This einkorn dinner roll recipe is made with simple ingredients and is oh, so delicious! These homemade dinner rolls will be a family favorite in no time.
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All-Purpose Einkorn Flour
Most of the recipes you have made with regular all-purpose flour can be made with Einkorn all-purpose flour. It just takes a little tweaking and experimenting.
All-purpose Einkorn flour is easy to work with and if you know a few tricks, your recipes can come out just as good as with regular flour.
I've mentioned this before in some of my other Einkorn posts but I think it's worth mentioning again, here are a few tips on working with all-purpose Einkorn flour.
If you're looking for something to serve with these amazing rolls, I'll show you how to make garlic butter or honey butter too.
Tips on working with Einkorn All-Purpose Flour
- If working with yeast dough, it's helpful to add an extra cycle of rising. It will help the dough have more structure so it doesn't deflate when rising or cooking.
- Also, if working with yeast dough, add the flour slower. It just takes a little more time for the dough to absorb the liquid. If it seems like your dough is too stiff and you can't add more flour, give it a few minutes to rest and then you can add more flour.
- If you are looking for a crusty, thick crust, add a pan of water to the bottom rack before preheating the oven. This will allow the water and pan to come up to oven temp. Another trick is to throw a few ice cubes in the bottom of the oven. This will increase the humidity in the oven which will give you a thicker crust.
- Give yourself a little more time. This dough won't raise quite as fast as normal all-purpose flour.
- If you're working with brownies or a quick bread recipe, mix your ingredients together and then let the batter sit for 10 minutes to absorb all the liquid. Before you pour the batter into the pan or bake, stir your ingredients again to make sure it's all mixed. (this is help ensure your batter doesn't have a gritty texture.
If you're looking for more Einkorn recipes, be sure to try our Einkorn bread recipe, Einkorn Brownies, and Einkorn Snickerdoodles too. Also, If you'd like more info on Einkorn or would like to purchase some, go to Einkorn.com for more details.
How Should I Store Einkorn Dinner Rolls?
These can be stored a few different ways! No matter how you choose to store them, we recommend warming the rolls slightly before eating, either in the microwave or a warm oven.
- Room Temperature: cool completely and store in a freezer bag, or another airtight container, for up to 2-3 days at room temperature.
- Refrigerator: you can store these for up to 5 days in the fridge, as long as they are wrapped well in plastic wrap, or placed into an airtight container.
- Freezer: these freeze great! Just be sure to cool completely, then transfer to freezer bags or another airtight container and store frozen for up to 1 month. Once you are ready to eat, you can thaw them at room temperature or in the fridge overnight.
Einkorn Dinner Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ Cup Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Yeast
- ¼ Cup Sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon Salt
- 4 Cups Einkorn All-Purpose Flour
- 1 med Egg (for egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon Water (for egg wash)
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted, ( to brush on after baking)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan on the stove, warm the milk. Test it on your wrist, it should be the same temperature as your skin. If it's too hot, it will kill the yeast, let it cool down before adding it.
- In a small bowl, combine the yeast and the sugar. Add warm milk and stir until dissolved. Let the yeast mixture sit for a few minutes. (should be frothy)
- You can mix and knead this recipe by hand but a mixer is much quicker. Add half of the flour and the salt to a mixer and add the yeast mixture. Turn the mixer on low and mix until the flour is combined. Keep on mixing while adding the remaining flour in, a ¼ cup at a time until. When the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixer, stop adding flour. This is when you know you have added enough flour. (It's okay if you have flour remaining.)
- Turn the mixer off and let the dough raise until double. (**One way to make this happen quicker is to turn the oven on warm for a few minutes. Let the oven warm up just until warm, not hot, turn the oven off and let your dough raise in there. It will speed up the process.)
- Once the dough has raised to double, Mix again and add in remaining flour ¼ cup at a time to get the dough to pull away from the edges of the bowl again. Let the dough raise till double again.
- Once your dough is done raising, sprinkle remaining flour on your counter and use to hand knead the dough. using a knife or a pizza cutter, divide dough into 15 pieces of dough.
