Same-Day Sourdough Rolls
Active Sourdough starter is added to flour, milk, and other simple ingredients are combined to make a soft dough- resulting in flavorful, fluffy dinner rolls.
Equipment
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 9x13 Baking Dish
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Sourdough Starter Active and Bubbly
- 1½ Cups Milk Warmed
- 3 Tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Salt
- ⅓ Cup Butter Plus Extra for Topping
- 3⅔ Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 Egg for egg wash
Instructions
Preparation
- The Night before you plan to have the rolls, feed your starter to ensure it is active by the morning.
- In the morning, heat the milk and melt the butter. Combine your active starter, warm milk, honey, salt, melted butter, and 3 Cups of flour together. I like to use my mixer, but you can also do it by hand in a mixing bowl.This should make a very loose dough.
- On a clean surface, evenly sprinkle 2/3 Cup of flour and dump your loose dough in the middle. Using your hands, slowly incorporate the additional flour until it is no longer sticky, but still soft and light. We don't want this to be too dense.
- Grease a large bowl, and place your dough inside. Cover and let rest 8-12 hours to ferment.
Shaping and Baking
- About two hours before you intend to serve them, dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 15 even sections and shape into balls. I like to turn them on the countertop a few times to create a little tension.
- Place each dough ball into a grease 9x13 pan, cover with a damp tea towel or plastic wrap, and allow to rise for 1 more hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350℉, and brush the tops of the rolls with an egg wash.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Once baked, to with additional butter if desired.
Notes
- Do your best to avoid the temptation to add extra flour to your dough. A soft, light dough, will allow your rolls to maintain the airy texture we all love.
- This recipe calls for honey, but you could use any kind of sugar or sweetener you'd like.
- If your oven has a tendency to burn the bottoms of things, consider placing a sheet pan on a lower rack to avoid that with these rolls.
- I generally place my rolls in five rows of 3 for an even rise. They always fit just fine.