Sage Rolls Recipes

SAGE DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and honey in warm water in large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
• Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, wheat flour, sage, salt, and pepper.
• Add flour mixture and oil to yeast mixture; stir until a soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface.
• Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes).
• Add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time to prevent dough from sticking to hands.
• Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top.
• Cover and let rise in warm place (85) free from drafts, about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes.
• Divide dough into 12 equal portions, shaping each into a a ball.
• Place balls 2 inches apart on a large baking sheet covered with parchment. Cut a deep (1/4 inch) X in the top of each roll using kitchen shears or a sharp knife.
• Cover and let rise for 30 minutes or until double in size.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until puffed and beginning to brown.
• Remove from baking sheet; cool on wire rack.

SAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In small pot, combine milk, sugar, salt and 1 tbsp butter; heat to lukewarm and set aside.
• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/3 cup of lukewarm water.
• Add the lukewarm milk mixture to the dissolved yeast.
• Stir in sage, wheat germ and 2 cups flour.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup flour to form a soft dough, kneading lightly till smooth.
• Leave in warm spot, covered, until doubled in size.
• Melt remaining 4 tbsps of butter and pour half into a 9" cake pan.
• Shape dough into 12 balls.
• Place in pan and drizzle with remaining butter.
• Cover and rise 30- 45 minutes more.
• Bake in 400 degree oven for 20- 25 minutes.

KNOTTED ONION SAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Saute onions in olive oil until soft, but not brown. Set aside and cool. In a large bowl, stir yeast into water to soften. Add milk, shortening, honey, salt, 2 cups flour and cooled onions. Beat vigorously for two minutes. Whisk sage and whole wheat flour together and add to onion mixture. Stir to incorporate. Gradually add flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough begins to pull away from the side of the bowl. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Knead, adding flour a little at a time, until you have a smooth, elastic dough. Put dough into an oiled bowl. Turn to coat the entire ball of dough with oil. Cover with a tightly woven towel and let rise until doubled, about one hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly oiled work surface and divide into 36 equal pieces, Shape each piece into an 8-inch strand and tie it into a single knot. Place about three inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. (These knotted rolls are also attractive if placed into well-greased muffin pans.) Cover with a tightly woven towel and let rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. About 10 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the rolls reaches 190 degrees. Immediately remove rolls from baking sheets and cool on a rack. For a shiny, soft crust, brush the tops of the rolls with olive oil.

GREEN ONION, THYME AND SAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Put the flours, yeast and salt in a large bowl (or stand mixer bowl). Make a well in the center and pour in the water. Mix everything together well (by hand with a wooden spoon or, if by machine, with a dough hook on medium speed) to make a smooth, soft dough ball, 2 to 4 minutes. If doing by machine, continue to knead on medium-high speed for 5 minutes. Otherwise, put the dough on a clean work surface sprinkled with a little flour and knead for about 10 minutes.
• To test to see if the dough has been kneaded enough, form into a ball with a nice taut top. Put some flour on your finger and then prod the dough to make a small indent. If the dent springs back all the way, this means the dough is kneaded enough. If not, then knead a little bit more.
• Put the dough on the work surface (sprinkled with a little flour if you haven't already done so) and then flatten it out with a rolling pin to about an 8-inch round, 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Put the green onions and thyme in a pile in the center and then bring the sides of the dough up over the filling to enclose. Flip it over so the seam side is down and roll it out to the same size again. Once again, gather the edges up and over, but then knead the dough by hand to incorporate the filling ingredients evenly throughout. You may need to dust with a little more flour as you go if the green onions make things a little damp.
• Divide the dough into 10 equal-size pieces and knead each one into a ball with a nice taut top. Put the rolls, seam-side down and spaced apart, on a large nonstick baking sheet. Spray the rolls with a light spritz of cooking spray and then cover with plastic wrap so that it is airtight, but not too tight as the bread needs to grow.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and leave the bread on a chair about 3 feet away from the oven for 45 minutes, or until the bread has almost doubled in size. To test that the rolls are ready, remove the plastic wrap, put some flour on your finger and prod the side of the dough to make a small dent. The dent should spring back about halfway. When it does, it is ready. If necessary, leave it to rise a bit longer.
• Once ready, brush the dough balls with the beaten egg and lay 3 sage leaves in whatever decorative fashion you like on top of each one. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped underneath. Once ready, remove from the oven and serve warm.