Applesauce Wheat Dinner Rolls
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Ingredients for Applesauce Wheat Dinner Rolls
- Milk
- Water
- Shortening
- Salt
- Bread flour
- Whole wheat flour
- Sugar
- Applesauce
- Yeast
- Eggs
- Butter
How to Make Applesauce Wheat Dinner Rolls
Bread Starter
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Mix together the water, bread flour and milk
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Cook over a medium heat on stovetop until it reaches a pudding-like texture
Yeast Mix
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Whisk together sugar and water in a small bowl until mixed well.
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Sprinkle yeast on top while continuing to stir.
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Let sit until mixture becomes frothy.
Dinner Rolls
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Add milk and shortening to a large glass mixing bowl.
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Heat in microwave for 30 seconds at a time until warm.
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Pour into mixer bowl and add applesauce, sugar, eggs, salt and bread starter mix.
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Whisk lightly.
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Add the yeast mixture to the mixer bowl.
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Combine the all-purpose and whole wheat flours together.
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Add 1/3 of the flour to the mixer bowl and mix with dough hook.
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Now add the remaining flour and mix well.
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Preheat oven to 325°
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Grease a large bowl and add bread mix.
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Place in a warm area and allow to rise until doubled.
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Punch down mixture to release air and shape into rolls.
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Line baking sheet with parchment paper and place rolls on sheet.
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Bake at 325° until rolls are a light golden brown (approximately 10-15 minutes).
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Remove from the oven and place on cooling racks.
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Brush the top of rolls with butter and allow to cool.
Equipment
- measuring cups, measuring spoons, rolling pin, mixing bowl, baking pan
Ingredients
Bread Starter
- ½ C Water
- ⅓ C Bread flour
- ½ C Milk
Dinner Roll Recipe
- ½ C Water (warm)
- 1 ½ tsp Sugar
- 4 ½ tsp Yeast
- 1 C Milk
- ½ C Shortening
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 C Sugar
- 1 C Applesauce
- 3 Lg Eggs
- 5 C Bread Flour
- 1 C Whole wheat flour
- 3 tbsp Butter (melted)
Instructions
Bread Starter
- Mix together the water, bread flour and milk
- Cook over a medium heat on stovetop until it reaches a pudding-like texture. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Yeast Mix
- Whisk together sugar and water in a small bowl until mixed well.
- Sprinkle yeast on top while continuing to stir.
- Let sit until mixture becomes frothy.
Dinner Rolls
- Add milk and shortening to a large glass mixing bowl.
- Heat in microwave for 30 seconds at a time until warm.
- Pour into mixer bowl and add applesauce, sugar, eggs, salt and bread starter mix.
- Whisk lightly.
- Add the yeast mixture to the mixer bowl.
- Combine the all-purpose and whole wheat flours together.
- Add 1/3 of the flour to the mixer bowl and mix with dough hook.
- Now add the remaining flour and knead for approx. five minutes, adding more flour as needed. Dough will be soft but not overly sticky.
- Place dough ball into a large greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. About 1-1½ hrs.
- Preheat oven to 325°
- Punch down dough to release air and shape into rolls. You should get about 3 dozen rolls.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper and place rolls on sheet. Rolls should be about ½ inch apart.
- Bake at 325° until rolls are a light golden brown (approximately 10-15 minutes).
- Remove from the oven, cool for about 10-minutes in pan and then remove rolls to cooling racks.
- Brush the top of rolls with butter and allow to cool.
Can you use all purpose flour for the entire recipe, instead of whole wheat?
Yes. you can.