my easy bake oven back in the 50’s ( yep, I’m a young senior now)… I’m retiring in 3 months, and I plan to enroll in culinary school …. on my bucket list!

  19. Terri C says

    I’m a bread baker , I adore making it. I’m also the kitchen lady at church. So I make a lot of bread for funeral meals and events. Just made 6 loaves of French bread for a funeral tomorrow.

  22. Amy @ The Nifty Foodie says

    I feel like you know a good bit about me, but um…you might not know that I’m left handed. It always makes for interesting dinner seating arrangements…hitting elbows and all with the right handed peeps (which is pretty much everyone). 😛

  25. Jenny says

    Happy blogversary! I wanted to be 5’3″ so I could be like Gail Devers and win a gold medal in the 100 m dash. It’s safe to say that because I’m 2 inches short, that’s why I didn’t make it :p

      • Sarah Christensen says

        French bread. Found a recipe two weeks ago that my family has requested three times since the first night. It’s a winner, and remarkably easy to make. I used to be afraid of yeast – I’m (slowly) getting over it!

  32. Laura @ Frugal Follies says

    Happy blogiversary! I bought a breadmaker for $5 at a thrift shop. It worked great for 3 years! But it finally died. 🙁 Can’t wait to win one and try your roll recipe – it looks scrumptious! Thanks for the great giveaway!

  33. Hilary says

    I have this exact bread machine! I bake in mine at least once a week! I’ve never made dough in it though- I might have to try this recipe.

  35. karen medlin says

    After 30 years of being married, I made my first of many batches of cookies this year. The kids and grandkids knew in the past if their was a home baked good in the house, they knew this mama did not make them. (Which means I burn just about any thing I cook) I am finding I am having more patience and enjoy cooking and baking now.

    • Sarah Christensen says

      Karen I love to hear that! I used to hate to bake because I just didn’t have the patience for it. As the years have passed and I’ve started to just mellow out some though, it gets easier and easier 🙂

  36. Linda says

    Kristen what to know about me! My great-granddaughter’s name is Kristin with and “i”. I love to cook and I have been cooking since I was 10 yrs. old. I prefer home made cooking but will do simple meals or even a frozen meal ( shocking). I collect cookbooks and recipes. Winners I keep.
    My favorite meals to fix with left overs is chicken and dumplings. And pot- pie. I make my pot-pie either with left over chicken or roast and I put broken pieces of cooked lasagna in my pie, with peas, gravy, and potatoes. We will not ask the calories …comfort food seems to be my weak point.
    I make home made bread, rolls, and cinnamon rolls. A Oster Bread Machine would make them easier to whip up.
    I would enjoy winning the Bread Machine by Oster. Please enter me in your giveaway that marks 7 years for your blog, congratulations!
    linda

  37. Anne says

    Thank you for asking about me! I love to cook and bake and do it nearly every day. I lurk in a lot of food blogs but rarely leave comments–I have a kind of social anxiety that even extends to the internet. Weird, I know, but there it is. I read a lot of recipes but rarely follow them to the letter, because I can’t stop myself from putting my own touch on the food I make. But I appreciate the inspiration, so thanks for that.

  38. Anna (Hidden Ponies) says

    Happy happy blogiversary! You probably don’t know that I have 3 kids and go to school fulltime…and read your every blog post 🙂

  39. Tieghan says

    Seven years is incredible! I am so impressed by you and your blog. You are honestly such an incredible inspiration, I only hope to achieve half of what you have. And I really hope I am still able to be blogging in 7 years, I really love it!

    Congrats again!

    Oh and PS, I am loving the photo writing promts!

  40. Amy L says

    I came in 4th in a teen pageant. What’s funny about that is that I am SO not the pageant type. I’ve always hated dressing up and wearing more than a little bit of makeup.

