About
A great dinner isn't complete without a few rolls on hand to soak up sauces, drippings, or just a pat of butter! Oatmeal Dinner Rolls are extra hearty and substantial, perfect for picking up thicker sauces and creating contrast with their touch of brown sugar smoky sweetness. A few clouds of Oatmeal Dinner Rolls will create a skyscape of flavors on your plate, no matter what they share that plate with!
Ingredients
- 2 cups water, plus 1/3 cup warm water at 115 degrees F, divided
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 (.75-ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for a worksurface
Directions
Step 1 -Grease a large bowl.
Step 2 -Grease two 9-inch round baking pans.
Step 3 -In a large saucepan, bring 2 cups of the water to a boil.
Step 4 -Add the oats and the butter to the water and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
Step 5 -Transfer the oat mixture from the heat and let it cool to lukewarm.
Step 6 -In a large bowl, stir the yeast and the remaining warm water together until yeast has dissolved.
Step 7 -Add the oat mixture, the brown sugar, the sugar, the salt, and 4 cups of the flour to the yeast and beat until smooth.
Step 8 -Add enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Step 9 -Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead it until it is smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
Step 10 -Add the dough to the prepared greased bowl, turning once to grease the top of the dough.
Step 11 -Cover the bowl and transfer the bowl to a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Step 12 -Punch the dough down and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
Step 13 -Shape the dough into 18 balls and place the balls into the prepared baking pans.
Step 14 -Cover the baking pans and let the balls rise until they have doubled, about 45 minutes.
Step 15 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 16 -Bake the rolls until they are golden-brown, about 20-25 minutes.
Step 17 -Transfer the pans to wire racks to cool.
Step 18 -Serve.
