Sixty Minute Rolls is an old recipe that originated from a Fleishman’s Yeast cookbook from over 30 years ago. A friend had shared her copy of this book with me, but alas, it was a promotional book with no other copies available for purchase. She treasured her copy but I wanted one too!
My Favorite Bread Book!
I photocopied the entire book and bound the pages in a manila folder. My photocopy booklet is incredibly tattered and stained, but I still use the booklet daily. It is still my go-to when I am researching reliable recipes for bread.
Sixty Minute Rolls is exactly that: Beautiful yeast risen dinner rolls that are ready in 60 minutes. The old-fashioned hack for quick yeast rolls includes using double the amount of regular yeast and slightly warmer liquids. Also, the dough’s first rise is amped up by placing the bowl of dough in a warm water bath. A warmer rising environment paired with extra yeast makes bread rolls faster than a trip to the supermarket. I love this recipe!
Use Muffin Tins for Uniform Rolls
I did change the recipe a bit as I like the shape of the rolls when they are baked in muffin tins. You can certainly bake the rolls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. The original recipe indicated the rolls should be spaced 2”/5cm apart. But I love the way the rolls become tall and bunchy spirals when baked in muffin tins. I think the rolls bake more uniformly also.
When shaping the pinwheels, you should really tuck the little tail of the dough firmly underneath so that the roll is neat. You can see in my pic that I did no such thing. The tail of the pinwheel flips up when baking Sixty Minute Rolls, but I really don’t care! I love that crispy golden tail with the extra crunch! So yummy!
Save Some for Later!
If you don’t need two dozen rolls, you can always freeze half once they are baked. And you can brush a little melted butter on the top before you serve them too. However, I usually slather mine in plenty of butter once they get to the table! More butter is always more better!
Oh, my lord, where has this blog been all of my life!?! You’ve earned a new reader!
LOL! You made me laugh! Thanks! Glad you are on board! MG
I had this Fleischmann’s cookbook but it was falling apart. The one recipe I was looking for was ripped. So glad you had the book and made the recipe available.
Thank you
I think I have that same Fleishmann’s book! Absolutely falling apart, but occasionally you can find old copies on Ebay! Happy Holidays!
MG