unsalted, depending on your preference). I keep a stock on unsalted butter in this house because I prefer to bake with it so I can control the salt content of my baked goods better. I used original Craisins for this recipe but the Orange or Cherry Craisins might be good as well because they would just add additional flavors. I had pecans on hand and so that's what I used. I actually did go to the store before making these but decided pecans would be delicious also. I didn't use the entire amount of cranberries or pecans in the bread because I was concerned about it becoming too berry and nutty, but after trying them I am no longer concerned and the recipe below will have the full amount in there. Don't let the long instructions scare you, it's not that bad :) Happy Baking!
Cranberry Pecan Dinner Rolls
Ingredients:
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 3 1/2 cups (or more) bread flour
- 1 tablespoon (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons quick-rising dry yeast (from one 1/4-ounce envelope)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil plus additional for coating bowl
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 large egg, beaten to blend (for glaze)
- Raw sugar (I used granulated but would highly recommend raw or even sanding)
Preparation:
1. Stir nuts in dry skillet over medium heat
until toasted, about 5 minutes. Cool.
2. Mix 3 1/2 cups bread flour and next
3 ingredients in bowl of heavy-duty stand
mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Warm
milk in small saucepan over low heat until
instant-read thermometer inserted into
milk registers 95°F. Add oil; remove from
heat.
3. Add milk mixture and 1 egg to flour
mixture. Mix on low speed until wet coarse
ball forms, about 1 minute. Add nuts and
cranberries. Replace paddle attachment on
mixer with dough hook. Mix dough on low
speed until smooth, elastic, and slightly
tacky, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls
as needed, about 4 minutes. Transfer dough
to floured surface; knead 2 minutes.
4. Lightly oil large bowl. Shape dough
into ball; place in prepared bowl, turning to
coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap; let
dough rise at room temperature until almost
doubled in volume, 1 3/4 to 2 hours.
5. Line large rimmed baking sheet with
parchment paper. Transfer dough to
unfloured surface; divide into 12 equal
pieces. Using cupped hand, roll and rotate
1 dough piece firmly on work surface until
dough piece pops up into cupped hand as
smooth round ball, about 6 rotations. (This
will make dough ball as smooth as possible;
if necessary, wipe work surface with damp
paper towel to help create traction.) Repeat
with remaining dough pieces.
6. Transfer rolls to prepared baking sheet,
spacing apart. Spray rolls with nonstick
spray. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; let
rise at room temperature until 1 1/2 times
original size, about 1 1/2 hours. Brush rolls
with egg glaze; sprinkle with raw sugar. Let
rise 15 minutes longer.
7. Meanwhile, position rack in center of
oven and preheat to 425°F.
8. Place rolls in oven; reduce oven
temperature to 400°F and bake 7 minutes.
Rotate baking sheet; bake rolls until golden
and slightly firm to touch, about 8 minutes
longer. Cool completely on rack.
DO AHEAD:
Wrap in foil, then enclose in resealable
plastic bag and freeze up to 2 weeks.
Thaw rolls at room temperature. If desired,
rewarm rolls wrapped in foil in 350°F oven
about 10 minutes.
* Also called turbinado or demerara sugar;
available at most supermarkets.
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