Slow Cooker Dinner Rolls and a Giveaway

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This slow cooker dinner roll recipe is perfect for when the craving for bread hits but you are short on time.


I love to bake bread. It is one of those things that relaxes me and returns me to a simpler life, the aromas that come from my kitchen as the bread transforms from simple ingredients takes me back in time to my childhood, on Sunday mornings when my grandfather would bake fresh bread.

I had never baked in a slow cooker before so when Hamilton Beach offered to send me their awesome Professional Sous Vide and Slow Cooker I knew exactly what I wanted to make. Something different, something simple, something anyone could make without fail.

Slow Cooker Dinner Rolls! This recipe also works well for oven baked bread.


Slow Cooker Dinner Rolls

3 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 stick of real butter, softened
1/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
2 1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast
1 cup of warm milk
1 egg
1 teaspoons of butter flavored crisco

Take a large mixing bowl, 'grease' it with Crisco and set it aside.

Add warm milk, sugar and yeast to a medium size mixing bowl. Stir it up and allow it to rest for 5 minutes.
Add butter, egg, salt and 1 cup of flour to the milk mixture, stir to break up butter and egg.
When those ingredients are incorporated add remaining flour.
As the mixture begins to form dough begin mixing with your hands, let that turn to kneading.
Knead the dough for about 3 minutes or until it is soft and pliable in your hands.

Transfer the dough to the greased mixing bowl and allow it to rise for about 30 minutes.



For the next step, I turned to my Hamilton Beach Professional Sous Vide and Slow Cooker, as it was cold in my drafty old house and you need a warm environment to successfully raise bread.



I liberally rubbed butter on the sides of the slow cooker pan, next I tore off handfuls of dough and formed it into balls, lining the slow cooker with the balls, spaced about 1/4 apart.
I turned my slow cooker on low for a 4-hour setting.
This allowed my dinner rolls adequate time to rise, then bake.



My rolls came out nicely. They had a delicious golden brown crust but they were as soft as cotton inside and out. The appearance isn't quite as gorgeous as traditional oven baked rolls, as it seems they didn't get as puffy, but the flavor is just as great.



This is a great way to bake bread when you have a busy day planned, or when your oven is tied up. If you happen to not have an oven, you will be so thankful to have this easy and delicious slow cooker dinner roll recipe for the next time a bread craving hits you!

I am crazy about the Hamilton Beach Professional Sous Vide and Slow Cooker, let me tell you what I like about it.

It holds 6 quarts, so it is perfect for cooking for a crowd, it does double duty on cooking capabilities, acting as both a sweet slow cooker and a sous vide cooker, which is a wonderful way to cook with water. It is easy to use, easy to clean and it has a timer! That is so nice!

This slow cooker makes a great gift option this holiday season and is available at Target for about $130.


I have been so happy with my Hamilton Beach that I want to give one to you guys! This giveaway will end on 11/30 and is open to US residents aged 18 and older.

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99 comments:

  1. I have very little experience with sous vide cooking, so I would love to give it a go.

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  2. I especially like to make slow cooker lamb shanks.

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  3. I would love to give the sous vide option a try! I think this is a great combo!

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  4. It's not really a recipe, but I like to use my slow cooker for baked potatoes.

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  5. The most compelling feature of this slow cooker is the Sous vide feature. I've been wanting to try this method for some time now!

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  6. That it double duty on cooking capabilities, acting as both a sweet slow cooker and a sous vide cooker!

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  7. Love cooking Italian beef in the crock pot for sandwiches!

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  8. I like the Removable Cast Aluminum Pot and that it's programmable.

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  9. Cinnamon Pumpkin Oatmeal is my favorite slow cooker recipe.

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  10. I like the more precise programmable and the shape and size 6 quart.

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  11. My favorite slow cooker recipe is veggie soup, without a doubt and it's that time of year again! Cool weather makes it even more enjoyable.

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  12. The Hamilton Beach Professional 6 Qt. Sous Vide & Slow Cooker has more precise cooking which I think is good and also 6 quart. The shape is pretty awesome too.

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  13. I love cooking a pork Loin in my slow cooker - I can choose to make sliced pork or BBQ pork. YUM!

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  14. I like that it's programmable

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  15. I would make roast beef

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  16. I like the large handles for easy carrying. Often, we'll bring pot luck dinners to friends.

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  17. One of my favorites is beef stew.

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  18. I like the auto-shutoff and auto-keep warm features. Most of them have that feature, but it is an important one.

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  19. I like slow cooker lemon chicken.

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  20. I like it has Sous vide rack included.

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  21. I like these features that it has: Auto Shutoff and Auto Keep Warm.

    Nancy
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  22. My favorite slow cooker recipe is so simple. Take a beef pot roast and put it in the slow cooker. Pour 2 cans of beef gravy over the roast and cook on High all day until the meat just falls apart. It is meltingly tender and oh so delicious!

    Nancy
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  23. I like the Programming controls with LED indicator lights.

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  24. I love that it is nonstick and dishwasher safe. That makes cleanup so much easier.

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  25. would love to have a sous vide cooker.......and my favorite recipe is my western ribs!!

