Butter Rolls

These old-fashioned Southern Butter Rolls turn out ooey gooey and hard to resist! These look similar to a cinnamon roll, but the dough is more like a pie crust or biscuit - no yeast needed!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings rolls

Calories 398kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

For the dough:

2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter cold
1/2 cup cold water

For the filling:

3/4 cup butter room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon more as desired

For the milk sauce:

2 cups milk
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

To make the dough:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter.
When you have coarse crumbs, add the 1/2 cup of water and stir. Use your hands to press the dough together.
Place dough in fridge for 10 minutes to make it a bit easier to work with.

To fill the dough:

Generously sprinkle your workspace with flour. Roll the dough out into a 12x10 rectangle.
Spread the softened butter evenly over the pastry. Sprinkle with the 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon.
Roll up the dough, jelly roll style. Cut into 12 even slices.
Place in the prepared baking dish.

For the milk sauce:

In a small saucepan, heat the milk and remaining sugar just until it begins to boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

To bake:

Pour the milk sauce over the rolls.
Bake until browned, about 30-40 minutes.
Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before serving.

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Notes

While we haven't tested it ourselves, readers have mentioned using store-bought pie crust in place of the homemade dough. Might be fun to try!

We just use a light sprinkling of cinnamon for flavor in these rolls. For a stronger flavor, use more cinnamon.

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