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Lemon Dill Rolls

Add a bit of zest to your rolls with a pinch of herbs and lemon juice!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Rise time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 rolls
Calories: 173kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 2 Tbsps warm water 267 mL
  • 3 Tbsps vegetable oil 45 mL
  • 2 Tbsps sugar divided 1 teaspoon +5 tsps (divided 4 +21)
  • 3 ¼ cups all purpose flour 487 grams
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt 8.5 grams
  • zest of 2 lemons divided half + half
  • 4 tsps fresh dill, chopped divided 2+ 2
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast 3.5 grams
  • 1 tablespoon butter 14 grams

Instructions

Bread Machine

  • Combine the water, vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. In a separate bowl, mix the flour and salt and remaining sugar and stir to distribute evenly. Add ½ the lemon zest and half the fresh dill to the flour mixture and stir.
  • Add ingredients to bread machine in order specified by your bread machine instructions. For mine it is the liquid first, the dry ingredients, and top with the yeast.
  • Set the machine to the dough cycle.
  • When dough cycle is finished remove the dough to a bowl and punch it down.

Hand Kneading

  • Add the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar to the warm water. Stir it and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl, mix 1 ½ cups flour, remaining sugar, salt and mix thoroughly. Add the yeast mixture and the vegetable oil and mix.
  • Add 1 ½ cups more flour and knead for about 7 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. The dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl but it will be slightly sticky. Add the remaining ¼ cup of flour as needed.
  • Transfer the dough to a large, oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rest until it doubles in size. This will be 1 to 1 ½ hours. Once risen punch punch the dough down.

Both Methods

  • Cover bottom of you baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Flour your hands and a work surface and divide the dough into 12 equal pieces.
  • Shape each piece into a round ball. Fold the corners into the bottom so you have a nice rounded surface.
  • Arrange the buns evenly spaced on the parchment paper of the baking tray. Cover loosely with a clean towel and let the dough rise again for about 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Melt butter and stir in remaining lemon zest and dill. Brush the tops of each roll with the butter mixture.
  • Bake 12-15 minutes til golden brown.
  • When done remove from oven and allow to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 2mg