Whole Wheat Oatmeal Rolls

Hello my dear bread bakers, this is a recipe for a healthy morning breakfast rolls.  I am always in the search of healthy breads recipe. This recipe was a great hit. So much health and goodness in one simple roll.

 This is great for the busy mornings, just slit it open and slather with a fruit spread and butter and you are good to go.

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Rolls

Makes: 15 rolls

Ingredients:

1 Cup – all purpose flour

3 ½ cups – whole wheat flour

1 cup – rolled oats

2 cups – water

3 tablespoon – Butter

1 tablespoon – instant yeast

1/3 cup – honey

1 ½ teaspoon – salt

1 egg + 1 tablespoon water – for egg wash (Can use milk instead of egg)

Rolled oats for sprinkling

Directions:

• In a pan, boil 1 cup of water. Add the oats and butter to the water and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and set it aside to cool.
• Take 1 cup of warm water, along with the yeast and honey. To this add the cooled oat mixture, salt and all purpose flour, beat until smooth.
• To this mixture slowly add the whole wheat flour to form soft dough.
• On a floured surface, knead the dough for about 6-8 minutes, until smooth and elastic, add more whole wheat flour if needed.
• Place the kneaded dough in a greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let it rise to double for about 1-2 hours.
• After rising, punch the dough down and let it rest for another 10 minutes.
• Divide into 15 equal portions and roll into a ball. Place in 1 or 2 greased pans.
• Cover with damp cloth and let it rise for another 45 mintues.
• Before placing into oven, brush the dough tops with the egg wash or plain milk, and sprinkle with the oats.
• Bake at 180° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and let it cool.