🥖 Texas Roadhouse Rolls (Soft & Fluffy Copycat)
These are famous for being super soft, slightly sweet, and pillowy inside—perfect with butter or honey cinnamon butter.
🧾 Ingredients
🥐 Dough
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2¼ tsp instant yeast (1 packet)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ¾ cup warm milk
- ¼ cup warm water
- 1 large egg
- 3 tbsp butter (softened)
🧈 For brushing
- 2–3 tbsp melted butter
🍯 Honey cinnamon butter (optional but iconic)
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1–2 tbsp powdered sugar (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Activate dough
- Mix warm milk, water, sugar, and yeast
- Let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy
2. Make dough
Add:
- egg
- butter
- flour
- salt
Mix and knead for 8–10 minutes until soft and smooth.
3. First rise
- Cover and let rise 1–1.5 hours until doubled in size
4. Shape rolls
- Roll dough and cut into squares
- Place on greased tray close together
5. Second rise
- Let rest 30–45 minutes until puffy
6. Bake
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Bake 12–15 minutes until light golden
7. Finish
- Brush immediately with melted butter
🍽️ Result
You get soft, buttery Dinner roll style bread inspired by Texas Roadhouse—light, fluffy, and slightly sweet.
⭐ Honey cinnamon butter (must try)
Mix everything and serve with warm rolls—it’s what makes them famous.
⭐ Pro tips
- Dough should be soft, not dry (don’t over-flour)
- Brush butter twice for extra softness
- Don’t overbake or they lose fluffiness
- Warm milk helps yeast rise better
If you want, I can also make:
- copycat restaurant butter chicken + rolls combo 🍛
- garlic parmesan rolls 🧄🧀
- or 30-minute quick no-yeast version ⚡
