Hi Friends!
Just popping in to share a new recipe for with you guys today.
Greek Yogurt Dinner Rolls
I’ve been experimenting in the kitchen quite a bit lately, trying to make a loaf of bread with Greek yogurt. A few weeks ago I made a couple of loaves that weren’t bad..but they were a bit crumbly and not quite blog-worthy…so I went back to the drawing board. I decided to switch my focus and try smaller rolls instead of a whole loaf of bread…and it worked out much better!
I took advantage of some free time on Sunday to make a batch of these. Here’s the recipe I used:
PrintGreek Yogurt Dinner Rolls
Serve up an extra side of nutrition with dinner tonight. The Greek yogurt in these hearty rolls adds a punch of protein to a mealtime staple.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Yield: 16
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 – 2.5 c bread flour
- 21/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 2 Tbsp honey or agave nectar
- 1 c warm water
- 1 c 2% plain Greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and honey/agave and let sit for five minutes.
- Add the yogurt, olive oil, salt and white whole wheat flour and turn the mixer on (or stir with a spoon).
- Slowly add in the bread flour until the dough sticks together and gets tacky/starts to pull away from the sides.
- Knead (or let mixer knead) for 5 minutes.
- Transfer dough to a clean bowl that has been oiled. Cover and let sit in a warm place for 1 hour.
- Knead the dough a few times to remove the air, then split into 16 balls.
- Stretch the corners of the dough down to the bottom to create a smooth top.
- Place the rolls close together on a baking sheet and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
Notes:
- This dough is a bit sticky. I ended up using about 4 1/4 c flour, plus extra when I split it into rolls and still ended up with some dough stuck to my fingers. That’s fine!
- I also used a small jelly roll pan to bake mine. When the dough rose again, the rolls expanded and since the pan was smaller, I ended up with square edges. If you’re using a bigger baking sheet, they might not expand to reach the edges. That’s ok. Putting the rolls close together helps them rise while baking!
- I only made 12 rolls and some of them were much to big, which is why I recommend you make 16!
These are good with a smear of butter for dinner or with some peanut butter for lunch!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
These pics look so good… if I have bread flour I’d be baking these right now. At midnight. 🙂
and that’s why i love yoU!
ahhh the child would love with almond butter, too!!
yum!!! that’d be delish!
These look like they came right out of a professional bakery!!! The texture looks incredible!!
hehe thanks!!!
This look great! My kids love dinner rolls so I will definitely try this out for them! So much healthier too! Thanks for sharing, have a great day!
Theresa
you’re welcome! let me know if you try them!
Yum!! Those look like they turned out so good! Who would have thought you could use Greek yogurt for bread??!
i know, right?! crazy!
OOooo…I just bought some more Greek Yogurt! Now if only I could get my hands on some active dry yeast…then these would be made EVERY DAY!
look for it near the flour at the grocery store! have fun baking!
I’ve only made bread once and it was a loaf – love the addition of chobani greek yogurt in these – amps up the protein!
These look awesome, who doesnt LOVE rolls!? Do you know the nutritional info by chance?
i don’t…but sparkpeople has a free recipe calculator that you can plug the ingredients into to find out!
Those look amazing. YUM!!!
thanks, friend!
I love any excuse to use greek yogurt! yay for an added protein bump!!
me too! it’s the best 🙂
That looks wonderfull!! I can’t wait to try it!
yay! let me know what you think!
Okay…amazing. period.
haha thanks love 🙂
I’m always intimidated with bread recipes, but this one looks pretty simple…and delicious! Great post! 🙂
give it a try! they look scary but they’re not hard!
This couldn’t have come at a better time! I have a tub of Greek yogurt in my fridge that I’m trying to finish! Perfect! 🙂
perfection! hope you like them!
These look great Lindsay! I have some greek yogurt at home. Time for me to get baking. 😉
woohoo! let me know how it goes!
Yummm I have been waiting for this recipe. I love making bread my house always smells delicious afterwords.
let me know if you try it!
Baking bread means you are like a kitchen-guru-master. Kudos!
ahhh the elusive kitchen-guru-master status has been attained 🙂 win!
I’m not a fan of Greek yogurt but these look delicious. This will be a great way to use up my Greek yogurt that I purchased to see if I liked it.
haha awesome!
These look amazing! You are a genius girl!
thank you!!! 🙂
greek yogurt is so versatile. love it!
i know!! so many uses!
Oh Em Gee. I’ve been DYING for you to post this recipe!! I can’t wait to make them!!!
yay!! enjoy!
So freaking awesome! High-Fives woman! Can you please send me some? 😉
hehe…they’d probably survive the mail!
yum!! love the idea of using yogurt.
OH MY GOODNESS these look delicious!! Totally making them!
let me know what you think!
If I made these I would eat every last one! 🙂
MMMM, they look good! I love making bread! There’s something about eating homemade bread with a meal that just makes you feel good inside! 🙂
OMG these sound heavenly! Thanks for experimenting and perfecting 🙂
I tried these today because I was looking for something to make with my near expiring Greek Yogurt!
Though these took some time as most bread does, they looked beautiful and tasted pretty good!
I used whole wheat flour and found that they turned out a bit dense and could probably have used a bit more salt or something to give it flavour.
However I still think this is a nice recipe!
Thank you!