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  26. I really like that it has a time and temperature display. Thanks.
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  27. I love making a vat of Chili in a Slow Cooker, though this machine (which I covet very much!) is also a Sous Vide and I would love to make Sous Vide Salmon or Steaks in it.
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  28. Well, my favorite feature of it is that it is a Sous Vide Cooker. I am so fascinated by this slow water bath method of cooking and am dying to join the craze!
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  29. I like that it's slow cooker and a sous vide cooker.

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  30. I'd love to try the Sous Vide feature of this slow cooker to make salmon or chicken breasts.

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  31. I love that this acts in both sous vide and regular slow cook modes. I love versatile appliances.
    Mary Beth Elderton

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  32. I would love to try rolls or bread. One of my favorites is a pot of spicy Tex Mex chili on a cold day---the smell of the chili cooking is almost torture :)
    Mary Beth Elderton

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  33. I do like that it is easy to clean. That would be my favorite feature and the timer is nice too.
    twinkle at optonline dot net

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  34. I like the Sous Vide option. never used that before.

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  35. crockpot cornish hens

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  36. I like the more precise programmable feature!

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  37. I love that when your cooking time is up, it automatically shifts to warm. I like the flexible programming controls.

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  38. My favorite slow cooker recipe is creamy chicken wild rice soup.

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  39. I like that it is non stick and has a glass lid!

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  40. We really enjoy a good roast with gravy in the slow cooker.

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  41. I like that it auto shifts to warm after the cook time is up!

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  42. It automatically switches to warm when cooking time is up.

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  43. I like how it also works as a slow cooker. I would love to have one.

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  44. I like the digital settings on the cooker.

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  45. Beef stew for cold winter days is what i would try.

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  46. I love the design it makes it very versatile, the square shape works great for dishes I like to prepare

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  47. I like that a sous vide rack is included.

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  48. I like slow cooker chicken and dumplings.

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  49. My favorite slow cooker recipe is Mississippi beef roast.

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  50. My favorite feature is that it's a 2 in 1 appliance. I love items that have dual purposes!

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  51. My favorite feature of this slow cooker is that it is made of stainless steel.

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  52. My favorite slow cooker recipe is yankee pot roast.

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  53. I love that it's big enough for two people and a crowd so you can adjust for the level you need. It also looks sturdy and pretty on the counter top.

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  54. My favorite slow cooker recipe would be vegetarian chili. I put all sorts of beans with different types of vegetables and tomatoes.
    twinkle at optonline dot net

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  55. The glass lid for easy viewing is a must.

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  56. I do a mean Thai Peanut Chicken Thigh dish.

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  57. I like the fact that it has a rack to keep things in place and upright.

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  58. I love to make pulled chicken or pork in the slow cooker.

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  59. My favorite feature of this is that it comes with a Sous vide rack included! What a awesome way to cook!

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  60. I really like that it is programmable. That is one of the best features that I like about it.

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  61. My favorite slow cooker recipe, would definitely be roast and potatoes with carrots.

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  62. I love that it includes a sous vide rack!!

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  63. We love to make potato soup in the slow cooker!

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  64. You might be grossed out but my favorite thing to cook in the slow cooker is beef tongue. It's so easy and comes out perfect every time! Just broth, the tongue, salt, and an onion. That's it.. for 8 hours. YUM!!

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  65. I love the sous vide option and the look of the cooker is so snazzy!

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  66. I think I would like the rectangle shape and the fact that the cooming pot lifts out for storage and for cleaning. I would love to have this appliance.

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  67. My favorite recipe is a tie between my gran's chili and a friend's mini meatball recipe. I love them both and am not a big meat eater.

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  68. my favorite slow cooker meal is stuffed cabbage!

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  69. my fave feature is the Large handles for easy carrying! great for potlucks!

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  70. I like to make chicken & dumplings in my slow cooker

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  71. I like the combination of the Sous Vide and Slow Cooker

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  72. I love that it's precise programming! and has large handles for carrying and I love that it's not your plain round looking cooker.

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  73. I love my pineapple black bean with salsa chicken in the crockpot!

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  74. The thing I like the most is that it is 6 quarts.

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  75. being able to make biscuits is an excellent use for this slow cooker

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  76. My favorite slow cooker recipe is a simple pot roast with a chuck roast, celery, onions, carrots and potatoes.

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  77. My favorite feature of this is that it is a slow cooker and a sous vide cooker.

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  78. My favorite feature is that it has a timer!

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  79. My favorite slow cooker recipe is pulled pork

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  80. I love the size as well as the time and temperature display

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  81. My favorite slow cooker recipe is a beef or pork roast. Yummy!

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  82. I love that this acts in both sous vide and regular slow cook modes.

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  83. My favorite recipe is our chili recipe! It's our go to for everything!

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  84. I like the Programmable controls.

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  85. I love to slow cook BBQ baby back ribs.

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  86. I like the time and temperature display.

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  87. I like the time and temperature display. Makes it really easy to keep up with how much longer to cook!

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  88. I love to make Chicken Taco soup! It is so good when the wind starts to howl!

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  89. My favorite feature is that it is a Sous Vide machine. I've wanted one for years, but they were not affordable - this one IS affordable.

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  90. My favorite slow cooker recipe is pot roast.

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  91. I think it's nice that it has a 5 year warranty on it!

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