Dinner Rolls in One Hour

mersaydees's Note:

This is from Beatrice Ojakangas' Great Holiday Baking Book. I own several of her books due to our common Finnish heritage. She says, "You really can do these rolls from beginning to end in an hour! I use the food processor to mix the dough and hasten the rising by using rapid-rise yeast. This yeast is so finely milled that it dissolves right in the flour mixture, and it can stand a higher temperature, giving the dough a boost for the single necessary rising." These were handy when my step-sons lived with us, and of course, they loved them.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 16 rolls

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 3/4 teaspoons fast rise yeast (1 package)
• 5 tablespoons instant nonfat dry milk powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup water (very warm, about 130 degrees F)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Directions:

1. In either a food processor or mixing bowl, mix the flour, yeast, milk, sugar, and salt.
2. Add the water and oil and stir or process until a thick, sticky dough forms. Let stand for 5 minutes.
3. Butter an 8-inch round cake pan.
4. Place the dough on a lightly floured board. Gather the dough together gently. Using a floured knife or dough scraper, cut the dough into quarters. Cut each quarter into quarters, and shape each into balls, adding flour, if necessary, to prevent stickiness.
5. Place the dough pieces close together in the prepared pan. Cover, and let rise in a warm place for 20 to 25 minutes or until the rolls are puffy.
6. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Drizzle the melted butter over the rolls.
8. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

Reviews

[lgstacey1]

Very tasty but the recipe is dry. I had to add so much more water.

[smellyvegetarian]

These are very good! I used equal parts wheat, oat, spelt, and AP flours. The dough was very easy to work with, and as the title states they were ready in a hour! Thanks for posting! Made for Best of 2010 tag!

[jilkat25]

I was looking through all the recipes here for dinner rolls. I read yours, and saved it to my short list of something to make for Thanksgiving. I thought I had never heard the name Beatrice Ojakangas before, but literally 10 minutes after I read your recipe I went to my old bookcase in the hallway (it's pretty dark in there) full of cookbooks, pulled one out at random only because I could see the word "Baking" in the title. I took it back to my computer table, then looked at the cover and saw that it was The Great Scandinavian Baking Book by Beatrice Ojakangas! I had read through the book at some point because it has little orange "flags" sticking out of several pages, but it is one of those books I had sort forgotten I had. It was so funny and strange I had to write and tell you, even though it's too late to start baking even "One Hour" Rolls tonight! When I read your description, I would have sworn I had never seen that name before. With such a coincidence for an omen, I guess it means I should make your recipe for Thanksgiving! I'm planning a trial run tomorrow. Wish me luck. 5 stars for helping me pick one recipe out of the hundreds I have read through tonight!