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A white pie plate filled with baked golden brown sourdough dinner rolls. The rolls are brushed with butter and sprinkled with kosher salt.
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Sourdough Dinner Rolls

These Sourdough Dinner Rolls are soft and fluffy with a lightly sweet and nutty flavor. Perfect for beginners, this recipe uses a blend of bread flour and wheat flour to achieve a balance of flavors and textures. Serve them alongside a holiday meal or your favorite comfort food dishes.
Course Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 15 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12 rolls
Calories 150kcal
Author Ashley Petrie, RDN, LDN

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (235 grams) whole milk
  • 1 ½ tablespoons (30 grams) honey
  • 1 ¾ cups (210 grams) bread flour
  • 1 ¼ cups (150 grams) whole wheat flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons (7 grams) kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons (75 grams) active sourdough starter 100% hydration
  • Unsalted butter for coating the pan
  • Extra melted butter and kosher salt for topping

Instructions

  • Give your sourdough starter a feeding 6-12 hours before making the dough for an active, bubbling starter.
  • In a small saucepan over low heat, combine milk and honey. Whisk until honey is dissolved and milk reaches about 90°F. Set aside to cool slightly.
    1 cup (235 grams) whole milk, 1 ½ tablespoons (30 grams) honey
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together bread flour, whole wheat flour, and kosher salt. Add the warmed milk-honey mixture and sourdough starter.
    1 ¾ cups (210 grams) bread flour, 1 ¼ cups (150 grams) whole wheat flour, 2 ½ teaspoons (7 grams) kosher salt, 6 tablespoons (75 grams) active sourdough starter
  • Use your hands to mix until a cohesive, slightly shaggy dough forms and there's no dry flour visible. Cover the bowl with a damp towel or plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, perform your first set of stretch and folds. Do this by dipping your hand into a bowl of water before grabbing one edge of the dough and pulling it up as far as it will stretch before folding it over onto itself. Rotate the bowl 90 degrees and repeat. Repeat this stretching and folding around the dough two more times (for a total of 4 times). Then, gently flip the dough over so that the fold side is now facing down. Cover and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes before performing another set of stretch and folds. Perform 4 sets of stretch and folds in total.
  • Let the dough rise until it's noticeably puffy and roughly doubles in size. This takes about 4 hours at 75°F.
  • Generously coat the bottom and sides of a pie plate or cake pan with butter. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces, about 57 grams each. Take each piece, bring its edges to the center, and shape them into balls. Roll the creased side around the counter to seal it. Place the dough balls equally spaced into the prepared pan.
    Unsalted butter
  • Cover the rolls and allow them to proof for 1-2 hours, or until they look noticeably puffy.
  • About 20 minutes before they're done proofing, preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the tops turn a light golden brown and the internal temperature of the rolls reaches 190°F. If the tops are browning too quickly, cover them loosely with foil.
  • Remove the rolls from the oven, immediately brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with kosher salt. Let them cool for 5-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
    Extra melted butter and kosher salt

Notes

Quick Tips:
  • Be flexible with timing. The dough's rise depends on the strength of your starter and the kitchen temperature. Your dough may rise more quickly or slower than the provided schedule.
  • Use a kitchen scale. For the best, most accurate results, use a food scale to measure all of the ingredients.
Make Ahead:
  • After Bulk Fermentation- Cover and refrigerate the dough once it doubles in size. When ready to proceed, shape the dough, allow it to proof, and proceed with baking.
  • After Shaping- Arrange the dinner rolls in the pan, cover, and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Prior to baking, allow them to sit at room temperature for 2 hours for their final rise.
  • Freeze the Dough- Freeze the dough after shaping. Then, thaw and allow it to proof before baking.
Storage:
Store leftover rolls in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1dinner roll | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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