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Easy Overnight Whole Grain Rolls

Name: Easy Overnight Whole Grain Rolls
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 500 g spelt whole grain flour; 10 g salt; 7 g fresh yeast; 20 g olive oil; 1 tsp honey; 400 g cold water; ~1 tbsp olive oil; ~3 tbsp grain mix

🍽 Serves 8

Healthy whole grain rolls made with an overnight cold fermentation method. Simply mix the ingredients and let them rest in the refrigerator overnight, then bake fresh the next morning. Perfect for those who want fresh-baked rolls without the morning rush.

Adapted from a video by Thomas kocht

Einfach gesunde Vollkornbrötchen – über Nacht

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Ingredients

spelt whole grain flour500 g
salt10 g
fresh yeastor approximately 2-2.5 g dried yeast7 g
olive oilor butter20 g
honey1 tsp
cold watermay hold back approximately 10% depending on flour type400 g
olive oilfor greasing the dough container~1 tbspest.
grain mixsuch as sesame seeds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, or caraway seeds, to taste~3 tbspest.

Steps

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1
Add spelt whole grain flour, salt, fresh yeast, olive oil, honey, and cold water to a mixing bowl. Mix on low speed for about 2 minutes until all ingredients are combined.
2
Switch to a higher speed and knead for approximately 8 minutes until the dough becomes elastic and begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
3
Transfer the dough to a well-oiled container. Cover and let rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
4
After 30 minutes, gently stretch the dough from all sides and fold it toward the center once to build tension.
5
Cover the container and refrigerate for at least 8-12 hours (it can be left up to 20 hours without issue).
6
The next morning, preheat the oven to 250°C (both top and bottom heat). Place an empty baking tray on the lower rack for steam.
7
Flour a work surface and gently turn the dough out. The former bottom is now on top and its moist surface is perfect for seeds. Do not reshape—simply let it slide out and gently stretch slightly if needed.
8
Generously scatter the grain mix (such as sesame, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, or caraway) over the top surface of the dough.
9
Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Cut in half lengthwise first, then divide those pieces in half, then quarters, to get 8 roughly equal rolls.
10
Place each piece directly on the baking tray. No additional shaping is needed.
11
Pour hot water into the lower empty tray to create steam. Place the rolls in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown with a crispy crust.

Easy Overnight Whole Grain Rolls

Ingredients

Steps

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