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two homemade hawaiian rolls on a wooden cutting board.
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Homemade Hawaiian Rolls

These Homemade Hawaiian Rolls are light, fluffy, and sweet. They taste even better than the store-bought rolls.
Course Breads
Cuisine American
Prep Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Servings 24 Rolls
Calories 165kcal

Equipment

  • Microwave Safe Bowl 
  • Whisk
  • plastic wrap
  • large sheet pan or two 9x13 baking dishes
  • parchment paper
  • Pastry brush
  • small bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups pineapple juice
  • 4 ½ teaspoons instant dry yeast
  • cup granulated sugar divided
  • ½ cup salted butter melted
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk reserve egg white
  • 5-6 cups bread flour

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl add the pineapple juice and microwave until warm, not too hot just warm to the touch.
  • Add in 2 tablespoons of the sugar and stir.
  • Add in the yeast and stir.
  • Let the yeast bloom for 5 minutes.
  • To the yeast and pineapple juice add the remaining sugar, melted butter, vanilla and eggs and egg yolks.
  • Whisk to combine.
  • Add 3 cups of flour and stir to combine.
  • Add another cup of flour and stir.
  • Continue adding flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 ½ hours.
  • Once the dough has risen line a large sheet pan with parchment paper or grease two 9x13 pans.
  • Shape the dough into 24 rolls and place on the pan. Shape dough into rolls.
  • Let rise another 1 ½ hours until doubled in size again.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix the reserved egg white with 1 tablespoon of water and whisk.
  • 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.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Roll | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.4mg