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Brian Sunter

Steakhouse Dinner Rolls

Soft, slightly sweet, deep chocolate-colored dinner rolls like those served at steakhouses.

24 minutes cook 22 minutes prep 3 hours 16 minutes total 12 servings
bread rolls baking dinner steakhouse
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Ingredients

  • 12 rolls
  • — yellow cornmeal
  • 301 gram water
  • 57 gram butter
  • 84 gram honey
  • 85 gram molasses
  • 330 gram bread flour
  • 220 gram whole wheat flour
  • 12 gram salt
  • 5 gram cocoa powder
  • 2.50 tsp instant yeast

Equipment

  • bread machine
  • electric mixer
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • wire rack

Instructions

Dough

1

Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess.

2

Combine all of the dough ingredients in the bucket of a bread machine , or in an electric mixer . If using a bread machine, program it for the dough or manual cycle. If using a mixer, start with the flat beater, then switch to the dough hook when the dough starts to form a ball and come away from the sides of the bowl.

3

Mix and knead until you've formed a smooth, slightly sticky dough.

4

Let the dough rise in the bowl for 60 minutes to 90 minutes . It won't have doubled in size, but should be just a bit puffy.

Shape and Rise

5

Divide the dough into 12 rolls even pieces (about 85 g each), and shape the pieces into 4 " x 2 " oval rolls.

6

Coat each roll, top and bottom, with some yellow cornmeal . Place them on a lightly greased baking sheet , and allow them to rise, covered, in a warm place, for 1 hour to 2 hours . They won't have doubled in size, but will appear puffy; when you gently press your finger into one, the indentation will rebound quite slowly.

7

Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.

Bake

8

Bake the rolls for 24 minutes , until the bottoms appear slightly browned, or until a digital thermometer inserted into the center of a roll reads about 200°F.

9

Remove the rolls from the oven , and cool them on a wire rack .

10

Serve the rolls warm, or at room temperature. Store at room temperature, well wrapped, for several days; freeze for longer storage.

11

Dough ingredients: 301 gram water , 57 gram butter softened, 84 gram honey , 85 gram molasses , 330 gram bread flour , 220 gram whole wheat flour , 12 gram salt , 5 gram cocoa powder optional, 2.50 tsp instant yeast

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title: Steakhouse Dinner Rolls
description: "Soft, slightly sweet, deep chocolate-colored dinner rolls like those served at steakhouses."
servings: 12
total time: 3 hours 16 minutes
prep time: 22 minutes
cook time: 24 minutes
tags: [rolls, bread, baking, dinner, steakhouse]
cuisine: American
difficulty: intermediate
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== Dough ==

Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess.

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Mix and knead until you've formed a smooth, slightly sticky dough.

> You may also prepare this dough by hand. It's very sticky and a bit messy at first, but just keep at it, flouring your hands and trying not to add too much additional flour to the dough; eventually it'll smooth out.

Let the dough rise in the bowl for ~{60%minutes} to ~{90%minutes}. It won't have doubled in size, but should be just a bit puffy.

== Shape and Rise ==

Divide the dough into @rolls{12} even pieces (about 85g each), and shape the pieces into 4" x 2" oval rolls.

Coat each roll, top and bottom, with some @yellow cornmeal{}. Place them on a lightly greased #baking sheet{}, and allow them to rise, covered, in a warm place, for ~{1%hour} to ~{2%hours}. They won't have doubled in size, but will appear puffy; when you gently press your finger into one, the indentation will rebound quite slowly.

Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the #oven{} to 350°F.

== Bake ==

Bake the rolls for ~{24%minutes}, until the bottoms appear slightly browned, or until a digital thermometer inserted into the center of a roll reads about 200°F.

Remove the rolls from the #oven{}, and cool them on a #wire rack{}.

Serve the rolls warm, or at room temperature. Store at room temperature, well wrapped, for several days; freeze for longer storage.

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