harvest grain dinner rolls

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup flax, ground
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 envelope active dry yeast, I use Red Star
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 Tbsp butter

Instructions

• warm the milk with the butter, just until the butter begins the melt
• combine all of the dry ingredients, including the yeast, and stir in the warm milk and butter
• knead (either by hand or using a dough hook if a stand mixer) until you have slightly sticky but smooth ball
• cover the dough and allow to rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours
• punch the dough down, divide into 16 pieces, and roll each into a ball
• place the rolls in a well greased baking dish, cover and allow to rise again for 1 hour
• pre-heat the oven to 375
• bake 20 - 25 minutes until the tops are a nice golden brown
• remove form the oven
• if you prefer a softer crust, brush with melted butter as soon as they come out of the oven
• serve warm