  41. Ruth E. Chidley says

    Congratulations on 7 years! You have a wonderful blog and I look forward to trying your delicious recipes.
    Something you may not know about me is I’m grandma to 14 wonderful grandchildren, ranging in age from
    14 years to 11 months. Oh, so much fun!

  42. YvetteN. says

    I just recently started reading your blog. I retired last year after 26 years as a lunch program cook and manager for a small private school on the coast of Washington state. I averaged between 85 -115 student lunches a day. I am re-vamping my go-to recipes for home with some new recipes from you and a few other favorite bloggers.

    Congrats on your 7 years.

  44. Heather K Miller says

    Well, although I have been reading your blog for awhile, I rarely comment, so there is a whole lot of things that you do not know about me so here goes…I have 2 children and am expecting my 3rd in February. This pregnancy has been much tougher on me than my first 2 and I have decided that being pregnant when you are 30 is a whole different thing than being pregnant when you are in your lower 20’s! 🙂 Congrats on 7 years!

  45. Sandy Headtke says

    I have never mastered a bread recipe, this would help. I run out of steam if I have to knead bread and don’t do it long enough.

  47. Rena says

    I have 2 daughters, my eldest is turning 4 a week from today, and my younger baby is almost 11 months! I’m a young mom at 25 🙂 and loving every minute.

  49. Dawn says

    Love your website & blog. I have been cooking & baking since I was young. Would love to win the bread machine so I could start experimenting on making gluten free breads for my dad who loves bread but has celiac

  50. Chelsea says

    Congratulations on 7 years! I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now and must say that whenever I have coffee in the morning I automatically think of your “#shotofcoffee” tweets. 🙂

  52. Starla Bates says

    Congrats on seven years…..doesn’t it fly by!? Well, I have never made any cake,bread,dough,crust from scratch. Scary, I know. I don’t know what it is that scares me about doing anything like that, LOL. I get so jealous of items your make from scratch.. it seems impossible to me. 🙁 waaahh

  53. MaryB says

    Congrats on 7 years! Time really does fly. I love to cook and bake. Not quite 5 years ago I went through cancer treatment – while very scary at the time, I find that the whole thing – from finding out I had cancer, through the treatment and the subsequent problems, and now, as I get near the end of my oral chemo – I find that the entire thing has been a GOOD thing. I am more aware of myself, my family, our needs…so many things! I live my life without putting things off now. I cherish each day more.

  56. Ana M says

    I´d love to learn how to do bread and other doughs, this giveaway would be a chance…
    I´ll try the recipe in the traditional way.
    Thanks!

  57. Les in NE says

    Congratulations on your blogiversary, Kristen. I’ve enjoyed all your posts, whether they’re about specific recipes, your travels or your beautiful family. Looking forward to many more years of great photo essays!

  59. Natalie @ Cooking for My Kids says

    Congratulations on 7 years, sweet friend! It is hard to believe that I have been reading your blog almost since the beginning. I remember many nights, up with an infant, catching up on your past blog posts. I loved them then, and I still love them now. Here’s to 7 more years! Love and hugs to you!

  61. Cissy says

    Hi Kristen.
    Yeast rolls are my favorite. I am going to try this recipe with wheat grains (soft white) that I mill. I will let you know how they turn out. Can’t think of anything better than a healthy whole grain yeast roll. I have just recently started following your blog and I am enjoying it very much.
    I have just started a blog http://www.tidbitsofjoy.com to share my love of cooking and teaching hospitality skills to women. I will certainly share your site with them. Wishing you many more years of doing what you love and sharing it with us. Joy Always, Cissy

    • kate says

      I stumbled upon your website probably a year ago, and I eventually got around to subscribing. Last night, my husband told me that the only thing he *must* have is rolls at Thanksgiving. I rolled my eyes to the sky, but within a minute, I had an email about an update to your blog. It’s like the best surprise ever!

