Homemade Rye Rolls Recipes

LORILYN'S RYE DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In heavy duty mixer bowl (fitted with dough hook attachment), stir together yeast, 1 cup of the all purpose flour & all the rye flour.
• In small saucepan over med-high heat, combine salt, sugar, milk & shortening.
• Stir with wooden spoon until shortening is nearly melted & just has a couple tiny, pea-sized lumps floating around (approx 120 degrees on candy thermometer).
• Pour hot mixture into mixer bowl with yeast & flour, add both eggs & begin mixing on low to medium speed til mixture is all wet.
• Begin slowly adding spoonfuls of flour & mixing until dough forms into ball around the dough hook & bottom of mixer bowl is no longer sticky with wet dough. Ball of dough will be slightly smooth & spring back when touched with fingertip.
• Remove dough from hook & bowl & form into ball with hands. Spray inside of bowl with non-stick cooking spray & then drop dough ball into bowl with the smooth side down. Then turn ball over so the seam side is now down. (This greases top & bottom of ball).
• Cover mixer bowl with it's lid,a towel or foil & place in warm area to rise for about an hour. Dough will be about double the starting size in an hour.
• When risen, use fist to "punch" dough down in center. Then remove from bowl & divide into two balls. Place both on lightly floured surface & cover loosely with foil. Let rest 10 minutes.
• Roll out one ball at a time into large circle about 1/2 inch or less in thickness.
• Use pizza cutter to slice dough like a pizza into about 12 or so triangles. Roll each triangle up starting at large end & ending with the "tail" end. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet with tail on bottom.
• Cover & let rise for another 15-20 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes (depending on oven being used & personal preference. I only bake ours 9-10 minutes because we like them light in color & a litte squishy in the middle).

LIGHT RYE BREAD ROLLS (ABM)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in bread maker in that order (unless your bread maker has a special requirement).
• Put on dough cycle.
• After dough cycle is complete, turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Roll into a log.
• Cut log into 6 equal sized pieces, make each piece into a roll.
• Place on a parchment sheet. I like to flatten them so they are more like hamburger rolls and better for sandwiches. Brush with oil. Cover with a cloth or piece of plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warmish place for 50-60 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Bake in a 200 degree oven for 12 minutes.

RYE DINNER ROLLS WITH CRISP TOPS

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Stir together yeast, 1/4 cup warm water, and sugar in a large bowl and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, start over with new yeast.)
• Stir flours, salt, and remaining scant 3/4 cup water into yeast mixture with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.
• Turn out dough onto a well-floured surface and knead with lightly floured hands until dough is elastic and smooth but still supple and slightly sticky, 6 to 8 minutes. Form dough into a ball.
• Put dough in an oiled large bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and let rise in a draft- free place at warm room temperature until doubled, 1 to 2 hours.
• Make rolls:
• Punch down dough (do not knead). Remove from bowl and fold into thirds like a letter. Divide into 16 pieces and roll each piece into a ball, transferring to a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet and loosely covering with plastic wrap (or towel). Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Lightly brush each ball of dough with some of egg white. Gently lay a round of rye-crisp dough, egg-wash side up, on top of each roll. Bake rolls until golden-brown, about 20 minutes. Cool to warm or room temperature.
• Make rye-crisp tops while rolls rise:
• Stir together flours and salt, then stir in water and oil until a dough forms. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead 4 or 5 times. Divide into 16 very small pieces. Roll out each piece on lightly floured surface to a thin round (about 2 inches; shape need not be perfectly round) and arrange in 1 layer on a sheet of parchment.
• Beat egg white with a pinch of salt and lightly brush some of it onto rounds. Let stand, uncovered, to dry slightly while rolls rise.
• Assemble and bake rolls:
• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
• Lightly brush each ball of dough with some of egg white. Gently lay a round of rye-crisp dough, egg-wash side up, on top of each roll. Bake rolls until golden-brown, about 20 minutes. Cool to warm or room temperature.

WHOLE WHEAT RYE ROLLS

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Butter a large bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine yeast, water, sugar, egg and 3 tablespoons butter and mix on medium speed using a dough hook for one minute.
• Reduce mixer to low and add salt, flours and caraway seeds. Increase speed to med high and beat until dough comes together (10 minutes).
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth.
• Transfer dough to buttered bowl and turn to grease all sides and then cover with plastic wrap and/or a towel. Let rise in a warm place until double (1 hour).
• Turn dough onto floured board and cut into 12 equal pieces and then roll pieces into balls.
• Place balls on prepared cookie sheet and let rise for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut an "x" in the top of each roll.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden.
• Transfer rolls to cooling rack and brush each roll with 3 tablespoons melted butter and then sprinkle with salt.