Sourdough Dinner Rolls – Sugar Spun Run

So tender and fluffy, these golden brown sourdough dinner rolls are made with lively sourdough starter. Excellent for making prematurely! Recipe features a how-to video!

Mushy Sourdough Dinner Rolls

Including one other sourdough recipe to my assortment, and this one is completely timed in your Thanksgiving menu! Sourdough dinner rolls are the fancier, fermented cousin to my make-ahead dinner rolls. They’ve the identical pillowy texture, however with an excellent richer taste, due to the sourdough.

The primary distinction between this recipe and my different dinner roll recipes is the dearth of supplemental yeast. As a substitute, we’ll use wild yeast grown in lively, bubbly sourdough starter. Because of this, these are true sourdough rolls, and they’re completely divine! Pair them with salisbury steak, hen Alfredo, or pot roast for a comforting, cozy meal 🩷

A Few Issues to Know:

• Style: wealthy, subtly sweetened and only a tiny little bit of tang from the sourdough starter.
• Texture: Mushy, fluffy, pillowy, and appropriately chewy. Utilizing bread flour and enriching the dough are each key contributors to this texture!
• Time: These rolls should be ready at some point and loved the following; the dough wants to take a seat for 5-7 hours at room temperature earlier than it ferments within the fridge in a single day, and sadly this isn’t negotiable.
• Problem: Learners could make this one, however they need to have some expertise with proofing dough for greatest outcomes. Likelihood is, if you have already got sourdough starter readily available, you’ll be simply fantastic. I’m together with visible cues, detailed written directions, and extra sources all through the submit in case you want extra assist with this.

Components

These dinner rolls are enriched with just a few key elements for tender, flavorful outcomes.

• Honey or sugar. This enriches the dough and provides it a barely candy taste. Both will work, so select your favourite. It’s possible you’ll want to make use of barely extra flour in the event you go for the honey.
• Bread flour. I choose the outcomes with bread flour; the rolls are chewier and softer. All-purpose flour will completely work too, however the texture simply isn’t fairly as good. Should you select to make use of all-purpose, it’s an excellent substitute–no must do a conversion such as you would with cake flour.
• Egg + egg yolk. Including an egg and additional yolk to the dough enriches it for a deep depth of taste and tender texture.
• Sourdough starter. Make sure that your starter is lively and bubbly earlier than you get began. Don’t use sourdough discard on this recipe; I speak extra about this beneath. Should you don’t have sourdough starter readily available, you may learn to make your individual with my submit on easy methods to make sourdough starter. Or, merely make my basic dinner rolls.

SAM’S TIP: Like when making my sourdough tender pretzels (or actually any bread recipe), the quantity of flour wanted right here will range. It’s possible you’ll want roughly than I point out, so begin gradual and add it step by step till your dough reaches the appropriate consistency. I speak extra about this beneath and show it in my video as effectively.

Bear in mind, that is simply an summary of the elements I used and why. For the complete recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the submit!

How one can Make Sourdough Dinner Rolls

Only a notice that the images and directions beneath are simply meant to be useful, visible pointers to accompany the recipe card beneath and aren’t meant so that you can try to bake from. I like to supply these images and particulars as a result of I feel they’re useful, however for the complete recipe in its entirety scroll all the way down to the recipe card.

Make the Dough

1. Stir collectively the sourdough starter, water, sweetener, butter, eggs, salt, and a couple of cups of flour till effectively mixed.
2. Progressively add extra flour till the dough begins pulling away from the perimeters of the bowl and clings to itself. Whenever you contact it, it needs to be tender and cheesy, nevertheless it shouldn’t follow your finger.
3. Knead the dough utilizing a stand mixer or by hand till it’s easy and elastic. I personally choose a stand mixer for this step, for the reason that dough is sticky (and desires to remain that means!). You’ll want so as to add extra flour if kneading by hand, which might change the ultimate outcomes.
4. Let rise in a frivolously oiled and lined bowl till almost doubled in dimension, about 5-8 hours, then switch to the fridge and let sit in a single day.

Proof + Bake

1. Divide the dough into 15 or 20 equal items, relying on the dimensions rolls you need.
2. Roll each bit right into a easy ball and place in a buttered 13×9 baking dish.
3. Cowl the dish with plastic wrap and let the rolls rise in a heat spot. You’ll know they’re completed after they have overrated and expanded so they’re touching. Do the poke take a look at to ensure (see my FAQ part beneath for more information on this).
4. Brush the tops of your proofed rolls with egg wash (this encourages browning!) and bake till golden brown and cooked by.

SAM’S TIP: Brush your sourdough dinner rolls with salted butter (or honey butter) after they arrive out of the oven for a tasty (and fairly!) end.

Regularly Requested Questions

Keep tuned, I’ve extra sourdough recipes arising together with a sourdough pie crust and sourdough bagels!

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