- Using your hands, shape dough into evenly shaped balls and place in the baking dish.
- Mix up the egg wash by breaking adding an egg to a small bowl with one Tablespoon of water and beat until combined. Brush the dough balls with egg wash using a pastry brush.
- Spray a 9 by 13" baking pan with cooking spray.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Let the rolls rise in a warm place until double. Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Brush with melted butter using a pastry brush. Enjoy!
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The Best Einkorn Flour Recipes
- Einkorn German Pancakes
- Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Einkorn Pumpkin Muffins
- Einkorn Buttermilk Pancakes
- Einkorn French Bread
- Einkorn Cinnamon Breadsticks
- Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls
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This einkorn dinner roll recipe is made with simple ingredients and is oh, so delicious! These homemade dinner rolls will be a family favorite in no time.
teri
Has anybody else noticed that the recipe calls for 4 c. flour with half going in at the beginning then adding the "remaining flour, 1/4 c at a time". You then rest & double and mix again - adding the REMAINING flour - what remaining flour?? What am I missing.
I appreciate all the tips working with Einkorn - THANK you.
Linda
These are absolutely delicious. I followed your recipe exactly as written. It did take about about 18 minutes to bake. I used my Thermapen to check for doneness. It’s an easy recipe to follow. I used my stand mixer for both mixings. Besides the wonderful flavor, I love the no preservatives in the rolls as opposed to store bought rolls. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
Jamie B
I made these today and they were amazing. This is the first time I've made yeast rolls and they turned out good for a newbie. They were delicious and moist. They did spread and thin out, but I'm sure it's something I need to learn on. This was easy and the instructions were great!
Barb
What kind of yeast do you use? I’m confused on letting rise after using all the flour then mix again & add remaining flour? Can you explain? Thank you!
libby
How long do these stay fresh? Do these freeze well?
Anjana
Instead of all purpose flour can you use einkorn whole meal?
Do I need to make adjustment to the amount of whole meal flour?
sarahK@thecarefreekitchen
Hi there! Yes, you can make these rolls using whole wheat Einkorn flour. You will just need to keep an eye on the liquid as you will most likely need to add a bit more. Whole wheat flour absorbs liquid more easily and you often need to up the liquid in a recipe if you make the switch. Hope that helps!
Sunny
Hi did you mean to say 2 teaspoons of yeast in the recipe or 2 Tablespoons? Thank you.
sarahK@thecarefreekitchen
Hi there! Yes, it is 2 tablespoons of yeast! Thanks for checking, and hope you enjoy.
sarahK@thecarefreekitchen
Hi there, and thanks for the question. I've updated the recipe with an answer for you!
Anju
Thank you for this recipe. I tried it yesterday and the result was good as the rolls had risen well and were very soft from inside when I sliced it . I found the einkorn rolls were sticking to the pallet when we were eating them
I sliced one and toasted it but it did not improve much
Please let me know how I improve
Krystal Alcorta
It says total time, 22 minutes. Yet it must double, 3 times. What's a more realistic time to expect completion?
Krystal Alcorta
OK, so I'd say it took me total time; 3 hours. That was with using a warm oven. And they are SO good. I made 7 sub buns with this recipe and am saving to use again and again!
sarahK@thecarefreekitchen
Thanks, Krystal! So glad that you loved them.
sarahK@thecarefreekitchen
Hi there, and thank you for the question! You are right - this recipe should take anywhere between 2 hours and 45 minutes to a little over 3 hours from start to finish. Typically, this will take me 3 hours, but it all depends on how warm your kitchen is, your oven, and even the temperature of the ingredients. I've adjusted the recipe!
Shanon
I froze the raw dough. Butter a dish, put frozen rolls in, let thaw/rise covered 1-1 1/2 hrs, then bake. ?
Carolyn Lee Clack
Can this dough be made a day ahead? If so when would it go in fridge? Thanks for any help
The Carefree Kitchen
Yes, I don't see why that wouldn't work. I'd keep it in the fridge!
The Carefree Kitchen
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