Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

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Quick and easy to make, these deliciously soft Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls make the perfect amount for your family! They make a hearty side to any dinner. Yum!

I love fresh bread. They make the house smell good, they taste amazing and there is a certain sense of accomplishment when working with yeast and it actually turning out. I also like that I know what’s in them.

I usually only need a few rolls vs a few dozen, but if you need more – you can easily double the recipe, right? 

The entire extent of my involvement in this was putting the ingredients in the bread-maker at appropriate temperatures, shaping into rolls, waiting for a bit for them to rise again in a cast iron skillet- then throwing them into a hot oven. And then eating them. I’ve actually mastered that part.

That said, I have written stand mixer instructions for those of you without a bread machine! You’re so welcome….

Why this recipe for Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls Works:

This recipe makes the perfect amount for a family to have these as a side with dinner. They’re super easy to make with a stand mixer, or a bread machine OR by hand! 

Making them in a cast iron skillet isn’t necessary, you can easily just bake them on a cookie sheet, or casserole dish if that is what you have. Just be sure to leave a little space between them to allow them to puff up in the oven.

How to make Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls:

(full printable recipe below – just scroll down)

Kylee’s Notes for Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

How long do Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls stay fresh?

These rolls are still good the next day, and in fact 3 days later the rolls were still fresh and soft. I have no data past 3 days though because we ate them all.

They make delicious lunches for me, filled with ham and cheese, or spread with butter and snarfed.

Can I make Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls by hand?

You can, OF COURSE, do this the hard way and knead by hand. But, if you have a stand mixer with a dough hook, or a bread machine – that is just way easier.

What if I don’t have a cast iron skillet?

Making them in a cast iron skillet isn’t necessary, you can easily just bake them on a cookie sheet, or casserole dish if that is what you have. Just be sure to leave a little space between them to allow them to puff up in the oven.

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Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

Quick and easy to make, these deliciously soft Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls make the perfect amount for your family! They make a hearty side to any dinner. Yum!

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Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 2 hours

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 8 rolls

Calories: 196kcal

Author: Kylee Cooks

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1/4 cup butter melted
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 2 egg lightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1.5 tsp instant yeast

Addtional - if needed

• 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

Bread Machine

• Add all ingredients in your bread machine in order recommended by manufacturer. 
• Start the Dough setting. Check after a few minutes to see if it needs more liquid or flour.
• When cycle has finished, remove from the pan, and turn out onto a lightly floured counter.
• Divide dough into 8 balls, and and place on a baking sheet, or a greased skillet.
• Let rolls rise until doubled (about half an hour).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for around 20 minutes or until they are a light golden brown.
• Remove from oven, and allow to cool.
• Devour.

Stand Mixer

• Add all ingredients into your stand mixer, fitted with a dough hook.
• Mix until it forms a rough dough, then knead for 10 minutes, until dough is soft and pliable.   
• Transfer dough to a greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap.
• Let rolls rise, covered with a clean kitchen towel until doubled in size (about an hour)
• Punch down, and turn out onto a  lightly floured counter.
• Divide dough into 8 balls, and and place on a baking sheet, or a greased skillet,
• Let rolls rise, covered with a clean kitchen towel until doubled in size (about half an hour)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for around 20 minutes or until they are a light golden brown.
• Remove from oven, and allow to cool.
  
• Devour.

The hard way - aka by hand

• Add all ingredients into a large bowl, and mix until if forms a rough dough.
  

   
• Turn out onto a floured counter top, and knead until until dough is soft and pliable (this will take around 10 minutes)
• Transfer dough to a greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap.
• Let rolls rise, covered with a clean kitchen towel until doubled in size (about an hour)
• Punch down, and turn out onto a lightly floured counter.
• Divide dough into 8 balls, and and place on a baking sheet, or a greased skillet,
• Let rolls rise, covered with a clean kitchen towel until doubled in size (about half an hour)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for around 20 minutes or until they are a light golden brown.
• Devour

Notes

Kylee's Notes for Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

How long do Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls stay fresh?

These rolls are still good the next day, and in fact 3 days later the rolls were still fresh and soft. I have no data past 3 days though because we ate them all.

They make delicious lunches for me, filled with ham and cheese, or spread with butter and snarfed.

Can I make Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls by hand?

You can, OF COURSE, do this the hard way and knead by hand. But, if you have a stand mixer with a dough hook, or a bread machine - that is just way easier.

What if I don't have a cast iron skillet?

Making them in a cast iron skillet isn't necessary, you can easily just bake them on a cookie sheet, or casserole dish if that is what you have. Just be sure to leave a little space between them to allow them to puff up in the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1.3mg

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