Fluffy Whole Wheat & Germ Rolls
Instead of white bread, serve these healthy and delicious buttery and soft rolls along with your Thanksgiving dinner!
Yield
24 servingsPrep
15 minCook
20 minReady
4 1/6 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
milk, 1%
or 2%, warm (about 120°f) |
* |
| 4 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
melted |
|
| ¼ | cup |
canola oil
plus 2 tablespoons |
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
divided |
|
| 2 ¼ | teaspoons |
yeast, active dry
1 package |
|
| 3 | cups |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 1 ¼ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 2 | cups |
cake flour
divided, plus more for dusting |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
wheat germ
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
milk, 1%
or 2%, warm (about 120°f) |
* |
| 6E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter, unsalted
melted |
|
| 59 | ml |
canola oil
plus 2 tablespoons |
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
divided |
|
| 11 | ml |
yeast, active dry
1 package |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 6.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 473 | ml |
cake flour
divided, plus more for dusting |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
wheat germ
|
|
Directions
Mix together milk, sugar, butter, oil and 2 eggs in a large bowl.
Stir together yeast, whole wheat flour, 1½ cups cake flour and salt in a medium bowl.
Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a wooden spoon and mix well. The dough will be very sticky.
Sprinkle ½ cup cake flour on a work surface or cutting board.
Turn out the dough onto it and knead until all the flour is incorporated, about 2 minutes.
Coat a large bowl with cooking spray or grease with butter.
Put the dough to the bowl, coat the top with cooking spray and cover with plastic wrap or a damp kitchen towel.
Allow to rise on warm place at room temperature (about 70°F) until doubled in volume, 1½ to 2 hours.
Coat a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray or grease with butter.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, pat into a rough 7-by-10-inch rectangle.
Cut lengthwise into 4 equal strips using a bench knife or butter knife.
Then cut each strip crosswise into 6 equal portions. (Each portion will weigh 1¼ 1½ ounces.)
Working with one portion of dough at a time, gather and pinch the edges together, shaping the dough into a rough ball.
The spot where the edges come together is the bottom of the ball.
Arrange each ball, bottom down, on a clean work surface.
With a slightly cupped hand, move the ball around in a circular motion, keeping the bottom in place while tucking the loose edges into it and stretching the surface of the dough tight. (If the outer skin breaks, set the roll aside and let it rest while rounding the remaining rolls.
Reroll once the dough relaxes.)
Place the rolls in the prepared pan.
Cover with plastic wrap. (If following make-ahead instructions, refrigerate the rolls now.)
Let the rolls rise at room temperature until almost doubled in size, about 1½ hours.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Whisk the remaining egg in a small bowl, and brush the tops of the rolls with it (you'll have some left over), sprinkle with wheat germ.
Bake the rolls until light brown on top, 18 to 22 minutes.
Cool a few minutes and serve warm.
