Air Fryer Dinner Rolls

5 from 24 votes

These Air Fryer Dinner Rolls tender and fluffy on the inside, with a nice crisp outside. They make a great side dish for any meal.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Rise Time2

Total Time2 30

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings: Rolls

Calories: 135kcal

Author: Wendy

Ina a mixing bowl, add 1 teaspoon of sugar, yeast, and warmed milk. Gently stir a few times and let sit for 5 minutes.
Add the egg, butter, salt, remaining sugar, and half of the flour. Using a dough hook on your stand mixer, work the mixture on low for 30 seconds. Using a spatula or scraper, remove the mixture from the walls of the bowl.
Add the remaining flour and continue to work the mixture for 2-3 minutes until the dough forms. You may need to stop it and scrape mixture from the walls to continue working it into the dough. Dough should be soft, smooth, and slightly elastic.
Remove the dough onto a slightly floured flat surface. Gently work the dough into itself forming a ball for 2 minutes.
Lightly spray the mixing bowl with some oil and return the dough. Cover and let rise for 1-2 hours depending on the room temperature and humidity. The dough should double in size.
After dough has risen, place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough into 16. Work each roll into a ball.
Place the rolls in a lightly oiled pie pan. We use a 9” pan as it fits our air fryer. Fit as many as you can leaving very little room between rolls.
Cover and let rise a second time for 1 hour.
Place pan in the air fryer basket and cook at 300°f for 15 minutes until rolls are golden brown.
Let the rolls cool and you can brush some butter on top if you like.

Make sure your milk is warmed before adding it to the yeast. I use a candy thermometer to make sure that it reaches the right temperature.
Be careful not to overwork the dough as this can cause the rolls to be dense.
If you want a softer roll, brush them with melted butter as soon as the rolls come out of the air fryer.
For best results I recommend that you weigh out the flour, one cup of flour is equal to 120 grams.
If you don't have a kitchen scale to weigh the flour, I suggest that you use the spoon method. Which means that you should spoon the flour into your measuring cup. Don't scoop with the measuring cup as that packs too much flour in it.
Don't skip the rise time, it's very important for these rolls to turn out nice and fluffy.
Air fryers may require different cooking times. Check the rolls after 12 minutes and if they are not done, continue to cook them in 2 minute increments until they are golden brown.