Amongst the many different breads and treats on the agenda for today lies one of my favorite things to make, oatmeal dinner rolls.
I stumbled upon this recipe several years ago while looking for something to make for Thanksgiving. My mom had stacks of recipe books, catalogs, etc. and I sat on the dining room floor and sorted through all of them.
Thanksgiving is, by far, my favorite holiday so I wanted my contribution to be meaningful, full of love, tasty, healthy (ish - it is a holiday after all)... I wanted to serve a little piece of me.
These rolls have been a Thanksgiving tradition ever since.
So, that being said, I give you a little piece of my heart to serve.
From my kitchen to yours.
Oatmeal Dinner Rolls
2C water
1C Quick Oats
3 Tbs Butter
2 1/2 Tsp Active Dry Yeast
1/3C Warm Water
1/3C Packed Brown Sugar
1Tbs Sugar
1 1/2 Tsp Salt
4 3/4 - 5 1/4C All Purpose Flour
In saucepan, bring water to a boil; add oats and butter, cooking for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes. Add sugars and salt. Let oat mixture rest until lukewarm.
In a large mixing bowl combine warm water and yeast, stirring gently until all yeast is dissolved.
Add oat mixture to yeast and stir gently, then add 4C flour and beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn dough onto floured surface and kneed until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Place dough in greased bowl, turning once to grease both sides. Cover and let rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape into balls ( I typically get 18-24) and place in greased baking pan (round, square... you want them to just be touching). Cover and let rise again until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until desired level of golden has been achieved.
Remove and let cool on wire rack.
** Try adding some cinnamon to your dough or sprinkle some cinnamon sugar over them just before baking
ENJOY! :)
