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Gluten Free Dinner Rolls

Sandi Gaertner
You are going to love these light and fluffy gluten free dinner rolls. They can be made in an air fryer or baked in the oven!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rise Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Gluten Free Bread Recipe
Cuisine American
Servings 10 rolls
Calories 195 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 egg large
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder aluminum-free
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter melted
  • 2 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * see note
  • 1 tablespoon gluten free flour blend for dusting
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted for brushing over the rolls

Instructions
 

  • In a microwave safe bowl, warm your milk to 110º F. Do not use milk any warmer or it can kill the yeast.
  • Add the sugar and yeast and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until the yeast is frothy.
  • In a large bowl, add the gluten free flour blend and salt and whisk to blend.
  • Add the egg and melted butter to the yeast mixture and whisk to blend it together.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix into a soft dough. You only get one good rise with gluten free flour so you want to shape your rolls, then rise the dough.
  • Place a piece of wax paper on the counter and dust it with flour. Place the dough ball on the wax paper and dust with flour. You want your gluten free rolls dough to be pretty soft, but workable.
  • Add flour if you need to make the dough more workable. (It really will depend on the gluten free flour blend you use. Some are starchier than others.)
  • Press the dough down to 1 1/2 to 2-inches thick. Use a biscuit cutter or round cutter to cut out roll shapes. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and rise the rolls for 45 minutes.

Air Fryer Instructions:

  • Place a piece of parchment paper in the air fryer basket. Use scissors to cut it if it is too large. Spray with a little light cooking spray. Place the dough rolls on the parchment paper, leaving a little space between each one. Spray with light oil and allow to rise 30 minutes.
  • Heat your air fryer to 360º F and cook the rolls for 12-15 minutes. Actual time will depend on the size of the rolls so open the air fryer basket and check them at the 10-minute mark. You will know they are finished cooking when the tops are slightly golden and they are firm to the touch.
  • Remove them from the air fryer and brush the tops with melted butter.

Oven Baking Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven to 350º F.
  • Follow the directions above, but instead of placing the dough rolls on parchment paper in the air fryer, put them onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Do not spray them with oil, but brush the top of each dough ball with melted butter.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, again the actual baking time will vary by the size of your rolls.
  • Enjoy!!

Notes

  1. I have tested this recipe with Cup4Cup. That doesn't mean others will not work; I just have not tested other flours. Cup4Cup rose the best.
  2. If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
  3. To make this recipe dairy-free, substitute the butter for vegan butter and use non-dairy milk. I recommend using unflavored, unsweetened non-dairy milk.
  4. These rolls will keep up to 3 days in an air-tight container or up to 4 months in the freezer.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 216IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
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