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Easy Bread Machine Garlic Butter Dinner Rolls Recipe!

Easy Bread Machine Herby Garlic Butter Rolls Recipe

By Mona - Far From The Farm
August 28, 2025
Easy garlic butter dinner rolls from scratch with a bread machine. Fluffy, herby, and topped with buttery garlic goodness that freeze well! 
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Makes: 10 rolls
Approximate cost $6
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Bread Machine Dough Cycle 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 10 rolls
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the dough:
  • 1 cup warmed milk - not too hot or it will kill the yeast! I find microwaving it for 30 seconds is perfect.
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 2 & 1/4 tsp bread machine yeast
  • 4 & 1/2 tbsp salted butter, cubed
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
  • 3 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp table salt - optional as there's already salt in the butter
Cooking spray:
  • PAM cooking spray - to spray the baking dish and parchment paper
For brushing the tops of the rolls before baking:
  • 1 egg beaten
For the garlic butter topping after baking:
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 & 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 & 1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes

Equipment

  • Bread machine with dough cycle I love my Cuisinart Compact Bread Maker!
  • Measuring spoons and a measuring jug
  • 1 cup scoop for flour
  • 2 small bowls for the eggs
  • Pastry brush for the garlic butter topping I prefer to use a silicone pastry brush as the garlic smell doesn't seem to cling to those as much
  • 9” x 13” glass baking dish
  • Parchment paper
  • Plastic Wrap

Method
 

Making the dough in the bread machine:
  1. Remove the bread machine insert so you don’t spill ingredients into the machine.
  2. Add 1 cup warm milk.
  3. Stir in 1 tbsp sugar and 2 ¼ tsp yeast. Let bloom 5 minutes until cloudy and bubbly (if not, restart with fresh yeast).
  4. Add 4 ½ tbsp cubed butter.
  5. Crack 1 egg into a small bowl (never straight into dough!) and add it in.
  6. Sprinkle in 1 tbsp garlic powder and 1 tbsp parsley flakes.
  7. Add 3 ½ cups flour. Make a small well, add 1 tsp salt (optional), and cover lightly.
  8. Return the insert to the machine. Select the “dough” cycle (mine runs 1 hr 30 mins).
Shaping the rolls:
  1. When the cycle finishes, tip dough onto a floured surface and divide into 10–12 pieces.
  2. Shape into rolls, folding edges under and pinching shut (or roll like hotdog buns, up to you).
  3. Line a 9×13 glass dish with parchment and spray with oil.
  4. Arrange rolls in the dish, cover with plastic wrap, and rise 30 minutes until nearly doubled.
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  6. Beat 1 egg with 1 tbsp water, brush over rolls.
  7. Bake 20–25 minutes until golden and firm.
Top your baked rolls with garlic butter
  1. Mix your 2 tbsp melted butter, 1 ½ tsp garlic powder, 1 ½ tsp parsley flakes together until well combined.
  2. Brush hot rolls with garlic butter. Let soak a couple minutes, then serve warm!

Notes

 

Storage:

 
Best eaten fresh on the same day. If you do have leftovers, store in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
To reheat from your airtight container, pop them individually in the oven for a few minutes or give them a quick blast in the microwave.

 

How to Freeze Your Dough:

 
Bake your rolls but skip the garlic butter topping step and let them cool completely, then wrap each roll in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag.
When ready to serve, take them straight from the freezer, no need to thaw.
Place your frozen rolls on a baking sheet and reheat in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 8–10 minutes until warmed through.
Add the garlic butter step when they come out of the oven and serve warm.
 
 

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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