My sister asked me to bring homemade dinner rolls to our family party. So I spent most of the morning Saturday making 5 dozen rolls. I really think they were the best rolls I’ve ever made. Thanks in part to all the bread I’ve been baking for Daring Bakers.
I used my favorite roll recipe, but made a few changes. I added 1 c. whole wheat pastry flour, 2 t. wheat gluten, and did a double rise. The dough was so easy to work with, the rolls were light but with just enough texture from the whole wheat pastry flour. This will definitely be my go to recipe in the future!
Ingredients
- 2 c. bread flour
- 1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 t. vital wheat gluten
- 1 pkg. rapid rise (instant) yeast
- 1 c. milk (120º to 130º)
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1 t. salt
- 1 egg
Directions
- Mix 1 cup bread flour and 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, wheat gluten, and yeast. Heat and stir milk, sugar, butter, and salt until warm. Add to flour mixture, add egg. Beat at low speed for 1/2 minute. Beat 3 minutes at high speed.
- Stir in the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough. (Add more or less if necessary.) Knead until smooth (6 to 8 min.). Shape into a ball. Place in greased bowl, turn. Cover, let rise until double (45 to 60 Min.). Punch down, let rise again (30 min.), Punch down, let rest 10 min and shape into desired shapes. Cover. Let rise until double (30 min.). Bake at 400º for 8 to 10 minutes.
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I love to bake, especially cookies, cakes, and pies. I’ll post my adventures in the kitchen, my favorite new recipes, as well as our family favorites.
Yum. I love homemade rolls! Don’t you love how DB has shown us what we can really do!?
They look delicious! 5 dozen is a lot of rolls!
Homemade dinner rolls are such a treat at a family dinner. I can almost smell these baking.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. And Happy New Year too!
I love the different ways you rolled them. They look really tasty and pretty.
Your rolls look beautiful – happy holidays!
That a lot of rolls! Merry Christmas!
5 dozen rolls, oh my! You’ve been very busy. They look great and I like the different shapes!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I can smell the amazing scent of these. Mmmm. Sending you and your loved ones warm wishes for a very Merry Christmas!
Thankyou so much for sharing your go-to recipe for dinner rolls! They look spiffing! I hope you had a really lovely Christmas!
I kind of want to make these just so I can smell them baking!