Bunny Dinner Rolls Recipe

5 from 1 vote

These cute Easter Bunny Rolls are the perfect addition to Easter Dinner or brunch. They’re soft, fluffy, buttery, and really simple to make.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Rising time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Bread, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: Rolls

Calories: 180kcal

Author: The Carefree Kitchen

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the warm water, yeast, and sugar and mix to combine. Let sit for about 5 minutes, or until the yeast mixture starts to get bubbly.
Add the oil, egg, and salt to the yeast mixture and mix, then add 2 cups of flour and begin to mix using the dough hook attachment. At this point, the dough will be very sticky.
Continue to add up to ⅔ cup flour to the dough, until the dough starts to pull away from the edges of the bowl as you mix. Once you have added all of the flour, mix on low speed for about 2 minutes to knead. Turn the mixer off, cover the bowl loosely with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rise until light and puffy, or about 30-45 minutes.

Punch the dough down and knead lightly, then separate the dough into 12 even pieces. From those 12 pieces, take a small ball of dough to form the tail. Roll the dough into a 12-18" rope. Make a small twist in the center of the dough and place the ball of dough (tail). Twist the top again to form the ears. Place the bunny shape on a large greased baking sheet. Repeat the process with all the dough to make 12 bunnies.
Cover loosely again and let the dough sit in a warm place for 15-30 minutes, or until the rolls are about double the original size.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove the towel and brush the rolls lightly with milk.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 1-2 minutes, then brush the tops with melted butter. Enjoy!