Homemade Hoagie Rolls
You’ll love these homemade hoagie rolls. They’ve become a regular item on our menu. We use homemade hoagie rolls for sandwiches and out-of-this-world garlic bread.
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 – Originally Posted September 4, 2017
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I see myself making these at least once a week. No more store-bought rolls for us! Many thanks!! ~ Lars
A few years ago The Man of the House (TMOTH) asked if I could make hoagie rolls. Hoagie rolls? I didn’t have a recipe, but I told him I’d check it out.
I found and adapted Pammy’s Hoagies recipe. Now we’ve got hoagie rolls!
These beauties are so soft. They’re perfect for sandwiches. Just how you refer to that sandwich depends on where you’re from.
You might call it a hoagie or a Cuban sandwich or a grinder. Some people would say it’s a hero, Italian sandwich, sub or torpedo. And don’t even get me started on weather the correct term is poor boy or po’boy!
Whatever name you use, these homemade hoagie rolls will do you proud in a sandwich!
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How to Make Homemade Hoagie Rolls with a Bread Machine
I make the below recipe in my two-pound machine. It makes six hoagie rolls. Note that you’ll be using the dough setting.
Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first. I have a Zojirushi machine and with that I add the liquids first.
homemade hoagie roll ingredients in the bread pan
Again, you’ll be using the dough setting.
This dough may not form a smooth, round ball as it’s being kneaded. It can look a little too wet. For this recipe, that’s okay.
When the dough is done put it on a lightly floured board and divide it into two equal sections. Then divide each of the two sections into three pieces. The goal is to get 6 balls of dough about the same size.
I use my bench scraper to help handle the dough.
Here’s the bench scraper in action with challah dough.
Form the balls of dough into elongated ovals and place those on a greased cookie sheet.
Score or cut the rolls. The official tool for this is a lame. Before I bought my lame, I used a bread knife to score the rolls.
Cover the rolls with a clean, light-weight kitchen towel and let the dough rise for half an hour. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 400 degrees. The rolls should be lightly browned.
Homemade Hoagie Roll Recipe for Bread Machine
Again, this is for a two-pound loaf using the dough cycle.
1 cup water
2 ¾ cups bread flour
2 teaspoons sugar
4 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
See below for metric measurements, as well as nutrition information, for this bread machine hoagie roll recipe.
Homemade Hoagie Rolls
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup (236.6 ml) water
- 2 3/4 cups (343.8 g) bread flour
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Instructions
- I make this recipe in my two-pound machine. It makes six hoagie rolls. Note that you'll be using the dough setting.
- Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first. I have a Zojirushi machine and with that I add the liquids first.Â
- This dough may not form a smooth, round ball as it's being kneaded. It can look a little too wet. For this recipe, that's okay. Â
- When the dough is done put it on a lightly floured board and divide it into two equal sections. Then divide each of the two sections into three pieces. The goal is to get 6 balls of dough about the same size. I use my bench scraper to help with this.
- Form the balls of dough into elongated ovals and place those on a greased cookie sheet.
- Score or cut the rolls. The official tool for this is a lame. Before I bought my lame, I used a bread knife to score the rolls.
- Cover the rolls with a clean, light-weight kitchen towel and let the dough rise for half an hour. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 400 degrees. The rolls should be lightly browned.
Notes
Nutrition
All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.
I decided to try this recipe (with little hope that it was going to turn out good). These are the best buns I’ve had ever! I followed the instructions like I always do, but the other recipes came out with hard crusts and dry insides. I made 4 large hoagies as I love Subway’s foot long sandwiches. We just started “Indian” Summer here in the Maritimes (Canada), and it’s 29 Celcius (90 F) today, hotter tomorrow. Looks like these buns won’t last long!! Guess we’ll try to freeze a few next time. This will definitely go into my permanent recipe binder.
Thanks so much for this! You made my day!
This recipe was so easy to make and the Family wants me to make it again! Thank you!
I added Rosemary and Basil to dough before starting the machine….Loved it
I LOVE this recipe! My TMOTH loves them, too! In addition to tasting great, they are super-easy to make! We did make1 change, however…we divide the dough into 4 – we like bigger hoagie rolls!
Well, I’m no longer allowed to buy bread at the store anymore… Thanks a bunch, lol! Seriously though, these rolls turned out perfect! This took our trip tip sandwiches to a new level. Thank you for an amazing recipe!!
Can I cut down the salt in some of these recipes?
Changing the amount of salt will change the rise of the dough.
How would you make these into Garlic bread? Thanx
Great question! Check out this recipe for cheesy garlic bread.
How do you modify this to make garlic bread?
Check out my recipe for Cheesy Garlic Bread with Hoagie Rolls.
Love this recipe, thank you so much. I make these rolls every week, I throw in some sunflower seeds and pepitas for a nice crunch. I’ve also used the same recipe for a loaf on a basic white setting, it was really good.
Made this hoagie bread recipe for the first time to make Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches. I cut the dough into 4 150g pieces and made 4, 8-inch submarine or hoagie buns. The bread was soft and fluffy. My husband loves it since he is not a fan of crusty breads. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I’m so glad you both liked it!!
A question; does this sandwich roll hold up to the beef dip type of sandwich?
