Soft Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls (Dairy-Free)

Soft, tender and fluffy, these gluten-free dinner rolls are super easy to make (no kneading required!), come out perfect every single time, and are also dairy-free, but nobody would know! Make these yeast bread rolls for your Thanksgiving dinner, holiday gathering, or anytime you want to tear into a warm, homemade roll. Great with butter, olive oil, or even on their own!

Jump to:

• Baking Homemade Gluten-Free Bread
• The Search for Perfect Gluten-Free Rolls
• At Long Last – A Roll Recipe that Works Wonders!
• Why This Recipe Works
• Ingredients You’ll Need:
• Ingredient Notes/Substitutions:
• How to Make Gluten-Free Bread Rolls (Step by Step)
• Dish by Dish Tips/Tricks:
• Recipe FAQs:
• Other Gluten-Free Breads You’ll Love:
• Appetizer Recipes to Enjoy:
• Soft Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls (Dairy-Free)

Baking Homemade Gluten-Free Bread

I’ve spent the better part of this year baking plenty of gluten-free bread recipes, and have developed a few recipes that Juan and I have come to love and use frequently – from gluten-free no knead bread, to easy gluten-free naan bread, to rosemary focaccia bread and soft fluffy gluten-free sandwich bread.

You can literally say that I’m on a bread roll. (LOL. Pun totally intended).

All this while, I’ve also developed a few yeast breads that I’m mighty proud of (and have become favorites on the blog).

They include our popular soft buckwheat bread, this fluffy brown rice bread, and this delicious sorghum bread, and this lovely yeast quinoa bread.

The Search for Perfect Gluten-Free Rolls

In particular, I’ve been dead set on making the perfect gluten-free dinner rolls.

In fact, I’ve been obsessed with developing a roll recipe that is soft, light and fluffy, and actually looks and feels like a real white bread roll, as opposed to a hard ball of dough that you could play ping pong or go putting on the green with.

I can’t even remember how many failed roll recipes I’ve tried and thrown away immediately, or how many packets of yeast I’ve bought and used in my bread experiments.

At Long Last – A Roll Recipe that Works Wonders!

This little obsession of mine has been going on for months on end, and I have recipe notes written and scratched out, batches that went straight into the bin after coming out the oven, and other batches that were passable. But mostly, nothing to write home about.

Until now. I want to shout this from the rooftops, because I am over the moon about this amazing recipe for the best gluten-free dinner rolls ever!

This means that at the next holiday meal (whether during Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter), those of us on a gluten-free diet can also enjoy a fluffy bread roll too!

If you can tell how excited I am about these fluffy dinner rolls, it’s because I am ECSTATIC that after more than half a year of recipe-testing, I’ve finally found THE RECIPE worth sharing with you.

Why This Recipe Works

• Easy to Make: This is possibly one of the simplest recipes I’ve made, so that means you don’t have to be an experienced gluten-free baker to get it right.

• Short Hands-On Time: Making these gluten-free bread rolls only requires 15-minutes of hands-on time, including shaping the dough (which if you’ve baked gluten-free bread before, you’ll know isn’t always easy).

• Quick Rise Time: Once shaped, all the dough needs is a single short 30-minute rise (no kneading required!), and into the hot oven it goes!

• Soft, Fluffy and Golden: Every single time I make these gluten-free rolls, they come out golden brown and perfect – with the soft, tender and fluffy texture worthy of earning their keep at any table.

• Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free: Most importantly, these dinner rolls are totally gluten-free and dairy-free, which means even those who have Celiac disease or gluten and lactose intolerances can still enjoy a proper fluffy dinner roll.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

Here’s a visual overview of the ingredients required to make these gluten-free dinner rolls.

(For exact measurements and quantities, please scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.)

How to Make Gluten-Free Bread Rolls (Step by Step)

1. Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large mixing bowl, combine the gluten-free all-purpose flour, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder, sugar and instant dry yeast. Whisk well to combine.

2. Add Wet Ingredients

Add the warm water, beaten egg, apple cider vinegar and melted coconut oil to the large bowl and mix very well until you get a thick and homogeneous mixture (which will look more like cake batter instead of normal bread dough).

3. Divide Dough into Portions

Grease a 10″ x 7″ glass baking pan with oil. Use a large cookie scoop to scoop 12 equal portions of dough and place them in rows in the baking pan.

4. Shape Dough

Use greased hands to shape each portion of dough into small balls and place them in rows. Smooth the top of each dough ball with wet fingers.

5. Let Rise

Cover the pan with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rise for approximately 30 minutes in a warm place, until it has roughly doubled in size. In the meantime, as the dough rises, preheat the oven to 350F and adjust rack to the middle position.

6. Brush Rolls and Bake

Once the dough has risen, brush the tops of the rolls with egg wash. Bake for 30 minutes until tops of the dinner rolls are golden brown.

7. Cool and Enjoy

Remove from the oven and let the gluten-free bread rolls cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Dish by Dish Tips/Tricks:

• Grease Your Hands for Shaping Dough: Since this dough will be wet and sticky (as most gluten-free dough is and should be), make sure to grease your hands with oil before rolling the dough to prevent the dough from sticking to the palms of your hands. Greased hands also make rounder balls and gets the job done faster and easier.

• Smooth Tops of Dough Balls: If the dough balls are not completely smooth once you’re done shaping them, simply dip your fingers in water and smooth out the tops of the dough balls.

• Let the Rolls Cool Before Eating: As with all gluten-free baked goods, you’ll have to let these gluten-free rolls cool for at least 15 minutes before eating. If you don’t let it cool sufficiently, the starches in the bread won’t have time to set up properly, and you’ll end up with gummy bread (not good!). So patience is required, but you’ll be dearly rewarded.

Recipe FAQs:

Other Gluten-Free Breads You’ll Love:

• Gluten-Free Artisan Bread (Dairy-Free)
• Soft, Fluffy Gluten-Free Bread (Dairy-Free)
• Buckwheat Bread (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Brown Rice Bread (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Sorghum Bread (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Yeast Quinoa Bread (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
• Soft, Fluffy Low Carb Buns (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
• Super Easy Gluten-Free Pizza Crust (Dairy-Free)
• The Best Gluten-Free Focaccia (Dairy-Free)

Appetizer Recipes to Enjoy:

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