Best Bran Rolls Recipes

BRAN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine bran and boiling water; set aside. In another bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and salt. Add egg and yeast mixture; mix well. Add bran mixture and 2 cups flour; beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half; divide each half into 12 pieces. Shape each into a ball; place balls into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Brush with melted butter. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks.

ALL BRAN ROLLS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over all bran cereal.
• Stir in shortening, sugar and salt. Continue stirring until shortening is melted. Let stand until cool.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add yeast and eggs to bran mixture.
• Stir in flour. Turn onto floured cloth. Knead until smooth.
• Place in greased bowl.
• Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
• Knead down. Make into rolls and place in well greased baking pan. Let rise until double in size.
• Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown.

CLOVERLEAF BRAN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine bran and boiling water; set aside. In another bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. , In a large bowl, cream shortening, sugar and salt. Add eggs and yeast mixture; mix well. Add bran mixture and 2 cups flour; beat well. Gradually add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into six portions; divide each into 12 pieces. Shape each into a ball; place three balls in each greased muffin cup. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks.

EASY BRAN BREAD ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Stir flour, bran, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Beat egg, sugar, and canola oil in a separate bowl. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients; beat in enough milk to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces and form each piece into a round ball. Place rolls on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and springy, about 50 minutes.

ALL-BRAN BATTER ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. In large electric mixer bowl, mix together Kellogg's® All-Bran® cereal, 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Set aside.2. In small saucepan, heat milk, water and margarine until warm (115°F to 120°F). Add to cereal mixture, beating on low speed until combined. Reserve 1 tablespoon of egg. Add remaining egg to cereal mixture. Beat 30 seconds at low speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl constantly. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. 3. By hand, stir in enough remaining flour to make stiff batter. Cover loosely. Let rise in warm place until double in volume. Stir down batter. Portion batter evenly into sixteen 2 1/2-inch muffin-pan cups coated with cooking spray. Brush tops of rolls with reserved egg. Sprinkle with poppy or sesame seed, if desired.4. Bake at 400°F for 18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. NOTE: For lighter texture rolls, after portioning dough into muffin-pan cups, let rise in warm place until almost double in volume. Do not cover. Bake at 400°F about 15 minutes or until golden brown.

ALL BRAN REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

Steps:

• Proof yeast in water and sugar for 10 minutes. Add the all bran and let set until cereal is soft. Add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well. Add the dry ingredients until well mixed to form a dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Set out for 3-4 hours to let dough come to room temp and then double in size. (If you don't have time to refrigerate, then cover and set out until doubled in size, about an hour.) Roll out and cut into triangles. Roll them up like crescent rolls. Let them double in size again. Bake at 450 for 8-10 minutes.

BRAN REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine boiling water and bran; set aside to cool. In another bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside. In a bowl, cream shortening, sugar and salt; add eggs. Add yeast mixture and mix well. Add brand mixture and 2 cups flour, mixing well after each addition. Gradually add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Punch dough down; form into rolls. Place on greased baking sheets or in greased muffin cups. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pan and cool on wire racks.

DILLY BRAN REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine boiling water and bran; set aside. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in the butter, sugar, salt, dill, eggs, 2 cups flour and bran mixture; beat until smooth. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a firm dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-7 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Shape each portion into 12 balls; place in three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours. , Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks.

BRAN KNOT ROLLS

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons water or flour if needed)., When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Punch down. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Divide into 14 pieces; roll each into a rope. Tie into a knot; pinch ends and tuck under. , Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Brush with egg white. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

NO-KNEAD BRAN ROLLS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix 1 3/4 cups of the flour, the cereal, brown sugar, salt and yeast. Add water, shortening and egg. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently.
• Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Grease large bowl with shortening or cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover; let rise in warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• Grease 2 (9-inch) round pans with shortening or cooking spray. Gently push fist into dough to deflate; divide into 24 equal pieces. With greased hands, shape each piece into a ball (dough will be slightly sticky). Place 12 balls in each pan. Cover; let rise in warm place about 45 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or cool.

NO-KNEAD BRAN ROLLS

Steps:

• Mix 1 3/4 cups of the flour, the cereal, brown sugar, salt and yeast in large bowl. Add warm water, shortening and egg. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, to make dough easy to handle. Place dough in greased bowl turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in warm place about 1 1/2 hours or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.) Grease 2 round pans, 9x1 1/2 inches. Punch down dough divide into 24 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball (dough will be slightly sticky) with greased hands. Place 12 balls in each pan. Cover and let rise in warm place about 45 minutes or until double. Heat oven to 375°. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.1 roll: Calories 90 (Calories from Fat 20) Fat 2g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 10mg Sodium 100mg Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 2g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.