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Hi Friends!
Just popping in to share a new recipe for with you guys today.
Greek Yogurt Dinner Rolls
I’ve been experimenting in the kitchen quite a bit lately, trying to make a loaf of bread with Greek yogurt. A few weeks ago I made a couple of loaves that weren’t bad..but they were a bit crumbly and not quite blog-worthy…so I went back to the drawing board. I decided to switch my focus and try smaller rolls instead of a whole loaf of bread…and it worked out much better!
I took advantage of some free time on Sunday to make a batch of these. Here’s the recipe I used:
Greek Yogurt Dinner Rolls
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Serve up an extra side of nutrition with dinner tonight. The Greek yogurt in these hearty rolls adds a punch of protein to a mealtime staple.
- Author: Author: Lindsay L
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
Ingredients
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- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 – 2.5 c bread flour
- 21/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 2 Tbsp honey or agave nectar
- 1 c warm water
- 1 c 2% plain Greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and honey/agave and let sit for five minutes.
- Add the yogurt, olive oil, salt and white whole wheat flour and turn the mixer on (or stir with a spoon).
- Slowly add in the bread flour until the dough sticks together and gets tacky/starts to pull away from the sides.
- Knead (or let mixer knead) for 5 minutes.
- Transfer dough to a clean bowl that has been oiled. Cover and let sit in a warm place for 1 hour.
- Knead the dough a few times to remove the air, then split into 16 balls.
- Stretch the corners of the dough down to the bottom to create a smooth top.
- Place the rolls close together on a baking sheet and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
Notes:
- This dough is a bit sticky. I ended up using about 4 1/4 c flour, plus extra when I split it into rolls and still ended up with some dough stuck to my fingers. That’s fine!
- I also used a small jelly roll pan to bake mine. When the dough rose again, the rolls expanded and since the pan was smaller, I ended up with square edges. If you’re using a bigger baking sheet, they might not expand to reach the edges. That’s ok. Putting the rolls close together helps them rise while baking!
- I only made 12 rolls and some of them were much to big, which is why I recommend you make 16!
These are good with a smear of butter for dinner or with some peanut butter for lunch!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!
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These pics look so good… if I have bread flour I’d be baking these right now. At midnight. 🙂
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Lindsay saysand that’s why i love yoU!
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- Miz says
ahhh the child would love with almond butter, too!!
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- Lindsay says
yum!!! that’d be delish!
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- Andrea says
These look like they came right out of a professional bakery!!! The texture looks incredible!!
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- Lindsay says
hehe thanks!!!
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- Theresa says
This look great! My kids love dinner rolls so I will definitely try this out for them! So much healthier too! Thanks for sharing, have a great day!
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- Lindsay says
you’re welcome! let me know if you try them!
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Yum!! Those look like they turned out so good! Who would have thought you could use Greek yogurt for bread??!
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- Lindsay says
i know, right?! crazy!
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OOooo…I just bought some more Greek Yogurt! Now if only I could get my hands on some active dry yeast…then these would be made EVERY DAY!
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- Lindsay says
look for it near the flour at the grocery store! have fun baking!
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- Linz @ Itz Linz says
I’ve only made bread once and it was a loaf – love the addition of chobani greek yogurt in these – amps up the protein!
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- Sara @ fitcupcaker says
These look awesome, who doesnt LOVE rolls!? Do you know the nutritional info by chance?
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- Lindsay says
i don’t…but sparkpeople has a free recipe calculator that you can plug the ingredients into to find out!
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- [emailprotected] says
Those look amazing. YUM!!!
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- Lindsay says
thanks, friend!
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I love any excuse to use greek yogurt! yay for an added protein bump!!
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- Lindsay says
me too! it’s the best 🙂
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- Courtney says
That looks wonderfull!! I can’t wait to try it!
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- Lindsay saysSee AlsoTonkatsu Sauce Recipe
yay! let me know what you think!
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- Kierston says
Okay…amazing. period.
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- Lindsay says
haha thanks love 🙂
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- Lindsay says
I’m always intimidated with bread recipes, but this one looks pretty simple…and delicious! Great post! 🙂
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- Lindsay says
give it a try! they look scary but they’re not hard!
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This couldn’t have come at a better time! I have a tub of Greek yogurt in my fridge that I’m trying to finish! Perfect! 🙂
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- Lindsay says
perfection! hope you like them!
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- Helen says
These look great Lindsay! I have some greek yogurt at home. Time for me to get baking. 😉
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- Lindsay says
woohoo! let me know how it goes!
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- Renee says
Yummm I have been waiting for this recipe. I love making bread my house always smells delicious afterwords.
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- Lindsay says
let me know if you try it!
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- Pavement Runner says
Baking bread means you are like a kitchen-guru-master. Kudos!
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- Lindsay says
ahhh the elusive kitchen-guru-master status has been attained 🙂 win!
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- Tanya says
I’m not a fan of Greek yogurt but these look delicious. This will be a great way to use up my Greek yogurt that I purchased to see if I liked it.
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- Lindsay says
haha awesome!
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These look amazing! You are a genius girl!
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- Lindsay says
thank you!!! 🙂
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greek yogurt is so versatile. love it!
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- Lindsay says
i know!! so many uses!
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- Jess says
Oh Em Gee. I’ve been DYING for you to post this recipe!! I can’t wait to make them!!!
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- Lindsay says
yay!! enjoy!
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- She Rocks Fitness says
So freaking awesome! High-Fives woman! Can you please send me some? 😉
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- Lindsay says
hehe…they’d probably survive the mail!
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yum!! love the idea of using yogurt.
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OH MY GOODNESS these look delicious!! Totally making them!
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- Lindsay says
let me know what you think!
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- Jody - Fit at 55 says
If I made these I would eat every last one! 🙂
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MMMM, they look good! I love making bread! There’s something about eating homemade bread with a meal that just makes you feel good inside! 🙂
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OMG these sound heavenly! Thanks for experimenting and perfecting 🙂
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- Rachel Meldrum says
I tried these today because I was looking for something to make with my near expiring Greek Yogurt!
Though these took some time as most bread does, they looked beautiful and tasted pretty good!
I used whole wheat flour and found that they turned out a bit dense and could probably have used a bit more salt or something to give it flavour.
However I still think this is a nice recipe!Thank you!
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