Beginner's Guide: Easy and Delicious Sourdough Dinner Rolls
Equipment
- Stand Mixer optional
Ingredients
- 200 g Milk room temperature; 1 cup
- 50 g Butter melted; 3.5 tbsp
- 80 g Water room temperature; 1/3 cup
- 10 g Salt 1.5 tsp
- 35 g Sugar 2 tbsp
- 25 g Honey or sugar;1.5 tsp
- 500 g All Purpose Flour 3.5 cups spooned and leveled
- 100 g Sourdough Starter 1/2 cup
- 15 g Butter Melted, for the top of the rolls after baking is complete; 1 tbsp
Instructions
Feeding the Sourdough Starter
- Feed your starter about 4-12 hours prior to mixing the dough, combine 20g of sourdough starter with 50g of water as well as 50g of all-purpose flour (or flour of your choice).
Making the Dough
- In a stand mixer, use the bread hook attachment to mix the milk, butter, water, salt, sugar, and honey together until combined. Ensure the sugar and salt is mostly dissolved. Add in flour and sourdough starter and knead on medium speed for ten to fifteen minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. You can confirm that the dough is ready by doing the windowpane test, take a small portion of dough and stretch it between your fingers, if you can stretch it enough to see through it without breaking, it is ready.If you do not have a stand mixer, you can mix the dough in a bowl until combined and then knead it by hand on a lightly floured surface for ten to fifteen minutes.
Bulk Ferment (First Rise)
- Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl or keep it in the stand mixer bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel or some plastic wrap and let bulk ferment for 8-24 hours until the dough has just under doubled in size.
Shaping
- After the dough has finished bulk fermenting, divide the dough into 12 equal parts (about 83g each) and gently shape into balls. Place into a greased 9x13 pan (there will be about a half inch of space between each roll before rising).
Second Rise
- Allow the rolls to rise until doubled, approximately one to three hours.
Baking
- Put the rolls into an unpreheated oven set to 350°F (180°C) for 25-35 minutes until the rolls just begin to turn golden brown. The oven heating up to temperature with the rolls inside will give the rolls an even bigger boost of height allowing for fluffier rolls.Brush with melted butter (this will give a beautiful glossy sheen and make them taste even better!)