Nova Scotia Oatmeal Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup water, warm
• 2 (1/2 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water, boiling
• 1 cup rolled oats, quick-cooking
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup rolled quick-cooking oats

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp of the sugar in warm water. sprinkle in yeast; let stand until frothy, about 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together remaining sugar, boiling water, rolled oats, butter and salt
• 3 till sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
• 4 let cool to lukewarm.
• 5 stir in yeast mixture and eggs.
• 6 with electric mixer, beat in 2 cups (500 ml) of the all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour.
• 7 with wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining all-purpose flour to make soft dough.
• 8 turn out dough onto lightly floured surface;
• 9 knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes, adding enough of the remaining flour as necessary.
• 10 place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over.
• 11 cover with plastic wrap;
• 12 let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 13 punch down dough; turn out onto lightly floured surface.
• 14 divide into 12 portions.
• 15 shape each into ball, stretching and pinching dough underneath to make tops smooth.
• 16 place 2 inches (5 cm) apart on greased baking sheets.
• 17 cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, 30 to 45 minutes.
• 18 topping: brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with rolled oats.
• 19 bake in centre of 375°f ( 190°c) oven until roll sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 30 minutes. remove from pans;
• 20 let cool on racks.