  65. Rachel Cooks says

    These rolls look phenomenal and CONGRATS on seven years. I’m so happy to have met you and become friends with you. When I started blogging, you were one of my inspirations and you continue to be to this day. Thanks for starting Dine & Dish and thanks for being you. xo

  66. Candice says

    When I was in my early 20s, making a box mix cake was considered a real accomplishment to me. I never cooked or baked almost ANYTHING before my 20s (my mom really let me get away with that). Now cooking and baking is a stress release most of the time (unless it’s one of those “I have 20 mins to make dinner!” kind of nights). Now I think there can be a lot of fun and artistry in home cooking… but I suck at dealing with dough b/c I have crappy countertops. LOL This bread maker would be awesome!

  67. Marnely Rodriguez-Murray says

    You were one of the first ever blogs I read and I’m so happy you’re still going strong! Love you sweets! One thing you might not know about me? That I’m addicted to watching QVC. When Im home alone, I’ll set it to QVC and just work while listening to them describe everything and anything!

  68. Cindy says

    i currently have a wedding cake business so i bake a lot of cakes but i’ve always wanted to get into baking bread but the lack of extra time has always been a deterrent to giving it a try. this bread machine will certainly help!

  74. Pam Gurganus says

    Congratulations on 7 years of blogging! I wish I had found you earlier on, but am so glad I found you period! One thing you may not know about me….I collect and read cookbooks as a hobby! I love finding them at book sales, flea markets, garage sales, etc.!

  75. Lori H says

    Congratulations on the 7 year Anniversary!! Bread is my kryptonite! I can’t wait to try your recipe – it looks much easier than others I have seen.

  76. Kathy says

    Hi Kristen! Congratulations on your 7 year anniversary! That is so awesome!! I think if I made all the things you share on here I would have to take up running twice a day 😉 …So for now I’ll enjoy the lovely pictures and make a few every now and again! I am learning how to bake gluten free so it has been a challenge to re learn and tweek recipes. I use to love baking but when you can’t eat it anymore it’s not so fun! Love your heart and your enthusiasm.

  78. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    Congrats on seven years! Something you might not know about me – I love to paint. Mostly things to hang around my home, but I’m starting to run out of wall space and am giving away as presents now!

  82. carol roberts clark says

    im from texas and i love cooking of course but i have two beautiful children a 15 yr old daughter k and a 7 year old boy austin i love ur site

  86. Shawn@ I Wash You Dry says

    Congrats on 7 years! That’s amazing!! You are such an inspiration to us all!

    Something you might not know about me… hmm… I feel like I’ve told you so much in our late night convos at EVO… 😉 Maybe the fact that I am double jointed?? haha!

  87. Bailey says

    Hi Kristen!

    I love fall! (But I don’t love pumpkin-flavored everything!)

    Congrats on 7 years 🙂

    Bailey

  88. Elizabeth says

    I sang with a community children’s choir for 10 years, but I’m not trying out for The Voice anytime soon (although it would be pretty fabulous to meet Adam 🙂 ).

  92. Julie says

    Your blog is one of my very favorites!! Congrats on 7 wonderful years!! I’m a Paramedic in Ohio.

  94. Annie says

    Can you believe I’m 60 yrs old and I’m petrified to try and make bread or anything that you have to use yeast?
    For some reason, it intimidates me lol

  97. Sharon says

    Congratulations as you begin another great year at Dine and Dish! I’ve been following for a while and always enjoy stopping by to see what’s new.

    Something about me–I live on a farm/ranch and my hobby is playing the piano.

    Thank you for a wonderful giveaway!

  100. bellini says

    Congratulations on 7 years of blogging Kristen. It has been a pleasure to follow your growth over the years from hobby to professional I have been blogging for the same amount of time which is something you may not know about me. Keep up the excellent work.

  102. christi in ma says

    Congratulations on seven years! Let’s see, something you might not know about me. I love to bake cupcakes but I really don’t like to eat them.

