Air Fryer Pull Apart Bread Rolls

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5

33 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    35 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    652 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    International

Air Fryer Pull Apart Bread Rolls

These Air Fryer Pull Apart Bread Rolls are made with a simple dough of flour, butter, milk, and oil, proofed directly in the air fryer. Shaped into touching medium-sized rolls, they bake into soft, fluffy bread with a tender crumb and a slightly crisp, golden crust when brushed with egg wash. The recipe allows for either pull-apart rolls or larger individual rolls, accommodating your preference and air fryer capacity.

Description

Air Fryer Pull Apart Bread Rolls use a dough prepared by rubbing butter into flour, then mixing with warm milk and yeast before kneading. The dough is placed in the air fryer basket to prove at a low temperature, then shaped into medium-sized rolls touching each other to form a pull-apart pattern. Brushing with egg wash before baking at 180°C gives a glossy, browned finish. Alternatively, the dough can be divided into larger rolls for baking without touching. This method produces soft, yeasty bread with a tender interior suitable for dinner rolls or to enjoy with spreads. The air fryer proofing and baking simplify traditional bread-making steps and reduce overall time.

The dough’s flexibility also supports other bread shapes, such as loaves or dumplings. The recipe highlights the ease of bread-making with kitchen gadgets like an air fryer and can be adapted to different forms and batch sizes, providing a versatile base bread experience.

Watch the accompanying video to follow the proofing and shaping process. Using a bread machine for dough preparation is possible as a shortcut, starting from shaping and proofing in the air fryer. This bread is suitable for meals where soft rolls are desired and offers a hands-on method for home bakers interested in bread without an oven.

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Ingredients

Servings

Kitchen Gadgets:

  • Air Fryer

Air Fryer Bread Recipe Ingredients:

  • 450 g plain flour
  • 75 g butter
  • 277 ml milk whole
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 5.5 g yeast
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • egg optional, wash

Instructions

  1. Prepare the bread. Rub your butter into your flour until the butter is well mixed in. Warm the milk and oils in a pan until they are luke warm. Add the yeast and the pan mixture into the bowl and mix with your hands until it makes a dough. Knead the bread for 5 minutes. Place the bread dough into the air fryer basket to prove. Set the time to 10 minutes and the temperature to 60c/140f
  2. Easy Pull Apart Bread. For it to become pull apart bread rolls, make them into medium sized bread rolls but make sure that they are touching each other and don’t have room to breathe. And place the bread rolls into an air fryer baking pan.
  3. Brown Glaze. Brush the tops of the dinner rolls with egg wash and then airfry for 15 minutes at 180c/360f.
  4. Regular Rolls. If you would like large regular rolls place 5 bread roll doughballs into the air fryer basket and air fry for the same time and temp. The doughwe made makes 9 and you will need to do it in two batches.  

Notes

  • Watch the video tutorial to better understand shaping and proofing techniques in the air fryer.
  • This dough recipe can be adapted for various bread forms like loaves, pull-apart loaves, or dumplings.
  • When using a bread machine, start from shaping and proofing steps in the air fryer.
  • Make the rolls touching each other for pull-apart style; for separate rolls, space them apart and adjust batch size as needed.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 652kcal (33%) Carbohydrates 90g (30%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Cholesterol 47mg (16%) Sodium 167mg (7%) Potassium 225mg (5%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 581IU (12%) Calcium 100mg (10%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 652 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 652kcal 33%
Carbohydrates 90g 30%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Cholesterol 47mg 16%
Sodium 167mg 7%
Potassium 225mg 5%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 581IU 12%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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