Soft Whole-Wheat Dinner Rolls

Soft Whole-Wheat Dinner Rolls - 1 Guiding Stars

Active Time

30 min.

Total Time

3 hours 30 min.

Servings

24 (56 g)

Homemade bread adds a personal touch to your meals, and this recipe will beat out the store-bought variety for flavor and nutrition.

Make Ahead Tip: You can prepare the rolls through step 6 and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator and let rise until almost doubled in size (3 hours 30 minutes). Bake as directed.

Ingredients

1½ cups low-fat milk, warmed
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup canola oil
3 eggs, divided
2¼ tsp. yeast
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups cake flour, divided
1¼ tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. wheat germ

Directions

Whisk together milk, sugar, butter, oil and 2 eggs in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together yeast, whole wheat flour, 1½ cups cake flour, and salt.
Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients to create a sticky dough.
Sprinkle remaining ½ cup cake flour on a work surface. Turn dough onto flour and knead until all the flour is incorporated and bread comes together (6-8 minutes).
Coat a large bowl with cooking spray. Transfer the dough to the bowl, coat the top with cooking spray, and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature until doubled in volume (1 hour 30 minutes).
Coat a 9″x13″ baking pan with cooking spray. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 24 even portions. Form each into a ball, arrange in pan, and cover with plastic. [If following make-ahead instructions, refrigerate the rolls now.]
Let the rolls rise at room temperature until almost doubled in size (1 hour 15 minutes).
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Whisk the remaining egg in a small bowl, and brush the tops of the rolls. Sprinkle with wheat germ. Bake the rolls until light brown and springy (20-25 minutes).

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 155; Total Fat 5.5g (7% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 1.5g (9% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 29mg (10% DV); Sodium 140mg (6% DV); Total Carbohydrate 23g (8% DV); Dietary Fiber 2g (7% DV); Total Sugars 3g; Includes 2g Added Sugars (4% DV); Protein 5g; Vitamin D 2% DV; Calcium 2% DV; Iron 8% DV; Potassium 2% DV; Manganese 30% DV; Selenium 20% DV; Thiamin 20% DV.