My husband and I love going to Texas Roadhouse. He goes for the steak, but it is the rolls with cinnamon butter that draw me. I love them! Nothing beats fresh rolls right out of the oven. It is my little bit of heaven, even if they are a bit addicting. Jason Meller shares this copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls recipe with cinnamon butter so you can enjoy this treat at home!
You could do this without a stand mixer, but the dough hook makes this job so much easier! If you don’t have a stand mixer, I highly recommend one. I love my Kitchenaid Artisan in Green Apple. The dough hook helps so much with making bread.
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Look delicious,don’t they? Try them out and let me know what you think!
- 1 pkg. active dry yeast, 2 ¼ teas.
- ¼ cup warm water, about 100 degrees
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 ½ -4 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ___Cinnamon Butter Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- Heat milk to 180 degrees n a pot on the stove or microwave safe bowl or measuring cup in the microwave.
- Remove the milk from heat and add the butter. Let cool to 120 degrees.
- Dissolve yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar in the warm water.
- Let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a stand mixer bowl add the yeast, milk, sugar, salt and 1 cup flour.
- Combine with whisk or paddle attachment.
- Add egg and beat until combined.
- Add 2 more cups of flour one at a time scraping down the sides and mixing after each addition.
- Change to dough hook and add flour ½ cup at a time on low speed until dough forms and pulls away from the sides.
- Knead the dough with the dough hook on medium until the dough is smooth, 3-4 minutes.
- Grease a large bowl with oil or cooking spray.
- Lightly dust counter with flour and turn dough out. (Be sure to dust your hands as the dough will be sticky.)
- Form the dough into a ball and place in greased bowl.
- Turn over once to oil both sides of the dough. Cover and place in a warm place at least 1 hour or until doubled in size. I put it in the oven with the inside light left on.
- Turn out on to a well-floured surface. Dust a rolling pin with flour and roll out to ½ inch thick. Using a dough scraper or pizza cutter cut out rectangles of dough about 2x3 inches.
- Take the rectangles and fold the short edges under, meeting in the middle to make a rounded shape on top.
- Place on lightly greased cookie sheet; cover and let sit until doubled, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (Make sure to remove the rolls if you are letting them rise in the oven.)
- Bake at 350 degrees F until deep golden brown, 11-13 minutes. Remove and brush with melted butter.
- Serve warm with cinnamon butter.
- Cinnamon Butter Instructions:
- Cream together ingredients in medium bowl. Enjoy on warm rolls.
I hope you love this copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls recipe. And if you like copycat recipes, be sure to check out my Copycat Zuppa Toscana soup recipe from Olive Garden. It is absolutely delicious!
Love rolls but just don’t have the time? Give these super easy Homemade Drop Biscuits a try! You can have these on your table in 20 minutes with just a few ingredients on hand. (No yeast or kneading required!)
Have fun making copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls!
Cynthia R says
August 6, 2014 at 12:40 pmI’ve only been to texas roadhouse once and it was pretty bad, however, I do remember the rolls and cinnamon buter were awesome, it ended up being the best part of the deal. If our time there had been better, I would have gone back for more rolls. Maybe though I can make my own!
Gloria Scott says
March 14, 2017 at 8:19 pmWe waited and waited for the Texas Roadhouse in my town. It even burned down just before opening and we had to wait longer!
It was always so full that we didn’t get to go eat there right away. But….when we finally did I was not impressed at all. Loved the rolls but the other foods, not so much.
I was very disappointed after so much anticipation!
Jean says
August 6, 2014 at 2:34 pmI love soft rolls like these! They are completely addictive. I’ve never had Texas Roadhouse cinnamon butter, but it sounds divine.
courtney b says
August 6, 2014 at 3:15 pmomg the main reason we go to the roadhouse is for that freakin delicious butter !:) this is awesome
Janet W. says
August 7, 2014 at 5:04 amI actually haven’t ever eaten there before so I don’t know about that butter, but it looks delicious!!
Rosie says
August 7, 2014 at 11:02 amI like to make biscuits in the summer and rolls when it is cooler. I’m in love with this recipe – I love copycat recipes and rolls are already my fav!!! Wow- I want to make this one, I don’t think I can wait for fall!
Cat Davis says
August 7, 2014 at 8:17 pmmmm those actually look like their rolls, I’m so gonna try this!
Rebecca Parsons says
August 7, 2014 at 9:11 pmThat is the one thing I love about Texas Roadhouse. I have to say one of my favorite copycat recipes thank you!
Beth R says
October 29, 2014 at 9:19 pmOh no, this is dangerous. Not sure I want to know how to make them. 🙂 I am sure my family will be happy though
Sandy Cain says
December 2, 2014 at 7:42 pmOMG! Looks like a lot of work, but if they taste the same, it’s SO worth it! Pinned & planned! Can’t wait to make these!!! Thanks!
Jackie says
April 9, 2015 at 8:18 pmI actually made these rolls. Absolutely DELISH! I think they were better than Texas Steak Roadhouse rolls. I was in a hurry and used bread flour & rapid rise yeast.
