Oatmeal Dinner Rolls

Name: Oatmeal Dinner Rolls
Yield: Makes 12 rolls
Ingredients: 3/4 cup (2¼ ounces), old-fashioned rolled oats plus 4 teaspoons for sprinkling; 2/3 cup, boiling water, plus 1⁄2 cup cold water; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 1 1/2 cups (8¼ ounces), bread flour; 3/4 cup (4⅛ ounces), whole-wheat flour; 1/4 cup, molasses; 1 1/2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 , large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water and pinch table salt

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

SERVESMakes 12 rolls

TIME1½ hours, plus 1¾ hours rising

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For dinner rolls that boast nutty whole-grain flavor and are also fluffy and moist, we started by soaking old-fashioned rolled oats in hot water. During a short rest the oats absorbed most of the water, effectively locking it away. We stirr...