Air Fryer Dinner Rolls

air fryer rolls brushed with butter and sesame seeds

5 from 3 votes

Pillow-y soft, buttery goodness: that’s how I’d describe these Air Fryer Dinner Rolls. Making them doesn’t get easier than this!

Prep Time10

Cook Time14

Rest Time2

Total Time2 24

Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: international

Diet: Halal

Servings: dinner rolls

Author: Richa

Equipment

1 Air Fryer

Ingredients

For dinner rolls

1 whole egg approx. 60 grams
3 tablespoons sugar 38 grams
1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
1 cup lukewarm milk 240 ml
¼ cup cooking oil
3 cups all purpose flour / maida 405 grams
¾ teaspoon salt

For egg wash

1 egg whisked with 2 teaspoons of water

For topping (optional)

1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon kalonji seeds

Instructions

Take lukewarm milk and 1 ½ tablespoons sugar in a large bowl. Add yeast and allow to stand for 3-4 minutes till it gets frothy.
3 tablespoons sugar, 1 cup lukewarm milk, 1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
Add the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of sugar, egg, oil & salt and whisk till everything combines well. Add all purpose flour & knead it for at least 10-12 minutes. To check if the dough is kneaded well, press the dough & it should bounce back quickly. Or take a small piece of dough, stretch till it becomes a thin film without tearing. If it tears, it should be kneaded more.
1 whole egg, ¼ cup cooking oil, ¾ teaspoon salt, 3 cups all purpose flour / maida
Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and rest it for 1 to 2 hours in a warm place till the dough rises and almost doubles in size. Punch the dough down and transfer it onto the kitchen platform and flatten it.
Brush the airfryer basket with butter.
Divide the flattened dough into 15 equal portions of 52 gms each.
Shape each portion into a smooth ball using the tuck method.(Watch my video for detailed steps)
Place them in the airfryer basket with some gap between each other. Allow it to proof for an hour till each ball rises and gets puffed up. See note 2.
Brush each roll with egg wash and sprinkle white sesame seeds & kalonji seeds.
1 egg whisked with 2 teaspoons of water, 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon kalonji seeds
Air fry at 150 C for 12 minutes.
Follow the above steps 7 to 9 for the rest of dough balls to make the dinner rolls.

Video

Notes

Kneading the dough very well is very important, so do not skip it.
Air fryer with 5 litres capacity holds 9 rolls at a time and the one with 7 litres capacity holds 12 rolls.
Topping with sesame seeds and kalonji seeds is optional but do not skip it as it gives a good flavour to the dinner rolls.

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