Quick Mayonnaise Dinner Rolls

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When you need a good roll mighty quick, you need these mayonnaise rolls. Quick and easy to make in just 10 minutes with 3 ingredients, they’re the perfect tender texture to serve with butter and jam.

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I’m the world’s worst when it comes to planning a meal from start to finish and not thinking about the bread until we’re about ready to eat. That is where these mayonnaise rolls come in handy. If you work fast, you can have them ready from start to finish in about ten minutes using ingredients you probably already have on hand.

What are those ingredients I hear you ask? Mayonnaise, self-rising flour, and milk (and an optional dash of salt). Now, this mayo roll recipe has you just throwing these few ingredients together in a bowl and stirring, then baking in the oven for eight to ten minutes. So yep, it is entirely possible to have these done from start to finish in ten minutes.

Sometimes I make these quick and easy mayonnaise rolls for breakfast, sometimes for supper, and sometimes as a little afternoon treat. Serve them warm straight out of the oven with a spread of butter and jam and y’all, you’ll feel like you’ve ascended to heaven! They’re soft, dense, and have the perfect tender texture. Kind of a cross between a biscuit and a dinner roll a.k.a the best combination out there.

Before we dive in, I have one more thing to say. If you are someone who doesn’t care too much for mayonnaise, you’re in good company. I’ve never been an “Oh, mayo!” type of gal myself. It kinda grosses me out. The thing is, though, mayonnaise is mostly just oil and eggs, so let’s look at it from that perspective for the basis of this recipe. Because, while I don’t care for mayo, I love these quick dinner rolls and I know you will too. Try making homemade strawberry jam, or peach butter and you family will want these every night!

Ingredients for Mayonnaise Rolls

Recipe Ingredients

  • Mayo
  • Milk
  • Self-rising flour
  • Pinch of salt

Helpful Kitchen Tools

How to Make Mayonnaise Rolls in 10 Minutes

Place your flour, mayo, milk, and salt in a bowl.

Place your flour, mayo, milk, and salt in a bowl.

Mix ingredients together.

Stir that up with a spoon until it is well mixed.

spray six cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray. 

Now spray six cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray. 

I also like that this recipe just makes six, which is usually plenty for us.

Divide your batter between the muffin cups and bake.

Divide your dough between the muffin cups and bake at 425 for 8-10 minutes.

See how easy that was? Dump in a bowl, stir and bake.

Quick Mayonnaise Dinner Rolls

Here are our finished rolls!

Enjoy!

Storage

Store leftover mayonnaise biscuits in an airtight container either at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Recipe Notes

  • Any type of milk will work, but I personally use whole milk.
  • That extra dash of salt gives them a bit more oomph but you can omit it if you like. You can also swap it for a teaspoon of granulated sugar or brown sugar for a dash of sweetness instead.
  • To make your own self-rising flour, simply add 1.5 tsp of baking powder and 1/2 tsp of salt for EACH cup of all-purpose flour.
  • If you like, sprinkle the tops of your dinner rolls with poppy seeds or sesame seeds before baking.
  • Another option is to stir some shredded cheddar cheese into the batter.

Recipe FAQs

How do you serve mayonnaise rolls?

There are so many ways to serve mayonnaise rolls:

Basically, use them instead of garlic bread (add a spread of garlic butter and prepare to have your mind blown), ordinary dinner rolls, or homemade biscuits and you’re in for a treat!

I don’t recommend freezing mayonnaise rolls as the texture will dry out in the freezer. Luckily, they only take 10 minutes to make!

You may also like these easy bread recipes:

Spoon Rolls, Southern-Style

Easy Challah Recipe with Honey

Homemade Dinner Rolls (a.k.a Preston Rolls)

Soft Unleavened Bread

2-Ingredient Biscuits With Ice Cream

Ten Minute Rolls

Mayonnaise Rolls

When you need a good roll mighty quick, you need these mayonnaise rolls - quick and easy to make in just 10 minutes with 3 ingredients.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: rolls
Servings: 6
Calories: 90kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • dash of salt

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until well combined.
    1 cup self-rising flour, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1/2 cup milk, dash of salt
  • Grease six cups in a muffin tin and divide the dough evenly among the muffin cups.
  • Bake at 425 for 8-10 minutes.
  • Serve as a roll or a biscuit.

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcal
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This recipe was originally published here in 2011. I updated the post and photos in 2020.

This post was featured on Meal Plan Monday.

A great cook knows that it’s not what is on the table that matters,

it is what’s in the chairs around the table.

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205 Comments

  1. WOW !!! How easy is that, going to make tonight. All this talk about mayonnaise has made hungery for a Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake. YUMMY

  2. I’m an “oh shoot I forgot the bread!” at the last minute kind of gal too. I adore hoecake but I think my family may be tiring of it a bit. Can’t wait to add this to the bread basket…and I think it may be perfect to serve with pork chops tonight 🙂

    I’m not the biggest fan of mayo either (unless it’s binding the perfect pimento cheese or chicken salad, that is) but this stuff does wonders to baked goods. Anyone who thinks mayo in rolls is odd might gasp that I add a half cup to almost all of my breakfast-style breads and ALL scratch made chocolate cakes! It’s a true “secret ingredient”, as you can never taste it…but it adds a moisture that’s out of this world!

  3. Oh.Christy. These were AMAZING!!! I can’t describe how amazing these were. This is DEFINATELY a keeper (just like everything else you cook 🙂 Thank you!

  4. Is this what the old timers would call spoon rolls? I heard my great grandmother talk about something like this using mayo.I’m from MS just wondering…Thanks. I’m reading and looking at your cook book right now,mighty fine job!!!!

  5. Christy , is this what the old timers would call spoon rolls? I heard my great grandmother talk about something like this using mayo.I’m from MS just wondering…Thanks. I’m reading and looking at your cook book right now,mighty fine job!!!!

  6. I had never heard of these until I married my wonderful husband 15 years ago! His mother made these, but she added an egg to her recipe. Our children referred to her as, “Grandmommy”, so they became, “Grandmommy’s Mayonnaise Rolls.”

  7. made these to go with our all veggie supper tonight. they are super yummy! my husband took a bite and said, mmm…did you make these? well duh! so good, had one with jelly for dessert!

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