Imagine the aroma of freshly baked bread filling your kitchen—these Soft Onion Rolls deliver that magic. Elevate any meal with their pillowy texture and the savory sweetness of caramelized onions. Pair them with a hearty soup, transform them into sandwich buns, or savor them solo with a pat of butter. This recipe shares a secret ingredient that I also use in my Roasted Potatoes recipe. Start rolling and discover the deliciousness waiting in every bite!
If you are looking for a delicious Hot Dog or Hoagie roll, I highly recommend trying to make my very popular Pretzel Hot Dog Buns. Serve these Soft Onion Rolls with my Cabbage Roll Casserole, or even a heartier dish like my Tuscan Chicken Meatballs with Gnocchi. Find more French Onion flavors with my French Onion Chicken Pasta recipe.
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Ingredients
Find below the list of ingredients used to make my Soft Onion Rolls.
- All Purpose Flour
- Quick Rise Dry Yeast
- Water
- Granulated Sugar
- Butter
- Onion Soup Mix
- Egg
- Milk
- Yellow Onion
See recipe card for quantities.
Make the Soft Onion Rolls dough
- Cook the finely diced yellow onion until lightly golden. Set aside to cool.
- Stir 2 teaspoon of the sugar with the warm water (95°F to 110°F or 35°C to 43°C) and then stir in the yeast to dissolve. Set aside for the yeast mixture to foam.
- Combine in the bowl of a stand mixture, the flour, remainder of the granulated sugar and onion soup mix.
- Whisk the warm milk and room temperature egg, together in a separate bowl, until smooth.
5. Add to the dry ingredients, the milk mixture, the yeast mixture, melted butter, and ⅔ of the cooked onions.
6. Use the dough hook attachment to mix the dough until it comes together. Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Fold the dough onto itself by kneading it for about 10 times. Shape into a ball of dough with a smooth surface.
Shape and Bake the Soft Onion Rolls
1. Drizzle the mixing bowl with a little olive oil and place the ball of kneaded dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 20 minutes in a warm place.
2. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Use a scale to find the total weight of the dough and then divide by 12 to get the weight of each bun. Eyeballing it also works by dividing in two and each half in two, until you have 12 pieces.
- Shape each piece of dough over a non-floured surface. Shape your hand into a cup and place it over a ball of dough. With a rotating motion and a slight pressure against the dough, it should take the shape of a ball.
- Place the rolled buns onto a parchment paper lined baking tray, in 3 rows of 4. Cover loosely with plastic wrap to keep them from drying and let them rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
5. Prepare the egg wash and brush the tops and sides of the proofed buns.
6. Divide the remaining cooked onions on top of each bun and sprinkle on the everything bagel seasoning.
Place the prepared Soft Onion Rolls in a preheated 375F oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden colored down the sides of the rolls.
Substitutions
- Dairy - Use regular butter and milk instead of the plant based versions in the recipe.
- Topping- Replace the everything bagel seasoning with poppyseeds, or sesame seeds.
- No Onion Soup Mix - If you don't have onion soup mix, replace it by adding a tablespoon of onion powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the flour mixture.
Storing your Soft Onion Rolls
Store any remaining Soft Onion Rolls in a large resealable freezer safe bag. Place in the freezer for up to a month. Remove the desired quantity from the freezer and heat them back up in the oven at 375F until crusty and soft in the middle. Heat them back up using a microwave, but be aware that microwaved bread with usually harden or toughen up when they start to cool down.
Recipe
Soft Onion Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 large Yellow Onion finely diced
Yeast Mixture
- ½ cup Water warm (95°F to 110°F)
- 2 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
- 2½ teaspoon Quick Rise Yeast
Dry Ingredients
- 4 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 envelope Onion Soup Mix
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Wet Ingredients
- ¼ cup Plant Butter melted
- 1 large Egg room temperature
- 1 cup Almond Milk slightly warm
Toppings
- 1 piece Egg Yolk
- 1 tablespoon Almond Milk
- 1 tablespoon Everything Bagel Seasoning
Instructions
- Cook the finely diced yellow onion until lightly golden. Set aside to cool.
Making the Dough
- Stir 2 teaspoon of sugar with the warm water (95°F to 110°F or 35°C to 43°C) and then stir in the yeast to dissolve. Set aside for the yeast mixture to foam.
- Combine in the bowl of a stand mixture, the flour, the ¼ cup granulated sugar and onion soup mix.
- Whisk the warm milk and room temperature egg, together in a separate bowl, until smooth. Melt the butter.
- Add to the dry ingredients, the milk mixture, the yeast mixture, melted butter, and ⅔ of the cooked onions.
- Use the dough hook attachment to mix the dough until it comes together. Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Fold the dough onto itself by kneading it for about 10 times. Shape into a ball of dough with a smooth surface.
Shaping and Baking the Rolls
- Drizzle the mixing bowl with a little olive oil and place the ball of kneaded dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 20 minutes in a warm place.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Use a scale to find the total weight of the dough and then divide by 12 to get the weight of each bun. Eyeballing it also works by dividing in two and each half in two, until you have 12 pieces.
- Shape each piece of dough over a non-floured surface. Shape your hand into a cup and place it over a ball of dough. With a rotating motion and a slight pressure against the dough, it should take the shape of a ball.
- Place the rolled buns onto a parchment paper lined baking tray, in 3 rows of 4. Cover loosely with plastic wrap to keep them from drying and let them rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Prepare the egg wash by whisking together the egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of milk. Brush the tops and sides of the proofed buns. Divide the remaining cooked onions on top of each bun and sprinkle on the everything bagel seasoning.
- Place the prepared Soft Onion Rolls in a preheated 375F oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden colored down the sides of the rolls.