Joyce Helkenn says
August 20, 2016 at 5:18 pmLove Texas Roadhouse. Rolls are delicious. Can’t wait to make them!!
Leela says
September 25, 2016 at 3:35 pmThey look delicious!
Elena says
October 25, 2016 at 8:49 amLooks so delicious! I love their rolls
shelly peterson says
November 3, 2016 at 5:38 amThese look so good and just like Texas Roadhouse rolls! I need to make these
Julie Wood says
November 17, 2016 at 6:38 amThese are really good rolls to make for Thanksgiving. They look so delicious and easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
Amber says
March 25, 2017 at 8:00 pmOh my goodness! My new favorite roll recipe! I doubled the recipe and my family gobbled them up!
Sarah says
May 22, 2017 at 1:27 pmCan I kneed/mix it by hand?
Emilie says
May 28, 2017 at 6:35 pmDefinitely! The mixer just makes the job a bit easier!
Lizette says
October 8, 2017 at 2:14 amGod bless your soul! Texas Roadhouse is so far from my house but lately I’ve been craving those rolls! It’s time to make some and hope they come out the same. Thank you!!! Wish me luck
Trynda says
October 15, 2017 at 2:46 pmThese are Amazing and Yes, they taste like Texas Roadhouse!
Samantha says
November 10, 2017 at 8:25 pmI’ve never been to Texas Roadhouse (vegetarian), so I love the idea of creating this at home! It looks super easy too!
Ashley says
November 22, 2017 at 4:51 pmCan you make these ahead and freeze, then rise when you thaw them?
Emilie says
November 26, 2017 at 6:33 pmYou can make dinner rolls ahead of time if you like but not too long in advance or your yeast can loose some of its power to rise. I recommend reading through this article with options. Hope that helps! https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-freeze-dinner-rolls-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197254
Sarah Greeley says
November 24, 2017 at 5:41 pmI just made these for Thanksgiving, and about half of them were devoured immediately after I pulled them from the oven. It was my first time ever making bread/rolls from scratch, and people raved about how good they were! I brushed a touch of melted butter on the top right after pulling them out, and it enhanced the delicious flavors even more. And the cinnamon butter was definitely a big hit, too!
William says
December 5, 2017 at 2:25 pmYes you can. Just make sure you kneed the dough really well. I do it by hand all the time.
Amanda says
December 9, 2017 at 11:38 amCan you clarify something for me? I added 1 C flour initially to the mixture in the bowl. Then switched to dough hook and added 2 more C of flour. My dough is very soft, like it falls out of your hand. The recipe calls for more flour; is the additional amount for the dough or for the countertop when rolling it out? Thxx
Emilie says
December 12, 2017 at 6:29 pmThe additional is for adding until it stops sticking and really forms and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Exactly how much that is can vary. Hope that helps!
Angel says
December 21, 2017 at 9:24 amCould these be frozen and pulled out to cook later if you make a large batch?
Emilie says
January 2, 2018 at 6:35 pmYou can make dinner rolls ahead of time if you like but not too long in advance or your yeast can loose some of its power to rise. I recommend reading through this article with options. Hope that helps! https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-freeze-dinner-rolls-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197254
Kim says
January 9, 2018 at 1:11 pmJust an FYI, the recipe says to dissolve the yeast in warm water. However the recipe calls for milk not water. Just might be confusing to someone who doesn’t bake. It should say warm milk.
And I’m glad I’m not the only one that doesn’t like eating there! My FIL made us go there for mine and my daughters birthday and neither one of us like it! We basically both ate the rolls and my baked sweet potato and that’s it!
Emilie says
January 12, 2018 at 12:27 pmThank you so much for taking the time to comment! The recipe calls for both warm milk (heated to 180 degrees and cooled to 120 degrees with butter) and warm water (around 100 degrees) which is mixed with sugar and yeast. Sorry for the confusion, but the yeast is dissolved in the water!
My husband really loves the steak there so we go for that mostly. But I’ve come to learn what I like and don’t like eating there and that really helps to find some favorites on the menu. 🙂
Rose marie says
January 9, 2018 at 1:53 pmMy husband an i love your recipe! Thank you!!
Monica says
March 11, 2018 at 9:07 amDelish! Very close copycat, and AMAZING!
Honey says
November 3, 2018 at 9:38 pmIs the flour self rising or all purpose?
Emilie says
November 4, 2018 at 10:38 amIt is all purpose flour. Thanks for asking!
Dianne says
February 18, 2019 at 1:52 pmI tried making bread by hand recently and was surprised at how easy it truly is. I used to be afraid to try it at all. This recipe makes me want to go get my Kitchen-Aid out and get to work making these delicious rolls. Thanks for the recipe and for anybody else afraid of making breads – don’t be! Give it an afternoon, think of it as a fun experiment and be pleasantly and deliciously surprised….and proud of yourself! It’s worth the effort!