100% Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

Today I decided to make some whole wheat rolls.  These are an adaption of The Survival Mom rolls.

·        2 Tablespoons yeast

·        1 1/2 cup warm water

·        1/4 cup honey

·        1/2 cup butter, softened

·        3 eggs

·        3 Tablespoons dry milk

·        3 cups wheat berries ground fine (or 4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour hard white wheat or hard red wheat both work great)

·        1 1/2 teaspoon salt

In your bowl mix the yeast, warm water, and honey.  Let it get foamy add the dry ingredients (milk, flour, salt and begin to knead.  Now add the 3 eggs and the soft butter.

Knead for 10 minutes. Put in a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap, allow to double.

Punch down and cut into 24 equal portions roll into balls and place touching each other in a 9x13” pan.  Cover with plastic wrap and allow to double again and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

Homemade Whole Wheat Bread

Happy Ground Hog's Day.  How did this ever get started??  Anyway hope you had a great day.

My Daughter-in-love called they were headed out shopping and the girls said call Mimi she may want to  go too.  I did, we had a fun lunch out and shopping day. 

I had a few things on my list not many but bread was one of them... I love Dave's Killer Bread - but ouch the price, $4.62 a loaf.  Well I just choose not to pay that price.  I have a good whole wheat recipe and thought I can make good bread at home for a fraction of the cost!!

I buy my wheat berries in bulk a 45 lb bucket of wheat is 24.99 (Lehi Roller Milles is my very favorite) That's about 55 cents per pound.  One pound of wheat berries = apx. 4 1/2 cups of flour.  (That's one loaf of bread.) Add in the water, sugar, salt, yeast, and vital wheat gluten and that's maybe 75 cents (and I'm being generous here).  So $1.30 per loaf for wonderful healthy, freshly ground homemade bread.  I did add a handful of walnuts in just to add some extra yum.

You can knead this by hand, use your mixer or bread machine, knead for 10 minutes.  I also make a super easy artesian bread .  That we love so I guess sometimes I just have to be reminded why I like homemade bread.

Whole Wheat Nut Bread
3 cups wheat berries - grind fine and sift
1 3/4 water
3 T. sugar (or 1.5 T. honey)
2 T. dry milk
1.5 teaspoons salt
2 T. butter
4 T. vital wheat gluten
1 T. yeast
2/3 cup walnuts


Happy bread making to you!!  This makes wonderful bread for toast.