One-hour Whole Wheat Rolls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (1 package)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 cups flour, plus more if needed
• salt (optional)
• seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425°f grease a baking sheet and set it aside.
• 2 mix oil and water and heat until warm (i go "by feel - warm but not hot", but the proper temperature is 130 f). i use the microwave (heat for 90 seconds and then let it sit) for best results but you can also use the stovetop.
• 3 combine the yeast, salt, sugar, whole wheat flour, and flour in a large bowl and stir until well-mixed.
• 4 mix the water and oil into the flour mixture.
• 5 turn the dough onto a floured countertop and knead. as you are kneading, add flour (up to 1 additional cup) until the dough is no longer sticky.
• 6 cut the dough into 8 pieces and shape them. (i usually make football shapes but these also make good breadsticks.).
• 7 brush with water, and sprinkle with any or all of the things in the introduction.
• 8 bake for 20-25 minutes or until the rolls are browned and the crust has gotten crunchy. (slightly shorter time for breadsticks -- 10-15 minutes.).
• 9 enjoy hot with butter or margarine!