Cloud-like soft, these copycat Texas roadhouse rolls will be the start of the table. Baked until golden and brushed with melted butter these rolls will melt in your mouth with each bite.

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Skip the restaurant and make these crave-able rolls yourself. These copycat Texas roadhouse rolls are melt-in-your-mouth tender. The perfect side dish for any table, these rolls will be gobbled up in no time.

Freshly baked copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls on a wooden plate, with a bouquet of flowers and a milk bottle blurred in the background.

A dinner table staple, these roadhouse rolls are great for family dinners and more formal holiday meals. They’re made from simple ingredients right out of your pantry, but the result is light, tender dinner rolls right out of a roadhouse.

A pile of freshly baked copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls with a glossy top, resting on a gray cloth, with butter and glasses in the background on a white surface.

Plus, they use instant yeast in place of traditional yeast to make the process simple for anyone new to the kitchen. If you don’t have instant yeast and you want to buy some I use SAF Instant Yeast.
A super soft texture and brushed with melted butter these copycat Texas roadhouse rolls are just as delicious served with a spicy chili as they are mopping up gravy from a Turkey dinner. Of course you can always make classic brown and serve rolls and they’re just as good, if not better.

Freshly baked copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls on a wooden serving platter, accompanied by butter dishes on a marble countertop.

What You Need to Make This Recipe

Head to your pantry and you’ll find all the ingredients you need for these roadhouse rolls.

All-purpose flour.
Salt
Granulated sugar
Instant yeast
Milk
Butter
Egg

Overhead view of copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls baking ingredients on marble surface, including flour, milk, sugar, oil, egg, and yeast.

Special Tips to Make Them

A stand mixer makes the process of making the rolls a bit easier. If you’re kneading the dough by hand, know that it will take longer. You want it to be soft but not sticky.

Make sure to oil your hands before shaping the dough into a ball to rise. Not only does this keep excess dough off your hands but the oil actually helps the dough from drying out as it sits. Once you cut the rectangles out, the dough will rise again on the baking sheet. Let it rise until they are “puffy”.

Make sure to portion and cut the rolls roughly the same size so that they cook evenly. Double-check that your yeast hasn’t expired. Expired yeast won’t work properly. Likewise, the best place for dough to rise is in a warm room. If it’s cold in the house it will take longer.

Freshly baked copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls in a basket, covered with a gray cloth, next to a small dish of butter and a butter knife.

Easy Variation

The copycat roadhouse rolls are brushed with melted butter immediately out of the oven to give them a glossy look and delicious flavor.

Know that you can also drizzle or smear them with a cinnamon honey butter too. This gives the rolls a sweeter flavor which makes them delicious to serve with a Aidell’s Sausage or delicious New York Steak.

A freshly baked copycat Texas Roadhouse roll glazed with butter on a small white plate, with a stick of butter and a cloth napkin in the background.

How To Store The Roadhouse Rolls

Cooked rolls can be stored on the counter for 4-5 days. Simply wrap them in plastic wrap or place them into an airtight container. They taste best ever so slightly warmed up in the oven before you serve them.
The rolls can also be frozen for later use. Place the rolls on a baking sheet for 90 minutes until they’re frozen through. Then, remove them from the sheet and store them in an airtight bag or container for 4 months. Make sure you store them where other items won’t fall or compress the rolls.
When you need them, let them thaw overnight in the fridge before warming them up lightly to serve.

Texas Roadhouse Rolls Copycat

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Cloud-like soft, these copycat Texas roadhouse rolls will be the start of the table. Baked until golden and brushed with melted butter these rolls will melt in your mouth with each bite.

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 20

Rising Time: 2

Total Time: 2 45

Servings: Rolls

Calories: 152kcal

Author: Laura

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Equipment

standmixer
Baking sheet
Parchment Paper
Knife or pizza wheel to cut the dough into rolls
Pastry brush

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 packet instant yeast 2 ¼ teaspoons
1 cup milk
¼ cup butter melted
1 egg
2 Tablespoons butter

Instructions

Combine flour, salt, sugar, and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook
Mix together
Add milk, butter, and egg, and mix until dough comes together, and pulls away from sides of the bowl.
Knead dough for about 7 minutes in stand mixer, or by hand for about 10 minutes. When done, the dough should be soft, but not sticky.
Use oiled hands to shape dough into a ball (this is more to keep the dough from drying out than to keep it from sticking to your hands)
Cover, and let rise until doubled – about an hour in a warm kitchen
Dump dough out onto a clean, smooth surface, and knead back into a ball
Roll about to about ¾ inch thick rectangle, and cut into 2×3 inch rectangles
Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and let rise about 30 minutes, until puffy
Preheat oven to 350º
Bake rolls in center of oven for about 20 minutes, until golden brown
Melt butter while the rolls bake
Remove from oven
Brush with melted butter