Dark and Soft Restaurant Dinner Rolls Recipe

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Dark and Soft Restaurant Dinner Rolls
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
806
Calories
Total time
260
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (1/4 oz) package active dry yeast
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup butter , cut into pieces
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

Directions:

  1. To prepare the dough: In large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of the bread flour, the cocoa powder and yeast.
  2. In medium saucepan, heat and stir water, orange juice, honey, the 1/4 cup butter, sugar and salt just until warm (120 degrees F to 130 degrees F) and butter almost melts.
  3. Add water mixture to flour mixture.
  4. Beat with an electric mixture on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly.
  5. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
  6. Using a wooden spoon, stir in whole wheat flour and as much of the remaining bread flour as you can.
  7. Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface.
  8. Knead in enough remaining bread flour to make smooth, elastic, and moderately soft dough (3-5 minutes total).
  9. Shape into a ball.
  10. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
  11. Cover, let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 2 hours).
  12. To shape the rolls: Punch down dough.
  13. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
  14. Divide into nine or 10 portions.
  15. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
  16. Meanwhile, lightly grease a large baking sheet; set aside.
  17. Gently pull each portion into a 5x2-inch oval roll, tucking edges under to make smooth tops.
  18. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  19. Brush rolls with melted butter.
  20. Using a knife, make three diagonal cuts in the top of each roll.
  21. Cover; let rise until nearly double in size (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
  22. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  23. To bake the rolls, uncover rolls.
  24. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until roll bottoms are lightly browned (or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of roll registers 200 degrees F).
  25. Immediately transfer rolls to a wire rack.
  26. Serve warm or at room temperature.
  27. Makes 9 or 10 large rolls.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 805.64 Kcal (3373 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.75g 23%
Cholesterol 30.5mg 10%
Sodium 592.82mg 25%
Potassium 325.92mg 7%
Total Carbs 151.82g 51%
Sugars 30.5g 122%
Dietary Fiber 5.89g 24%
Protein 19.13g 38%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 18%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 9mg 50%
Calcium 41.6mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 274.7 Kcal (1150 kJ)
Calories from fat 45.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.03g 23%
Cholesterol 10.4mg 10%
Sodium 202.14mg 25%
Potassium 111.13mg 7%
Total Carbs 51.77g 51%
Sugars 10.4g 122%
Dietary Fiber 2.01g 24%
Protein 6.52g 38%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 18%
Iron 3.1mg 50%
Calcium 14.2mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.5
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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