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Easy Sourdough Discard Rolls (Freezer friendly)

How about a roll that’s pillowy and soft on the inside, without flattening into nothing with the first bite? Can it have a lightly crisp, golden outside – but still be tender? And can it please use up some of the sourdough discard lingering in the fridge? Oh, yes. I give you, Easy Sourdough Discard Rolls.

  • Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 24 Rolls 1x

Ingredients

Scale

200 grams sourdough discard

500 grams water

40 grams sugar

14 grams active dry yeast

500 grams whole-wheat flour

500 grams all-purpose flour

120 grams extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

18 grams table salt

Instructions

Place the bowl of a stand mixer on a kitchen scale and tare out the weight. Add the sourdough discard, water, sugar, and yeast. whisk together, then add the flour. Remember to tare out the scale between ingredients. 

Return bowl to mixer and mix for about two minutes, or until flour is combined. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.

Place mixer bowl back on scale, tare out weight, and add the olive oil and salt.

Return bowl to mixer and mix on speed two for six minutes. Cover dough and let rise until doubled, about one hour. 

Prepare pans by greasing lightly with cooking spray. The recipe will fill two 9 x 13″ pans, but the rolls can also be baked in a muffin tin or cast iron skillet. The dough can also be frozen for future use.

Punch down dough, then divide into 24 pieces. This can be done by dividing the dough into eight pieces, then dividing each of those into three pieces. Shape each piece into a roll and place in prepared pan of choice. Cover and let rise for one hour, or until doubled. 

While rolls are rising, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

When oven is preheated and rolls have doubled in size, uncover rolls and bake for 30 minutes. When rolls come out of oven, drizzle with olive oil.

Let rolls cool slightly before serving.

Notes

Freezing:

Rolls can be frozen before or after baking. Best results are achieved with freezing the dough rather than the baked rolls. 

To freeze the dough, follow recipe through the part where we form the rolls. Place the dough balls on a lined baking sheet and freeze for several hours or until solid. Transfer to a freezer bag and freeze until ready to use.

To bake frozen rolls:

Place frozen rolls in a lightly greased pan. Cover and let thaw for eight-ten hours, or until doubled in size. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, then drizzle with olive oil. 

  • Author: K & A
  • Prep Time: 180 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes