Amazing King's Hawaiian Roll Copycat Recipe!

A fantastic sweet and savory homemade version of famous King's Hawaiian Rolls.
This is a copycat recipe and not the "official" recipe from the folks at King's Hawaiian.
Eat them plain, with butter and honey, or make sliders out of them (see my video on chicken salad sliders made with store-bought King's Hawaiian Rolls) • The BEST Chicken Salad...
This recipe takes some work but it is worth the effort and the practice to get it right! Let's make some Hawaiian rolls!
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This recipe makes 24 rolls.
I'll be dividing it in half to show two methods of making the dough:
#1: Using a stand mixer
#2: Hand mixing using a danish dough whisk
INGREDIENTS
2 cups of warmed pineapple juice
**VERY IMPORTANT**
DO NOT use Fresh pineapple juice - use canned or bottled only (it's pasteurized - we like Langers juices best). The enzymes in fresh pineapple juice will react badly with the proteins in your yeast, eggs and flour and the recipe will fail. Thank you to Leacy for making us aware of this issue.
3/4 cup white sugar
2 tbsp of instant dry yeast
2 tbsp avocado oil (any light vegetable oil will do)
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground dry ginger
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
6 cups of bread flour
cooking spray-butter flavor
approximately 4 tbsp of butter melted
Here is a link with additional information on proofing dough especially when the weather (and temp inside your home) is cool.
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Enjoy!
-Deb

[@christinariley6025]

I think this is my favorite one so far!!! Deb thanks so much for sharing your love of making good food and good family memories 💗

[@DebsKitchen]

It is truly my joy and privilege and I appreciate that you allow me into your home, Unlisted. Is there any particular thing you’d like to see/question you have that I can work on for you for a future episode? - Deb.

[@LightingLotusLove]

Thank you 😊

[@williamking8033]

I loved your reaction to the finished product!

[@DebsKitchen]

It really was that good!!! Freshly baked, warm and yeasty with cinnamon honey butter……after that bite, I just couldn’t help it!!! The rolls do take some effort, but well worth it!! - Deb

[@MickyBellRoberts]

Deb I saw your video and just had to take a look. Wow very nice indeed.I make different breads besides everything else I do on our homestead. I have subscribed to folkow you. Have a great Easter weekend.

[@DebsKitchen]

Welcome to my kitchen, Micky, and I apologize for not responding sooner…just saw this. We had a lovely Easter weekend and I hope you did, too. Delighted to have you as part of our DK family!!! - Deb

[@virginiaeriguel8738]

Looks delicious

[@DebsKitchen]

Thanks, Virginia. They take some effort, but they are truly delicious. You’ll love the freshness of them, too. They are great as a dinner roll and would also be great for sliders. Enjoy! - Deb

[@rebeccadees2300]

Thank you for sharing your video and recipe.

[@DebsKitchen]

Hello Rebecca. I don’t often work with yeast, but it is so much fun to do. I love the aroma as I’m kneading the dough and especially as it’s baking…your whole home will smell amazing!! Plus, seeing your dough rise is a unique pleasure in itself. I hope you’ll give this a try and enjoy!!! - Deb

[@rebeccadees2300]

@@DebsKitchen I'm going to try your recipe Friday. I'm going to have lunch with my elderly aunt and I'm going to use the rolls to make a special chicken salad sandwich.

[@DebsKitchen]

That sounds AMAZING!!! In case you are interested, I have a delicious chicken salad recipe/video as well. Here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4mvcoaOnZ52f6s. Enjoy your special time with your aunt and I’m so glad that I can offer you something that both of you can enjoy! - Deb

[@DebsKitchen]

Hi again Rebecca! Just so you know, these rolls are not super squishy like white bread. Kings has just sugar and is a lot more like regular, squishy, white bread dinner rolls. These have sugar and pineapple juice and they’re a bit more substantial and filling than Kings. So good!

