FINNISH CARROT ROLLS

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Made-from-scratch dinner rolls. We had a Finnish exchange student a few years ago, who shared her family recipe for holiday dinner rolls. We love them fresh out of the oven with a little honey or butter on them.

Provided by Alison Cobb

Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Rolls and Buns

Time 1h20m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups milk
4 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
4 carrots, grated
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
3 ½ tablespoons butter, softened

Steps:

Heat milk in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until warmed, about 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup flour and yeast to warm milk. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
Stir carrots, honey, and salt into yeast mixture. Mix flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, into carrot mixture, mixing thoroughly after each addition until a smooth dough forms. Mix butter into dough until thoroughly integrated using your hands. Cover bowl with a damp, clean towel.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place bowl with dough on top of oven while it preheats until dough has doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
Form dough into rolls and arrange on a baking sheet; loosely cover dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and let rise, 20 to 30 minutes.
Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.6 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Cholesterol 4.1 mg, Fat 1.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 83.3 mg, Sugar 2 g