December 13, 2008

roll me out the door

My ideal roll has a soft and fluffy interior and a crusty, crunchy, browned exterior. Believe it or not, Eb accomplishes this quite nicely.


It's pretty easy, too--I simply use my recipe for whole wheat sourdough bread, but instead of dividing it into loaf pans, I pinch off little balls and let them rise in a round cake pan.


Voila--the resulting rolls are just the way I like 'em.


They pair pretty darn well with some pepper jelly, too...


...as does turkey, ham, cheese & crackers, and a heck of a lot of other things.


It's good stuff. Magical, even. Maybe if I can wrest the recipe away from the fella (yes, fella) who made it, I'll share it with ya'll.

47 comments:

  1. Yes! Pepper jelly! Good thinking! I would love some of these rolls to make some more sliders.

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  2. You can't get better than fresh baked rolls. The pepper jelly is a great idea - my husband LOVES it!

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  3. ohhh pepper jelly! what a great combo for sourdough rolls! i hopy uou get out your sumo suit and wrestle that recipe away asap!!

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  4. I want your rolls with unsalted cold butter...say ahhh!

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  5. They look so fresh and fluffy. :-)

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  6. Those rolls look delicious! They seem so soft and beautiful. What's more someone just sent me a jar of pepper jelly for Christmas. Unfortunately I managed to kill the last sourdough starter I was given. It was embarrassing. I hardly thought such a thing was possible. Now your exploits with sourdough seem even more impressive!

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  7. It sounds like we like our rolls the same way! And yeah - I want some of that pepper jelly...

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  8. I love bread! I seem to be overly fond of all things bad for me. Or is it because I over indulge? Hmm, I pretty certain I wouldn't be happy with just one of your rolls. It's over indulge!
    ~ingrid

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  9. Hmm, I'd like to try these with some apple butter!

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  10. Those rolls look simply divine! YUM!!!!! If you do get the recipe.... pass along, please!!!!!

    :)
    ~Tabitha~

    freshmommyblog.com

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  11. Love the rolls; love the jelly;
    they'd give me a happy belly!
    YUM!

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  12. These are some mighty fine lookin' rolls! I love a nice, warm roll.

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  13. I tasted a habanero jelly for the first time a few months ago and really like it. It seems like it's quickly gaining popularity, and for good reason!

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  14. Mmm you can see how soft, freshly bakeed and good those rolls are from the pics! Go Eb!

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  15. Gorgeous rolls!! I love me some pepper jelly;)

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  16. Oh yeah, you can send it this way. Those rolls look amazing. I picture a pat of butter melting all over one. Hmmm.

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  17. They look like they are going to melt in the mouth. And the jelly, delicious.

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  18. That looks so good...I love jalapeƱo jelly, but that pepper jelly looks like a tastier item than what I had. Yum!

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  19. Rolls beautiful.

    Fella? What's this...spill the beans missy!

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  20. Those rolls look very tempting, with a touch of butter ... yum!

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  21. gorgeous rolls & I love pepper jelly

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  22. That is a great idea, to take a favorite bread recipe and make it into rolls. I love sourdough, so this is perfect for me.

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  23. Yes, share this recipe...so I can try to make 'em gluten free! They look gorgeous!

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  24. Those rolls look sooo good! As does the red pepper jelly! I like my jelly with some cream cheese. :)

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  25. Oh yummy!! Making bread is one of my favorite things to do.

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  26. Holy moly those look good. Your photography is amazing. I just made dinner rolls this past weekend--they were divine, if I do say so myself ;) but I sure as heck didn't get any photos of them like that! My family's recipe is for softer and sweeter rolls--yours look like a good alternative. I'm copying the recipe down....

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  27. Ooops, I missed you don't have the recipe. No fair! Add me to those wanting the recipe....

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  28. WOW - those rolls look bakery perfect and so delicious!

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  29. You have such delicious posts. The fabulous rolls would be heaven on a chilly evening. Very impressive.

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  30. Must. Have. Rolls.

    Yum. Nuff said.

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  31. Those look so fluffy! I've no idea what pepper jelly is, but sheesh, it looks so tempting!

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  32. This is exactly how I imagine my ideal rolls! They are perfect, Grace! What a crumb!

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  33. Nothing better than a fresh baked roll.

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  34. You sold me. I need my own Eb. And some of those rolls.

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  35. Great rolls! With pepper jelly too, even better. I gotta get some eb for me!

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  36. Pepper jelly on a roll? Sounds like a great snack. I might even add a schmear of cream cheese with it!

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  37. Oh, yum. I can practically taste the goodness!

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  38. Roll me out the door right along with you! Is there any other way to exit a room when Eb is involved? :-)

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  39. Roll me to these rolls! I want a taste! They look divine!

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  40. Ok, I have to make a sourdough starter already! Whole wheat sourdough rolls sound fantastic.

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  41. wow, those rolls look so professionally puffy and good. Sorry to hear about your root canal, that's gotta suck anyways, but especially during the holidays.

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  42. The texture of the crumb does look light and fluffy. Never had red pepper jelly before. I get this feeling I'm missing out on something.

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  43. Eb has proven to be entirely versatile. You've trained him so well. Excellent looking rolls.

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  44. Mmmmmmm, fresh bread... It might just be my favorite food. Too bad we can't live on bread alone, huh? :)

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  45. No idea why, but rolls are SO indulgent to me...probably bc I rarely have them. Except when I'm out to eat - then a buttery, warm, soft roll? COME to Mama! And that jelly/jam? Indeed.

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