[@KevTN1357]

Hey Deb! The rolls look awesome! I am thinking they would be great with the sloppy joe recipe to make sliders. I hope all is well with you my friend!! Take care!

[@DebsKitchen]

Hey, Kev! We are well and I’m thinking you could be right about the sliders!! I may have to give that a try. I hope all is also well with you!! 😄 - Deb

[@lindaloftus8780]

How long would you bake and at what temperature to make a loaf of bread?

[@DebsKitchen]

Welcome to my kitchen, Linda! Honestly, I’ve never made this as a loaf. I think if I tried it, I would have to allow extra rising time - 1-1.5 hours on the first rise and maybe an hour on the second. I’d preheat the oven to 350 and then bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is a golden brown. Again, I’ve never tried it. If you try, please let me know how it turns out. - Deb

[@leacyt389]

I have to be honest and say this was the worst epic fail baking recipe I've ever made. I think the failure was because I used fresh juiced pineapple rather than canned/container juice. I hit the 6 cup flour mark and basically had cake batter, it was THAT thin. I thought possibly that 6c was for her half recipe, not the full recipe (which I was making) so I kept adding flour...8c, 8.5c, 9, I think it finally started looking a little bit like it MIGHT pull away from the sides of the bowl at about 9.5c but it was looking a LOT more like TAFFY than bread and my KitchenAid was getting hot. It smelled great, sweet, but didn't look right at all! I've read several other Hawaiian roll recipes and none state whether to use canned/container juice and NOT freshly juiced but the chemist in me says the enzymes in the fresh stuff are far more powerful. Of course, it also may be that my baking skills have suddenly plummeted to zero. I put it into the oven just to see if it will rise & proof...but honestly, I think I've only created some new fangled mortar or cement. Or maybe this is how they make Gorilla glue. Washing it off my hands was a nightmare. The bowl is still soaking... I think I'll stick to buying these in the store!!!! Now I once made a Cinnabon copy recipe that was to die for! Wish I still had that recipe! Anyway....DON'T USE FRESH PINEAPPLE JUICE! Save it marinades, or a pina colada.

[@DebsKitchen]

Hi Leacy. I’m sorry to hear that you had such a frustrating time…in fact it sound’s miserable…use of your time and ingredients with a big mess to clean up and no yummy rolls to enjoy. To be perfectly honest, it never even occurred to me to use fresh pineapple juice because I don’t often use fresh pineapple. In reading up on baking with pineapple juice, fresh versus canned, I discovered that fresh pineapple juice has a powerful tenderizing effect that works very quickly on proteins. In the case of this recipe, you have 3 protein ingredients that didn’t play nicely with your fresh juice…the eggs, yeast and flour. I’m guessing that your yeast probably died = no rise on your rolls. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I’ll update the ingredients in the video description to state clearly canned/bottled pineapple juice, NOT fresh so that others don’t risk the same disappointing results. I do hope you’ll give these another try in the future using canned juice. They truly are delicious!!

[@ArtFart-zf8up]

The vanilla is a bit unusual, no?

[@DebsKitchen]

Not at all…if you’re familiar with King’s Hawaiian roles, you’ll remember that there is a pleasant buttery sweetness to them that makes them, in my opinion, the King of Rolls. In order to approximate that great flavor, the pineapple juice, ginger and vanilla work together with the yeast and sugar in this recipe to create an uncommonly delicious roll. I hope you’ll give them a try. - Deb

[@brolymc9532]

She is sweet

[@DebsKitchen]

👍😃

[@rdominick1968]

Your video doesn’t say anything about a first rise? You go right to forming the balls and only proof the dough once. Is this accurate?

[@DebsKitchen]

Hi rdominick! Yes, that’s correct. The only rise is once the rolls have been formed. These rolls are not as “squishy” as the store version, and perhaps the single rise explains their denser texture, but they are absolutely flavorful and delicious! - Deb