A Southern Grace: roll me out the door

December 13, 2008

roll me out the door

Yum

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:

vanillasugarblog said...

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

Pam said...

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

Heather said...

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

Peter M said...

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

Chef Jeena said...

They look so fresh and fluffy. :-)

Lisa said...

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!

Deborah said...

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

Ingrid_3Bs said...

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

Sharon said...

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

Tabitha Blue said...

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

:)
~Tabitha~

freshmommyblog.com

Paula said...

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

Marjie said...

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

gaga said...

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!

Anonymous said...

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

Half Baked said...

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

Jessica@Foodmayhem said...

Ooh, so fluffy. I wish I had an Ebb.

Lori said...

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

La Cuisine d'Helene said...

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

Mike of Mike's Table said...

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

Anonymous said...

Rolls beautiful.

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

OhioMom said...

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

kat said...

gorgeous rolls & I love pepper jelly

Manger La Ville said...

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.

Sophie said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Dee Light said...

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

Laura said...

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....

Laura said...

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

CookiePie said...

WOW - those rolls look bakery perfect and so delicious!

La Bella Cooks said...

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

Emily said...

Must. Have. Rolls.

Yum. Nuff said.

Anonymous said...

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

Vera said...

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

Peabody said...

Nothing better than a fresh baked roll.

The Blonde Duck said...

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

Robin said...

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

RecipeGirl said...

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

Albany Jane said...

Oh, yum. I can practically taste the goodness!

Sandie said...

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

Maria said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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.

eatme_delicious said...

Mmm fluffy rolls.

giz said...

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

LyB said...

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

Ann said...

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.