French Health Rolls

Hearty enough to be different from their white flour, "intestine glue" counterparts but light enough to serve as the buns they are, these are packed with triticale flour and a 12-grain cereal mix and soak up sauce like a sponge!

• Ready In: 36 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 15
• Yields: 15 rolls

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup  twelve grain hot  cereal
• 1  cup  active  sourdough starter
• 1 1⁄2 cups warm water
• 2  tablespoons  instant potato flakes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  cups whole wheat bread flour
• 1  cup  triticale flour or 1  cup whole wheat flour
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 2  tablespoons  melted butter
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons  whole flax seeds

Directions

1. The night before baking, cover 12-grain cereal with hot water and let stand overnight.
2. The morning of baking, lightly oil a 9 x13” pan.
3. In a sturdy bowl, combine the sourdough starter (which should be vibrant and frothy), water, potato flakes, yeast, and sugar.
4. Begin beating in the flour, adding ½ cup at a time until dough is manageable.
5. Knead for 2 minutes. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
6. Drain the soaked grains and combine with the salt, melted butter, lemon juice and flax seeds.
7. Knead in this mixture until well dispersed, then continue kneading 8-9 minutes until supple.
8. Place dough in a bowl, cover and set in a warm place to double in size, about 2 hours.
9. When dough has doubled, punch down and with lightly floured hands, form into 15 rolls.
10. Place in the oiled pan and cover. Allow to rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
11. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
12. Bake the pan of rolls for 20 minutes.