Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls and Cinnamon Butter Recipe
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Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls are the best! 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!
Texas Roadhouse Rolls Ingredients
To make these delicious rolls from scratch, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- active yeast: 1 package or 2 1/4 teaspoons (make sure it is fresh!)
- warm water: approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit to activate the yeast
- milk: any variety is fine but 2% or whole milk preferred
- butter: unsalted
- flour: all purpose
- sugar: to add a bit of sweetness
- salt: to limit yeast growth and bring out flavor
- egg: to act as a binding agent
And if you will be making the cinnamon butter to pair with them, you’ll need the following:
- butter: unsalted
- cinnamon: gives the butter that signature flavor
- honey: adds a nice sweetness
- powdered sugar: to make it light and fluffy
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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How to Make Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls
Making these amazing rolls at home isn’t as hard as you might think! Start by heating your milk either on the stove or in the microwave to 180 degrees Fahrenheit to scald the milk. I recommend doing this over the stove so you can keep a close eye on the temperature. Add 2 tablespoons of softened butter and let cool to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Add the yeast to warm water and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Let dissolve and get foamy. This will take at least 5 minutes.
In a stand mixer bowl add the yeast mixture, milk mixture, 1/4 cup sugar, salt and 1 cup flour. Combine using your whisk or paddle attachment on your mixture. Add egg and beat until combined. Add 2 additional cups of flour, one at a time, scraping down the sides and mixing after each addition. Switch to the dough hook and add flour, 1/2 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. You can also put it in the oven with the inside light left on if you have an older oven.
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 2×3 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 the rolls and let sit until doubled. How long this takes can really vary, depending how warm it is in your kitchen. Allow for anywhere between 15 minutes to an hour or more. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. If you let your rolls rise in the oven, be sure to remove the rolls first! Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until deep golden brown, approximately 11-13 minutes. (May take longer, depending upon your oven.) Remove and brush with melted butter.
How to Make Cinnamon Butter:
Whip butter, powdered sugar, honey and cinnamon with a mixture until fluffy. Serve with warm rolls.
Look delicious, don’t they? Try them out and let me know what you think!
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls with Cinnamon Butter
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. active dry yeast 2 ¼ teas.
- ¼ cup warm water about 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- 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
Instructions
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Heat milk to 180 degrees Fahrenheit n a pot on the stove or microwave safe bowl or measuring cup in the microwave.
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Remove the milk from heat and add the softened butter. Let cool to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Dissolve yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar in the warm water.
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Let sit for 5 minutes.
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In a stand mixer bowl add the yeast, milk, sugar, salt and 1 cup flour.
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Combine with whisk or paddle attachment.
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Add egg and beat until combined.
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Add 2 more cups of flour one at a time scraping down the sides and mixing after each addition.
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Change to dough hook and add flour ½ cup at a time on low speed until dough forms and pulls away from the sides.
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Knead the dough with the dough hook on medium until the dough is smooth, 3-4 minutes.
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Grease a large bowl with oil or cooking spray.
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Lightly dust counter with flour and turn dough out. (Be sure to dust your hands as the dough will be sticky.)
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Form the dough into a ball and place in greased bowl.
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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.
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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.
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Take the rectangles and fold the short edges under, meeting in the middle to make a rounded shape on top.
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Place on lightly greased cookie sheet; cover and let sit until doubled. This can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours, depending upon the temperature in your room.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (Make sure to remove the rolls if you are letting them rise in the oven.)
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Bake at 350 degrees F until deep golden brown, 11-13 minutes. Remove and brush with melted butter.
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Serve warm with cinnamon butter.
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Cinnamon Butter Instructions:
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Cream together ingredients in medium bowl. Enjoy on warm rolls.
Thanksgiving Recipes:
Making these rolls for Thanksgiving? They are a favorite for the holidays. Here are some other great recipes for your holiday feast!
- sweet cornbread: This recipe is very highly rated and a family favorite. Makes a large 9×13 inch pan.
- pumpkin cider: Keep this cider warm all day in your slow cooker and let guests serve themselves. With these fall flavors, it is like Thanksgiving in a mug.
- strawberry fluff: No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a fruit salad. This fluff without cottage cheese is so quick and easy to make.
- cranberry relish: Only four ingredients are required to make this refreshing relish in a blender. Tastes so good on top of turkey and is great condiment for your leftover turkey sandwiches!
- pumpkin bread pudding: A great alternative to pie, this bread pudding includes a brown sugar sauce that is the stuff of dreams!
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!
I’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!
We 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!
hold on- Texas Roadhouse was “pretty bad”?? how is that even possible? you sure it wasn’t Longhorn Steakhouse? but you mention the rolls… There must have been something wrong at that franchise, because it’s never bad- it’s like McDonalds: every item in each and every store is the same, by exact measurements and so on. T.R. makes everything from scratch, did you know that? the mashed potatoes are actually mashed potatoes, with real gravy, not frozen or powdered or a Sysco Foods prepared item. I love TR.
My family love TR. I don’t necessarily like their cooked veggies, but I like the salads. I always order either prime rib or broiled salmon dinner. I was a long time fan of their rolls & I always bought a dozen to go after dinner. But since I started baking all kinds of breads, I don’t have to take out their rolls anymore. We are not a fan of Longhorn since we had very salty foods for the last two times that we were there, & we didn’t finish eating our food. Their food used to be better when they just opened. Now, for steaks, TR or J.B. Dawson.
I love soft rolls like these! They are completely addictive. I’ve never had Texas Roadhouse cinnamon butter, but it sounds divine.
omg the main reason we go to the roadhouse is for that freakin delicious butter !:) this is awesome
I actually haven’t ever eaten there before so I don’t know about that butter, but it looks delicious!!
I 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!
mmm those actually look like their rolls, I’m so gonna try this!
That is the one thing I love about Texas Roadhouse. I have to say one of my favorite copycat recipes thank you!
Can we use regular sugar instead of powdered
You could try. You would require approximately half as much granulated sugar as powdered sugar. The texture would probably be more grainy though. Thanks for asking!
Oh no, this is dangerous. Not sure I want to know how to make them. 🙂 I am sure my family will be happy though
I’m so glad I just found your recipe. I’m going to make these right now. My daughter just got home from TR And she brought home a couple rolls and butter-and the little brat wouldn’t give me one… so she isn’t getting one of mine either lol
OMG! 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!
I 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.
Love Texas Roadhouse. Rolls are delicious. Can’t wait to make them!!
They look delicious!
Looks so delicious! I love their rolls
These look so good and just like Texas Roadhouse rolls! I need to make these
These are really good rolls to make for Thanksgiving. They look so delicious and easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness! My new favorite roll recipe! I doubled the recipe and my family gobbled them up!
Can I kneed/mix it by hand?
Definitely! The mixer just makes the job a bit easier!
God 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
These are Amazing and Yes, they taste like Texas Roadhouse!