These tasty Dill Onion Rolls are buttery, fluffy, and rolled up like a cinnamon roll with a flavorful caramelized onion and fresh dill filling.
Looking for an amazing dinner roll recipe to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? Well, look no further, these dill and onion dinner rolls are pretty, unique, and delicious! They are rolled up like a cinnamon roll, but instead of cinnamon and sugar, they contain a savory and flavorful combination of salted butter, perfectly caramelized onions, and lots of fragrant fresh dill.
If you are looking for a few different bread/roll/biscuit options for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner and any dinner party this holiday season, I suggest my Shallot Black Olive Focaccia, Pumpkin Biscuits, or Brioche Dinner Rolls!
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⭐️ Why You Need to Make This Recipe
- Texture: These rolls have a delightful soft and fluffy texture that you look for in a buttery dinner roll, and the filling rolled up inside makes them extra tender and tasty.
- Flavor: The sweet and buttery caramelized onions go so well together with the flavor of the fresh dill.
- Method: If you can make cinnamon rolls, you can make these savory "cinnamon" rolls. Follow my step-by-step instruction photos below to make this recipe a breeze!
🧈 Ingredients
Here are the ingredients needed to make these dill and caramelized onion rolls.
Ingredient Notes
- Yeast: This recipe, like my Monkey Bread Muffins, requires instant yeast, which is also called quick-rise yeast. This type of yeast can be added directly to the recipe without dissolving and proofing in warm water first.
- Milk: Using milk in yeast dough makes for an extra soft and rich textured and flavored dough.
- Flour: Good old simple all-purpose flour is perfect for this recipe!
- Onions: You will need about 2 medium-sized white onions that have been peeled and chopped into small pieces. Let them cook down low and slow for the perfect caramelized onion without burning them.
- Dill: I highly recommend using fresh baby dill for this recipe. Half the measurement of dried or freeze-dried dill would work in a pinch, but the flavor is truly best from fresh dill!
See the recipe card for the full list of ingredients with measurements.
📃 Instructions
Step 1: Whisk together the warm milk, sugar, salt, yeast, and melted butter until incorporated.
Step 2: Add about 2 ½ cups of flour to start and fold in with a spatula until the dough begins to come together.
Step 3: Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, adding the remaining ¼ cup of flour until a smooth and soft dough forms. Place into a floured or oiled bowl.
Step 4: Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Step 5: While the dough is rising, begin cooking the chopped onion with 2 tablespoons of butter, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and pepper. Cover to allow the onions to sweat and cook over medium-low heat, stirring every few minutes until the onions are golden brown.
Step 6: Add the chopped fresh dill, onion powder, and minced fresh garlic, and stir while cooking for 1 minute.
Step 7: Transfer the mixture to a heat-safe bowl and let cool for about 10 minutes before stirring in 2 more tablespoons of softened butter.
Step 8: Once the dough has risen, punch down and roll out into a rectangle about 16"X12". Spread the mostly cooled onion and dill mixture evenly onto the dough.
Step 9: Roll the dough up tightly in a log and slice into 15 rolls using a sharp knife or unfavored dental floss. Arrange in a buttered baking dish.
Step 10: Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes while you preheat the oven to 375℉.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-22 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
💡 Top Tip
These rolls would be yummy for making leftover turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce. It would be admittedly a rather messy sandwich with the design of the roll, but I think the flavor combination would be amazing!
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📖 Recipe
Dill Onion Rolls
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- measuring cups & spoons
- silicone spatula
- whisk
- frying pan
- 9x13-inch baking pan
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 1 ¼ cup warm milk (110℉), I use whole milk
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast (quick-rise yeast)
- 1 tablespoon salted butter melted
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 ½ cups chopped white onion
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup chopped fresh dill *
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 clove fresh garlic (minced or pressed)
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (softened to room temperature)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the warm milk, sugar, salt, yeast, and melted butter until incorporated.1 ¼ cup warm milk, 1 tablespoon white sugar, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast, 1 tablespoon salted butter
- Add about 2 ½ cups of flour to start and fold in with a spatula until the dough begins to come together. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, adding the remaining ¼ cup of flour until a smooth and soft dough forms. Place into a floured or oiled bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- While the dough is rising, begin cooking the chopped onion with 2 tablespoons of butter, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and pepper. Cover to allow the onions to sweat and cook over medium-low heat, stirring every few minutes until the onions are golden brown. They will reduce quite a bit.2 tablespoons salted butter, 1 ½ cups chopped white onion , ¼ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Add the chopped fresh dill, onion powder, and minced fresh garlic and stir while cooking for 1 minute. Transfer to a heat-safe bowl and let cool for 10 minutes before folding in 2 tablespoons of softened butter.¼ cup chopped fresh dill, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 clove fresh garlic, 2 tablespoons salted butter
- Once the dough has risen, punch down and roll out on a floured surface into a rectangle about 16"X12". Spread the mostly cooled onion and dill mixture evenly onto the dough.
- Roll the dough up tightly in a log and slice into 15 rolls using a sharp knife or unfavored dental floss. Arrange in a buttered baking dish. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes while you preheat the oven to 375℉.
- Once risen, bake in the preheated oven for 15-22 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
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