Cranberry Walnut Rolls

Submitted by ellie3763

"from "brown eyed baker" - http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/11/23/cranberry-walnut-rolls/ - Time does not include 3 3/4 hours of total rising time. You can wrap these in foil and place in an airtight bag and freeze for up to 2 weeks. Thaw the rolls at room temperature. If desired, you can rewarm the rolls wrapped in foil in a 350 degree F oven for about 10 minutes."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 12 rolls
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 3 1⁄2 cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons quick-rising dry yeast
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus additional for coating bowl
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 large egg, beaten to blend (for glaze)
• raw sugar

directions

1. Stir the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until toasted, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Mix 3½ cups bread flour with the brown sugar, yeast and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
3. Warm the milk in a small saucepan over low heat until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the milk registers 95 degrees F. Add the oil; remove from the heat.
4. Add the milk mixture and 1 egg to the flour mixture. Mix on low speed until a wet coarse ball forms, about 1 minute.
5. Add the nuts and the cranberries. Replace the paddle attachment on the mixer with a dough hook. Mix dough on low speed until smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky, adding more flour by the tablespoonfuls as needed, about 4 minutes. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for about 2 minutes.
6. Lightly oil a large bowl. Shape the dough into a ball; place in the prepared bowl, turning to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise at room temperature until almost doubled in volume, 1¾ to 2 hours.
7. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer the dough to an unfloured surfaced; divide into 12 equal pieces. Shape each piece of dough into a smooth round ball. Transfer the rolls to the prepared baking sheet, spacing them apart. Spray the rolls with nonstick spray. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; let rise at room temperature until 1½ times original size, about 1½ hours. Brush rolls with egg glaze; sprinkle with raw sugar. Let rise 15 minutes longer.
8. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425F,.
9. Place rolls in oven; reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees F and bake 7 minutes. Rotate baking sheet; continue to bake rolls until golden and slightly firm to the touch, about 8 minutes longer. Cool completely on a cooling rack.