ITALIAN WHEAT ROLLS

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These are great-tasting wheat rolls made with olive oil, regular bread flour, and whole wheat flour. This recipe happened one night when I was making white Italian rolls, and I ran out of flour. All I had left was wheat flour, and luckily for me, it worked out well.

Provided by CLOUDSSUNRAIN

Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Rolls and Buns

Time 1h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil
¼ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups boiling water
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
⅓ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2 eggs
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 cups bread flour

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine olive oil, white sugar and salt. Add boiling water and stir to dissolve sugar; let cool to lukewarm.
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
When sugar and water mixture has cooled, add yeast mixture, eggs, whole wheat flour and 2 cups bread flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Divide the dough into twenty four equal size pieces and form into rounds. Place the rounds on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9.6 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 297.4 mg, Sugar 2.2 g