Soft and Fluffy Honey Wheat Dinner Rolls

Honey and wheat are one of the best flavor combinations and they come together beautifully in these soft and fluffy honey wheat dinner rolls. Paired with a big bowl of hot soup these rolls are perfect for fall and winter dinners, or whenever your heart desires.

One of the keys to getting the honey wheat flavor in these rolls is not skimping on the honey. When I first started working on this recipe I only did about 1/8 cup of honey which wasn’t quite enough. So I doubled the amount adding 1/4 cup and it still wasn’t quote enough. I then added 1/2 cup and this gave the rolls the perfect balance of delicate sweetness to the nutty, savory flavor of the whole wheat.

Ingredients you will need for soft and fluffy honey whole wheat dinner rolls:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus a little more if the dough is too sticky)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 3 tbls avocado oil or olive oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 2 tsp active dry yeast

Directions:

• 1.) Add the water, honey to the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk the honey into the water until dissolved. Add the yeast and whisk into the water and honey. Let sit for 10 mins to make sure the yeast activates and blooms. It will get frothy if the yeast is activated.

• 2.) Add the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt and oil to the water, honey and yeast. With the dough hook attachment start mixing the ingredients together on the medium low setting. The dough will start coming together and “clean” the sides of the bowl. If the dough becomes too sticky the add in more all-purpose four 2 tbls at a time until the dough comes together and no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl.
• 3.) Once the dough comes together you can let the mixer kneed the dough for you (about 5 minutes) or you can hand kneed (about 10 minutes).
• 4.) Grease a medium bowl with oil and form the dough into a ball, place in the bowl, roll the dough around so it gets a light coating of oil, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or tea towel and place in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size. (This can take up to 2 hours depending on how active your yeast is and the temperature of your kitchen.)
• 5.) Grease a pie plate or 8×8 square baking pan with oil.
• 6.) Punch the dough down and using a small knife cut about 1/4 cup size pieces of dough. Roll into balls and place in the pan and cover with kitchen towel. Put back in a warm spot and let rise for 1 hour.

• 7.) Preheat the oven to 350°.
• 8.) Bake for 30-40 minutes. Enjoy!

Notes for making soft and fluffy honey wheat dinner rolls:

• Don’t worry about taking the temperature of the water. Just use your wrist and if it’s the temperature you would make a newborn baby’s bottle or bath water then that’s the perfect temperature.
• Don’t skip the step of letting the yeast activate in the warm water and honey. You want to make sure your yeast is active and alive your dough will not rise.
• I like to let the stand mixer knead the dough for me but even then I will kneed it by hand for a couple minutes after just to make sure. To know if the dough has been kneaded enough, press a finger into the dough and if it springs back then you know it’s good to go.

• The rising time will vary based on the temperature of your kitchen and how active your yeast it. It has taken up to 2 hours for the dough to double in size for me at times. So keep that in mind.
• This recipe can be doubled if you need more than 10-12 rolls!

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