Honey Wheat Rolls
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter cut into 6 pieces
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 2/3 cup mashed potato flakes instant
- 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
- Dissolve yeast with a pinch of sugar in 2 tablespoons of the lukewarm water.
- Let the yeast and water sit at room temperature for 15 minutes, until the mixture has bubbled and expanded.
- Combine the dissolved yeast with the remainder of the water and the rest of the ingredients. Mix and knead everything together till you've made a smooth dough.
- If you're kneading in a stand mixer, it should take about 5 to 7 minutes at second speed.
- Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl.
- Cover the bowl, and allow the dough to rise, at room temperature, till it's quite puffy but not necessarily doubled in bulk, about 90 minutes to 2 hours.
- Rising may take longer, especially if you've kneaded by hand.
- Give it enough time to become quite puffy.
- While the dough is rising, lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan, or two 9" round cake pans.
- Gently deflate the dough, and transfer it to a lightly greased work surface.
- Divide it into 16 pieces.
- Shape each piece into a rough ball by pulling the dough into a very small knot at the bottom (think of a balloon with its opening knotted), then rolling it under the palm of your hand into a smooth ball.
- Place the rolls in the 9" x 13" pan, or put eight rolls in each of the round cake pans, spacing them evenly; they won't touch one another.
- Cover the pans with lightly greased plastic wrap, and allow the rolls to rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. They'll become very puffy, and will reach out and touch one another.
- While the rolls are rising, preheat the oven to 350u0b0F.
- Bake the rolls for 15 minutes, and tent them loosely with aluminum foil.
- Continue to bake until they're mahogany-brown on top, but lighter colored on the sides, an additional 10 to 13 minutes.
- Remove the rolls from the oven, and after 2 or 3 minutes, carefully transfer them to a rack.
- Serve warm, or at room temperature.
active dry yeast, water, orange juice, unsalted butter, honey, flour, whole wheat flour, salt, flakes instant, nonfat dry milk
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Honey-Wheat-Rolls-1663780 (may not work)