Last Updated on November 13, 2019 by Chef Mireille
This week’s BM theme of shaped rolls is a fun way to let my creative side out by doing different shapes with bread dough. I am not the most artistic person in the world, but these are basic shapes that even my limited artistic talents can do. Trust me…if even I can shape these, so can you. I have already experimented with creating knot rolls and crescent rolls here. Today, I have another shaped roll for you to add some pizazz to your next holiday meal. The dough isn’t anything special except it is a whole wheat dough, however by using milk powder and shortening, the rolls still came out quite soft and not dense at all.
Whole Wheat Crown Rolls
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 12 rolls
Ingredients:
- 1 cup lukewarm water (110 – 115 F)
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup instant dry milk
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups whole wheat bread flour
- 1/2 cup white bread flour
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
In a shallow bowl, sprinkle yeast on top of water. Wait for 5 minutes for yeast to turn foamy.
Meanwhile combine sugar, shortening, salt, dry milk, 1 1/2 cups of the wheat flour and the white bread flour in the bowl of an electric mixer. Using a dough hook, mix for half a minute.
Add proofed yeast and knead for 5 minutes, adding more flour as necessary to form a soft and sticky dough.
Place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap sprayed with non stick spray or brushed with a little oil. Cover with a clean kitchen towel. Leave to rise until doubled in size, 45 minutes – 1 hour.
Lightly grease the cavities of a muffin tin with non stick spray or oil.
Transfer dough on a lightly floured board. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces, each one weighing 1.7-1.8 oz. Roll each piece into a smooth ball and place in one of the muffin tin cavities.
Using kitchen scissors, insert open scissors 3/4 of the way into the dough and snip. Repeat this step the other direction, crossing the other intersection. You are essentially cutting each dough ball into quarters. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave to rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Brush tops with buttermilk. Sprinkle poppy seeds on top. Bake for 35Â minutes.
These are great with soups or salads.
These are very soft…especially for a wheat muffin. Have it for breakfast with some butter and honey.
Or a great afternoon snack.
Whole Wheat Crown Rolls
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, sprinkle yeast on top of water. Wait for 5 minutes for yeast to turn foamy.
- Meanwhile combine sugar, shortening, salt, dry milk, 1 1/2 cups of the wheat flour and the white bread flour in the bowl of an electric mixer. Using a dough hook, mix for half a minute.
- Add proofed yeast and knead for 5 minutes, adding more flour as necessary to form a soft and sticky dough.
- Place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap sprayed with non stick spray or brushed with a little oil. Cover with a clean kitchen towel. Leave to rise until doubled in size, 45 minutes - 1 hour.
- Lightly grease the cavities of a muffin tin with non stick spray or oil.
- Transfer dough on a lightly floured board. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces, each one weighing 1.7-1.8 oz. Roll each piece into a smooth ball and place in one of the muffin tin cavities.
- Using kitchen scissors, insert open scissors 3/4 of the way into the dough and snip. Repeat this step the other direction, crossing the other intersection. You are essentially cutting each dough ball into quarters. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave to rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Brush tops with buttermilk. Sprinkle poppy seeds on top. Bake for 35 minutes.
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Vaishali
Nice healthy ones..like the little crown on top:)
sapana behl
Whole wheat rolls looks so soft and yummy.
Priya Suresh
This crown rolls rocks, beautifully done..Softy rolls.
Gayathri Kumar
Easy to make crown rolls. Looks so yum..
Pavani
Those rolls look great Mir with their crowns ?
Srivalli
I love these rolls and won’t mind making these right away..love the texture and looks Mir..
Usha
Step by step pictures are very useful, specially for recipes such as shaped breads. It makes it easy. Crown rolls have come out really good.
harini
Wow! These rolls so tempting.