I haven’t tried it for that, but I think that would work.
Thank you for this recipe. I’m a beginner when it comes to bread machines and bread making.
I’ve been wanting to use my bread machine more and since my husband and I have sandwiches often for dinner, I was looking for a simple and easy sandwich roll recipe. I have several bread machine cookbooks, and although they have sections on dinner rolls, they don’t really address making sandwich rolls, or what recipes in the books could be used as a roll vs. loaf. I made these today and the rolls came out great. Much better than the store bakery and very filling. I plan to make these often for sandwiches, and also for dinner rolls by cutting the dough into 12 smaller buns. Thanksgiving, here I come!!
CAN I substitute AP for bread flour?
Hi Tom, It depends on the amount of gluten in your flour. This article gives you the details – Bread Flour Versus All-Purpose Flour
My bread machine and I have become best of friends during this pandemic. Today I had leftover Italian sausages with peppers and onions. I needed a good hoagie roll, and this recipe worked beautifully. Tomorrow morning I will make another batch of this recipe that is destined to become small garlic rolls. Easy, reliable with on hand ingredients. We loved the texture, the taste, and the simplicity. Great recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Any adjustments if I make 1/2 the recipe in my mini?
Here’s an article about converting recipes to differently sized machines. It has some tips on what to watch for when making this change.
We love these rolls! They are a regular with our shrimp salad and buffalo chicken . Great by themselves with a dinner salad too! Great recipe
Thanks so much for the great comment! I’m glad you like them!
Thank you for this recipe!! My whole family love them! I am making two batches for our Christmas sandwiches.
I am sorry that my earlier question failed to make it clear that I wanted to add whole wheat flour to your recipe to make the hoagie rolls—not to make a loaf of bread. Thank you.
Thanks for that clarification. I’m not sure what would happen. If the recipe contains a lot of wheat flour then you’ll have to deal with changing the yeast amount and adding vital wheat gluten. If you start by substituting just a half a cup of wheat flour for bread flour, the recipe still may work.
If you try this let me know what happens.
May I substitute part of the bread flour with whole wheat flour? If so, do I need to make other adjustments? I would like to adapt your recipe (sounds simple and wonderful) rather than using the Zojirushi for 100% whole wheat bread (that is the loaf I usually make). Thank you.
This recipe with no changes made at all might not work to make a loaf of bread. So I’m not sure how any changes would work. If you do try, let me know how it turns out.
If it’s of any help, here’s my recipe for wheat bread.
This recipe looks similar to mine, except I use Great River Organic Milling Seven Grain Blend Stone Ground Bread Flour to make my rolls. Will definitely try this one as soon as I get caught up on production (I try to make 3 loaves of bread a week, with a loaf of French bread in between) of my white, wheat, and 7 grain daily bread. I’m thinking French Dips 😛
Can this dough be formed and baked as a loaf?
I have never tried it. I’m not sure if that would work. If you try it, let me know.
I saw the question about doubling the dough. Do you think it would work in my 3-pound loaf machine?
In your case, I’d recommend checking out this article about converting recipes for differently sized machines.
These are the best rolls EVER. THank you for sharing such a fabulous recipe.
We made these and they turned out great! it only made 6 and the ball of dough was smaller than others ive made, Could this recipe be doubled?
I’m glad you like the recipe!
If you’re making the whole thing by hand it would be fine to double the recipe. If you’re using the bread machine, I’m not sure that the bread machine could properly knead such a large volume of ingredients.
I like whole grains. I just made these using the 7-grain bread recipe from the Zojirushi Virtuoso+ recipe book for the dough. They came out awesome! You can’t buy organic whole grain sub rolls. I will keep making these. Many thanks.
I’m so glad you liked it!
I had my Zoji on hiatus for a couple of years, but wanted some sandwich rolls recently. I tried the baguette recipe in the Zoji book, and they turned out okay. But I figured there must be something better out there, and my search brought me here. I like these hoagie rolls MUCH better, AND the recipe is far simpler and less time-consuming than the baguette recipe. I see myself making these at least once a week. No more store-bought rolls for us! Many thanks!!
You made my day! Thanks so much for leaving a comment! 🙂
I just made these–WOW. My husband said I could make them every week. So tender. We decided we didn’t want to ruin them with sandwich makings and just ate them with butter at the meal. A+ in our book.
Thanks so much for leaving a comment! You made my day!
I just made these n they r delicious…my go to recipe from now on it made 6 beautiful hoagie rolls I did let mine rise alittle longer…thank u
Hi Marsha,
I just found Pammy’s Hoagies over on Genius Kitchen then thought I’d come and see if you have a recipe for hoagies. Surprise!
I’ll be using bread machine yeast to make these. Would you recommend using the quick dough setting, or perhaps a custom cycle with something like a 30-minute rise?
Also, I’ve got about a cup of milk in the fridge and nothing to use it for next week. I’m thinking of turning your wonderful Sour Milk Recipe into dinner rolls. Do you think the bread recipe will work, or should I reconsider?
For these I use the dough setting and the hoagies come out just fine.
I’ve used sour milk dough for dinner rolls and it works well. You might also consider making Pepperoni Rolls. As you can see the recipe for the dough is the same recipe as Sour Milk Bread.