  103. Diane Troxell says

    I love to cook and bake, but baking is my favorite. I look forward to your newsletter in my inbox.

  104. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says

    CONGRATULATIONS on seven years blogging, K! And, what a lovely giveaway program for your readers. I still have my Oster Belgian Waffle Maker (as long as I’ve been married, 20+ years even though I have a new one) and it still works. Great company. I already have a bread machine, but I will spread the word about your celebration and giveaways. Have a fabulous week, girl! xo

  116. Betty says

    I make all my bread…I haven’t bought any at the store in a long time!..Why? Because it’s better tasting and I know what’s in it..LOL!

  118. Evelyn Chuter says

    Congratulations on your 7 years. Something you don’t know about me. I love to bake but I have never baked bread before. I would love to try though and these buns looks Yum!

  119. Tara L says

    I’m a blogger myself & I write reviews & host giveaways, but I am also a big fan of entering giveaways to I am obsessed lol

  128. Celeste L. says

    I bought an Oster bread machine at a garage sale at least eight years ago, and it’s still going strong. My daughter has it and uses it regularly.

  129. Penni says

    I used to think no one could top the biscuits baked by a local, legendary restaurant – but I was proven wrong when I started baking my own!

  133. Tiffany M Schill says

    I love bread baking. I do it a lot from scratch. I’m not on for buying store bought anymore!

  134. Kimberly Wood says

    Thanks for the chance to win. I love cooking and baking, but my hands cramp up so I can’t make homemade bread. This would be great to own!

  140. Blessie Nelson says

    Congratulations on coming this far! I learned to make many recipes from your website over the years and I never really said that to you – every time I make your caramel rolls – our family and friends drool! Thank you for sharing special recipes over the years that warms our hearts!

  141. Blessie Nelson says

    Congratulations on coming this far! I learned to make many recipes from your website over the years and I never really said that to you – every time I make your caramel rolls – our family and friends drool! Thank you for sharing special recipes over the years that warms our hearts!

  142. TaraO says

    Great giveaway! Something about me: I have never owned a bread machine (or made homemade bread outside of cinnamon rolls) but would love to try making my own bread!

  144. merry jennifer says

    Here are a couple:
    1 – I grew up in a very small town, population 500, near a beautiful freshwater spring. We took our baths in the springs, in a little secluded nook tourists didn’t know about, nearly every day while I was a kid, probably up until I was in 7th or 8th grade.
    2. I taught myself to cook when I was 31. Before that, I could barely boil an egg.

  146. Sheryl says

    Something you don’t know about me…. baking intimidates me. While cooking has more forgiveness, the exactness of baking is what terrifies me. That’s probably why I don’t bake as often as I should though I have so many tools and gadgets out there to help me bake something great! But what I don’t have is a bread machine and have been wanting one forever!

  147. Leann Lindeman says

    I need a new bread machine, we can’t find the thingy that turns the bread around. A factoid about me… I am a mexican food lover, pork carnitas is my favorite!

  148. Susan Christy says

    Something about me…..I love to cook and bake and almost everything I make is totally delicious, but I couldn’t do it without a recipe. I am not an inventive cook.

  149. Angie says

    Bread baking has intimidated me for some time. I’m slowly experimenting… Sourdough & pizza dough so far. Thanks for the great give away & congrats!!!

  150. Tara C says

    We’re actually meeting for the first time here (found your link in the Promo Simple email)… but something about me? I have four kids – all boys, ranging in age from 7 months to 17 years old!

  153. Carla says

    Congrats on 7 years! I must’ve started shortly after you because my 7 years is in April. I still remember reading your blog from way back when and participated in your Adopt A Blogger event. Here’s to another 7 years 😀 I’m with you on the bread maker. I make pizza dough a lot in mine!

  155. Christy says

    This is a great recipe! I made these with sprouted spelt flour and they came out terrific. I left them in the bread maker for the entire dough cycle. Thanks for the recipe!

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