Easy Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

Easy Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (0.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm (105 to 115°F) milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

To get started, make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature. Put whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and yeast into a large bowl and stir well. Add milk, butter and egg and beat with a spoon until smooth. Add all-purpose flour and mix until fully incorporated and batter is smooth. Cover bowl and set aside in a warm spot to let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, lightly grease a 12-muffin tin with olive oil and set aside. 

Stir the batter gently to deflate it. Spoon even amounts of the dough into each cup of the prepared muffin tin and set aside in a warm spot until the dough has risen just over the top of the muffin tins, about 1 hour more.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake rolls until golden brown and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

Notes:

I don't have a mixer (yet!) so I love recipes that don't require a lot of kneading. These are simple to prep and I didn't even let them rise for as long as stated (my kitchen is very warm) and they turned out great. My kids loved them. We had them with tomato basil soup for dinner last night. These may become my go-to when I need a crusty bread to pair with soup! I was worried when I first took them out of the muffins tins, as they seemed to hard. However, the inside was perfect and soft while the outside was nice and crusty - perfect combo. I LOVE that they have whole wheat flour as well. 

Recipe and pic from: http://wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/easy-whole-wheat-dinner-rolls?sf8075328=1