Name: Homemade Sweet Hawaiian Rolls Recipe
Prep time: 210 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 230 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups pineapple juice; 4 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast; 2/3 cup granulated sugar (divided); 1/2 cup salted butter (melted); 3/4 tsp vanilla extract; 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk (reserve egg white); 5-6 cups bread flour

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Homemade sweet Hawaiian rolls give you warm fluffy slightly sweet rolls fresh from your oven. Full of tons of flavor, you’ll use this recipe over and over again in place of the store bought versions.

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Is there anything better than a nice warm roll fresh out of your oven?

I’m here to tell you that yes there is.

A Hawaiian roll fresh out of your oven.

Warm, fluffy, and full of flavor from pineapple juice and splash of vanilla.

These make perfect dinner rolls, slider rolls or even hamburger buns depending on what size you make them.

And they are made from easy to find ingredients that you may already have in your pantry!

What a treat!

Ingredients

To make these you’ll need:

Pineapple juice– This is the primary liquid in the recipe instead of water or milk like you’d find in other bread recipes.
Yeast– Instant dry yeast
Sugar– Granulated
Butter– Salted butter in this! Melt it!
Vanilla– Real vanilla extract is better than imitation
Eggs– 2 whole eggs plus an extra yolk
Flour– Bread flour, which has a higher protein content than all purpose flour. This gives the rolls a chewier texture and a bit more structure.

How to Make

Homemade sweet Hawaiian rolls are a good recipe for a beginner bread maker.

To do it, add the pineapple juice to a microwave safe bowl and microwave until it is just warm to the touch.

Stir in 2 tablespoons of the sugar.

Then stir in the yeast and let it sit for 5 minutes.

The yeast should react with the juice and sugar and create a frothy top.

After the yeast blooms, whisk the remaining sugar, melted butter, vanilla and eggs and egg yolks into the juice mixture.

Stir in 3 cups of flour until it’s incorporated.

Then, stir in another cup of flour and stir.

Continue adding flour until the dough is no longer sticky.

Once the dough isn’t sticky, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.

When the dough has risen line a large sheet pan with parchment paper, or grease two 9×13 inch pans.

Shape the dough into 24 rolls and place on the pan.

Let the rolls rise another 1 ½ hours or until they double in size again.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Mix the reserved egg white with 1 tablespoon of water and whisk to make an egg wash.

Brush the egg wash over the top of the rolls.

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

While the rolls are still warm brush with butter.

Serve warm and enjoy!

Storing Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container on the counter for 2 to 3 days.

Serving Suggestions

These make an excellent side dish to main courses like:

roast pork
pork chops
ham
roast beef

You could also use them for barbecue chicken or pork sandwiches, and they make excellent sliders!

Tips and Tricks

You don’t want the pineapple juice to be too hot. If it’s too hot, it will kill the yeast.
Likewise, you don’t want the juice too cold. If it is too cold the yeast won’t activate.
I find letting dough rise in a closed, off microwave or oven is the perfect warm environment.

Other Bread and Roll Recipes

Homemade sweet Hawaiian rolls are a treat with almost any meal!

Make them and enjoy!

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