Easy Skillet Dinner Rolls Recipe (on the Grill)

Cast Iron dinner rolls after being grilled and topped with melted butter and seasoning.

5 from 3 votes

Easy Skillet Dinner Rolls Recipe (on the Grill)

These amazing and simple homemade dinner rolls are ready and baked in under 90 minutes, and grilled indirect. Prepared in a cast iron skillet and cooked on the grill for the best flavor for your holiday meals.

Prep Time30

Cook Time40

Total Time1 10

Course: Appetizer, Holiday

Cuisine: dinner, southern

Servings: rolls

Author: Mary Cressler

Cost: $5

Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup water
¼ cup melted butter, plus 1 tablespoon for finish
1 package rapid-rise yeast
3 cups all purpose flour (We do not recommend using bread flour)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus 1 tablespoon for finish
2 teaspoons finely diced fresh rosemary, plus 1 teaspoon for finish

Instructions

If Using a Stand Mixer: Start with the paddle attachment. Add all wet ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer and then combine yeast with the wet ingredients, and turn on low speed for one minute to combine. Next, swap out the paddle attachment with the dough hook, and add the dry ingredients and continue mixing on low speed until the dough forms into a ball around the hook.
If Mixing By Hand: If mixing by hand, use a large bowl. Combine all the wet ingredients and the yeast packet and whisk to combine. Then add the dry ingredients and mix by hand. Scrape off the dry ingredients from the sides of the mixing bowl as you stir. Occasionally squeeze the dough to combine. It will be slightly wet.
Form Dough Balls: Divide dough into 12 equal dough balls. Use a good digital scale to weigh an evenly sized ball. If you don’t have a digital scale, eyeball the dough into 12 equal sized balls.
Rise: Place the dough balls into an oiled cast iron pan. Let dough rise, uncovered, for 30 minutes. While the dough is rising, start your grill and set up for indirect grilling. Target 375 degrees F internal temperature.
Grill: Place the cast iron pan on your preheated grill over indirect heat. Grill for 20 minutes and then rotate the pan 180 degrees. Continue grilling indirect an additional 20 minutes.
Finish: Immediately after removing the cast iron dinner rolls from the grill, brush them with the remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Then sprinkle more Parmesan cheese and chopped rosemary. Remove the homemade dinner rolls from the cast iron pan and serve warm.

Notes

Rising Notes: If you have a cold house (ambient temperature is under 70 degrees F) then turn on your light in your oven when you start making the dough. Then place the cast iron pan in the oven with the light on to rise. If you don’t have a light, and you have a cooler home, then allow 60 minutes for the initial rise. The key is to have the dough rise in a warm place.

Grilling Notes: Rotating allows for even cooking so you have get even golden brown color. The dinner rolls will have risen and the internal temperature of the rolls should ready between 205 and 210 degrees Fahrenheit.

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