Best Slow Rise No Knead Soft White Or Soft Light Wheat Rolls Recipes

SLOW-RISE, NO-KNEAD LIGHT WHEAT (OR WHITE) BREAD

Steps:

• For the first stage:.
• Thoroughly combine the flours, sugar, salt and yeast in a 3-quart or larger bowl; mix with a large spoon.
• Add the butter or oil and water, stirring vigorously until well combined; the dough may be stiff.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a greased flexible spatula.
• Drizzle the dough top with about a teaspoon of melted butter or oil; use a pastry brush or your fingertips to spread it evenly over the dough.
• Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set aside at a room temperature of about 70 degrees or cooler for 12 to 18 hours.
• For the second stage:.
• Vigorously stir the dough until it deflates.
• Generously coat a 9-by-5-inch or similar large (1 3/4- to 2-quart) loaf pan with nonstick cooking oil spray.
• Turn out the dough into the pan.
• Drizzle the melted butter or vegetable oil over the loaf top, then spread it out with a pastry brush or your fingertips until the surface is evenly coated and looks smooth.
• Sift about 1/2 tablespoon flour evenly over the loaf top.
• Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap.
• For a "regular" rise:.
• Let stand at room temperature for 45 to 75 minutes or until the dough nearly reaches the pan rim.
• (The time will vary considerably depending on the temperature of the room and the length of the first rise.).
• Gently remove the plastic.
• Let it stand until the dough top rises 1/4 inch above the rim.
• For a "quick" rise:.
• Place a microwave-safe cup containing 1 cup of water in a rear corner of the microwave oven.
• Microwave for 2 minutes, until the water almost boils.
• Put the loaf in the microwave oven as far from the water as possible.
• Let it rise 30 to 50 minutes, or until the dough nears the pan rim.
• Gently remove the plastic.
• Continue the rise until the dough top is 1/4 inch above the rim.
• For baking:.
• Position an oven rack in the middle third of the oven; preheat to 425 degrees.
• Gently transfer the pan to the oven; jarring can cause deflating.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until the loaf is well browned on top and sounds hollow when thumped with a finger.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for several minutes, then run a knife around the loaf to loosen.
• Transfer the loaf to the rack and let it cool completely before cutting it or storing in an airtight container.

NO-KNEAD DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir the flour, sugar, yeast and salt until combined. In a small saucepan, heat 2/3 cup/160 mililiters milk over medium-low until it's just warm to the touch (about 95 degrees), about 1 to 2 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons butter and heat until melted. Remove the saucepan from the heat. If it is much warmer than 95 degrees, let cool briefly before continuing.
• In a small bowl, lightly whisk the eggs just until combined. Gradually whisk the eggs into the milk mixture, then pour into the bowl with the flour. Using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula, stir the dough until it's uniformly combined. If it seems dry or isn't coming together, stir in more milk 1 tablespoon at a time (up to 3 tablespoons) to bring it together. (This milk does not need to be heated.) The dough should be sticky.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Grease a 9-by-9-inch baking pan with butter. Divide the dough into 9 even pieces (about 85 grams each), and round each into a tight ball. Place the rolls evenly spaced into the prepared pan. (They will not be touching. There will be about 1/4 to 1/2-inch between each roll.)
• Cover the pan with greased plastic wrap, and let rolls rise until they nearly double in size, about 35 to 45 minutes: They will now touch inside the pan and look puffy and risen. Toward the end of the rise time, heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat or in a small dish in a microwave. Remove the plastic wrap from the rolls, and brush the tops of the rolls generously with about half the butter. Bake until the rolls are golden brown, 20 to 24 minutes. Halfway through baking, brush the surface of the rolls with more butter and rotate the pan.
• When the rolls come out of the oven, brush them with the remaining butter. Let cool at least 5 minutes before serving warm.

LIGHT WHEAT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• Mix sugar, salt, 1/4 cup melted butter, egg, and whole wheat flour into yeast mixture. Stir in all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place dough in bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Punch down dough, cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled again, about 30 minutes.
• Grease 2 dozen muffin cups. Punch down dough, and divide into two equal portions. Roll each into a 6x14 inch rectangle, and cut rectangle into twelve 7x1 inch strips. Roll strips up into spirals, and place into muffin cups. Brush tops with melted butter. Let rise uncovered in a warm place 40 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and brush again with melted butter.

SOFT DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place bread flour, water, sugar, egg, 2 tablespoons softened butter, yeast, and salt into the pan of your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle and press Start. When the cycle is complete, remove the dough and press down to deflate.
• Divide dough into 15 equal pieces and form into rolls. Place rolls in prepared baking dish, brush with melted butter, and cover dish loosely with plastic wrap; let rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake rolls in the preheated oven until the tops are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

SLOW-RISE, NO-KNEAD SOFT WHITE (OR SOFT LIGHT WHEAT) ROLLS

Steps:

• For the first stage:.
• Thoroughly combine the flour or flours, salt and yeast in a 3- to 4-quart or larger bowl; mix with a large spoon.
• Add the water, stirring vigorously until evenly incorporated. Use a greased flexible spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Drizzle the dough top with about 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable oil (no need to measure); use a pastry brush or your fingertips to spread it evenly over the dough and up the sides of the bowl.
• Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set aside at a room temperature of about 70 degrees or cooler for 12 to 18 hours.
• For the second stage:
• Use a fork to beat together 6 tablespoons melted butter, the sugar and powdered milk in a medium bowl until well blended.
• Beat in the egg until well incorporated.
• Vigorously stir the mixture into the raised dough until it deflates and the ingredients are well blended; the dough will seem rubbery.
• Vigorously stir in the 1 1/4 cups flour until thoroughly incorporated.
• (Second-stage mixing may be completed in a heavy-duty stand mixer, if desired.
• Transfer the raised dough to the mixer bowl; complete the mixing steps on low speed using the paddle.).
• Generously grease 12 "Texas-size" muffin tin cups or 24 standard-size muffin cups, or coat them thoroughly with nonstick cooking oil spray.
• Using a well-greased 1/4-cup measure for large muffin cups and a 1/8-cup measure (or coffee scoop) for small muffin cups, place a scoopful of dough in each cup.
• Divide any leftover dough evenly among the cups.
• Use 2 tablespoons total of the melted butter to drizzle over all the roll tops.
• (Use your fingertips to spread out the butter and smooth each top until the dough surface looks smooth. Sift a little flour over each cup; cover the muffin tins with plastic wrap.
• For a "regular" rise:
• Let the dough stand at room temperature for 1 to 1 3/4 hours or until the dough nearly reaches the cup rims.
• (The time will vary considerably depending on the temperature of the room and the length of the first rise.)
• Remove the plastic wrap. Let stand until the dough rises just above the rims.
• For a "quick" rise:
• Fill a microwave-safe container with 1 cup of the water and set it far to one side of the microwave oven.
• Microwave on high for about 2 minutes, until the water almost boils.
• Put a muffin tin in the microwave oven as far from the water as possible.
• Let rise 30 to 45 minutes or until the dough nears the cup rims.
• Remove the plastic wrap. Let stand until the dough rises just above the rims.
• To bake:
• Position an oven rack in the middle third of the oven; preheat to 400 degrees.
• Gently transfer the muffin pans to the middle oven rack; jarring can cause deflating.
• Bake about 15 to 18 minutes for smaller rolls and 17 to 21 minutes for larger rolls or until well browned on top and hollow sounding when thumped with a finger.
• Transfer the pans to wire racks and let cool just slightly, then run a knife around the rolls to loosen.
• Sift a little flour over the rolls just before serving, if desired. The rolls are best served warm.