Beautiful Brown Rolls Recipes

BEAUTIFUL BROWN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine boiling water and oats; cool to lukewarm (110° to 115°). Meanwhile, dissolve yeast in warm water; stir into oat mixture. Add the eggs, molasses, oil, sugar and salt. Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide into 36 pieces and shape into rolls. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes. Brush with butter. Cool on wire racks.

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 degrees to 130 degrees F). Add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1/4 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into 12 equal pieces; shape into balls. Place in greased 8-inch round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven for 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan; brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

DARK AND SOFT RESTAURANT DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• To prepare the dough: In large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of the bread flour, the cocoa powder and yeast.
• In medium saucepan, heat and stir water, orange juice, honey, the 1/4 cup butter, sugar and salt just until warm (120 degrees F to 130 degrees F) and butter almost melts.
• Add water mixture to flour mixture.
• Beat with an electric mixture on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly.
• Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in whole wheat flour and as much of the remaining bread flour as you can.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough remaining bread flour to make smooth, elastic, and moderately soft dough (3-5 minutes total).
• Shape into a ball.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
• Cover, let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 2 hours).
• To shape the rolls: Punch down dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide into nine or 10 portions.
• Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, lightly grease a large baking sheet; set aside.
• Gently pull each portion into a 5x2-inch oval roll, tucking edges under to make smooth tops.
• Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Brush rolls with melted butter.
• Using a knife, make three diagonal cuts in the top of each roll.
• Cover; let rise until nearly double in size (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To bake the rolls, uncover rolls.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until roll bottoms are lightly browned (or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of roll registers 200 degrees F).
• Immediately transfer rolls to a wire rack.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Makes 9 or 10 large rolls.

HONEY BROWN ROLLS OR LOAVES

Steps:

• Place the water, sugar, butter, honey, bread flour, whole wheat flour, vital wheat gluten, cocoa powder, instant coffee granules, salt, and yeast into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Set the machine for the dough setting, start, and allow machine to complete cycle.
• Remove the bread pan with dough from the machine, and set pan into warm water (about 90 degrees F, 32 degrees C). Cover the top of the pan with a towel, and allow the bread to rise in the pan until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, punch down, and divide into 12 equal pieces for rolls, or 3 pieces for small loaves. Form the dough into balls. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and place rolls on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place the baking sheet into a warm place, and allow to rise until bread is doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray the inside of the preheated oven with water, and immediately place rolls in oven. Bake until rolls are light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. For loaves, bake until browned and they sound hollow when tapped, 20 to 25 minutes.