Rapid Rise Skillet Yeast Rolls will have homemade dinner rolls on your table in under 1 hour with absolutely not stand mixer required!
The Best Homemade Dinner Rolls Ever has been made in millions of homes across the globe. They take three hours to make from start to finish and they are absolutely heavenly! But we understand that sometimes you need rolls FAST. So now we’re giving you a quick yeast roll that is heavenly in its own right and a perfect recipe to keep your sleeve for those nights when you want to serve up hot, homemade rolls quickly.
Yeast Options for Rapid Rise Skillet Rolls:
The best yeast to use for roll making is Instant Dry Yeast. This can also be labeled as rapid rise yeast, quick yeast, or instant yeast. Instant yeast works much more quickly and doesn’t require any proofing which makes it ideal for easy bread making.
What is Instant Dry Yeast?
Instant Dry Yeast is very similar to Active Dry Yeast and they can be used interchangeably in the same amounts in recipes. The difference is that Instant Dry Yeast has a smaller granule and doesn’t need to be dissolved in water in order to use in a recipe. It DOES NOT need to proof, meaning it doesn’t have to sit in a warm liquid with sugar in order for it to start growing. It will begin to work in the recipe instantly, cutting down rising time.
Pro Tip: This recipe uses a large amount of yeast to cut rising time as much as possible. If your house is on the colder end, you may want to create a warmer environment for it to proof, or rise. A warm, humid environment between 80 and 90 degrees is ideal for proofing bread. If your house is below 70 to 75 degrees, your rolls will not rise as quickly.
Do I need to proof my bread:
This recipe DOES NOT require you to proof your bread, but it may come in handy during winter months and cooler weather where your house may not be ideal enough for a rapid rise. The rising time, however, may increase beyond 20 minutes if your house runs on the cooler side.
How to Proof Bread:
For a smaller recipe, like this one, you can proof your bread quickly by placing it into a microwave oven alongside a cup of steaming hot water. Keep the door closed and allow the bread dough to rise.
For a larger recipe, or for people with smaller microwaves, you can proof your bread in an oven. Heat your oven to 150 degrees. Turn the oven off and place your dough in the oven and immediately close the door. The initial blast of heat will cause your rolls to rise quickly and the oven will continue to stay in a warmer temperature zone, even as it cools, that is ideal for rapid rising.
Storage Instructions:
Allow your rolls to cool completely before storing in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Made them. I used a 2inch cutter to cut out my rolls.
When they were done rising instead of rising up they spreaded outward. The scraps when I shaped it into a roll it was twice as tall as the cut rolls.
What did I not do right?
Since the recipe doesn’t call for using a cutter, maybe try again and just shape the rolls by hand to begin with. It sounds like you caused problems with the yeast and rising and the rolls ended up collapsing on themselves.
I used this recipe, And made cheese stuffed dinner roles. They turned out Absolutely amazing.
These are amazing! Mine came out more like biscuits, any ideas on what I’m doing wrong?
Usually a biscuit like texture comes from using self-rising flour instead of all-purpose flour.
If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, what else can you use?
You can use a 9×13 pan.
If the rolls did not rise well, would that affect the taste also? The yeast flavor was not there at all. Thank you.
The best rapid rise buns (rolls) I recipe I have come across. I’m an experienced baker and I find myself making these most of the time. Unlike other rapid rise buns these don’t taste too yeasty possibly due to the honey. Who knew that rapid rise bun s could be so good!
Mine didn’t rise very well and did not have a yeast flavor. What could I have done wrong to get that result? Thank you.
It’s possible that it was too cold in your house. Rising is dependent on a lot of different factors so it is hard to troubleshoot without a lot more information.
How much sugar could Iuse to substitute for the honey as I am allergic to honey?
Same amount of sugar.
I made this for dinner tonight and they were delicious! Love the fact that it only took1 hour from start to finish.
Can I use bread flour instead?
Yes you can.
Can i make it in the oven??
Yes, this recipe requires an oven.