These beauties came about after a friend was telling me about some amazing Cheese & Black Pepper Bread she had bought. I couldn’t resist having a go but when it came to the point of adding the pepper, I remembered some pretty pink peppercorns I brought home from France. Obviously, it goes without saying that any colour peppercorns will work just as well!
The recipe listed is for 8 Dinner Rolls – Please take my advice & make double – They will disappear in a flash.
CHEESE & PINK PEPPERCORN DINNER ROLLS
| Serves | 8 |
| Prep time | 1 hour, 50 minutes |
| Cook time | 22 minutes |
| Total time | 2 hours, 12 minutes |
| Meal type | Appetizer, Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Barbecue |
INGREDIENTS
- 125ml Warm Milk (Blast in the microwave for 20-30 seconds should do just fine)
- 3 teaspoons Dried Yeast (This is about 1 packet)
- 1 teaspoon Caster Sugar
- 110g Strong Wholemeal Bread Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 25g Melted and cooled Butter
- 1 Medium Egg (Whisked)
- 2 teaspoons Crushed Pink Peppercorns
- 100g Grated Cheddar Cheese
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Warm the milk in the microwave and stir in the yeast (make sure the milk is only lukewarm) Leave for 5-10 minutes until you notice the milk mixture starting to bubble | |
| 2. | |
| Place the flour, Salt, and sugar into a large bowl and make a well in the middle. | |
| 3. | |
| Pour the warm milk, whisked egg and milk into the well and stir through gently until fully combined. This should now start to feel dough like. | |
| 4. | |
| Knead the dough for 9-10 minutes – You will start to notice the dough feeling more elastic. It is really noticeable in this recipe so if you haven’t quite got that elastic feeling, carry on kneading until you do. | |
| 5. | |
| Lightly grease a large bowl with vegetable oil & leave to prove in a slightly warm place (I use my oven that has been on 140C for 5 minutes then turned off with the door slightly ajar) for 1-1.5 hour | |
| 6. | |
| After an hour your dough should have doubled in size. | |
| 7. | |
| Remove from the bowl and pour onto a floured surface – Knead in the grated cheese and the crushed pink peppercorns. | |
| 8. | |
| Split the dough into 8 even sized pieces. Roll them each into a sausage shaped around 6 inches long and tie in a loose knot. Sit the bun/knot on top of its end to stop them unravelling. I place them on 2 lightly greased baking trays. | |
| 9. | |
| Prove again for 45 minutes until risen again, then bake for 22 minutes – the underneath should be golden aswell as the top. leave to cool on a wire rack and eat same day. | |
Ooh those rolls sound gorgeous – love cheesy bread. And the pink peppercorns definitely take them up a notch or three. I keep forgetting about Bake of the Week – aghhh. Have got some jam tarts I posted yesterday. Is it OK to enter them, or does it have to be posted from today?
Hiya Choclette, Jam Tarts are just perfect from whenever they were posted! Will try to remember to remind you about Bake of the Week more often x
I love the sound and look of your bread rolls. I’ve never made an enriched dough with wholemeal flour before – I shall have to give them a whirl for sure.
Thank you so much for choosing my Triple Chocolate and Mango Tart in your round up! It went down a treat here, and even Mr E (who’s not as big a dessert fan as I am) had 3 slices – not all in one go I hasten to add!
Angela x
I’ve actually never used pink peppercorns in cooking – must try and get hold of some as they look so good as well as tasting really interesting I’m sure!
Homemade rolls are always the best! I can see those rolls steaming hot with a bit of fresh butter served for breakfast – yummy! 😉
It is so nice to make your own bread. I can only imagine the lovely smell in your house. Your rolls look divine!
Hi Helen..thanks for accepting my entry carrot cake with cream cheese frosting in your bake of the week event.Its nice to be a part of an event with you all amazing bakers..am learning a lot from you all.Would try to be a regular in your event.thanks and happy blogging.Those rolls look lovely.
These are fantastic rolls!! And I love baking with yeast 🙂
Thank you Helen for hosting this party 🙂
I think I would have to make double of that batch of rolls. They would be gone in a flash in our house!
Hi Helen, so pleased I can link up again. Love, love the sound of your cheese and pink peppercorn dinner rolls, perfect with a bowl of warming soup I think.
Love the look of those rolls – yum. Fab round up too from last week. So many delicious bakes to try – happy days 🙂
These sound wonderful, I love the idea of a peppery cheesey bread!
These look amazing but that’s a lot of prep time, I dunno if I’d get bored and start taking shortcuts! Haha! We’re they as tasty as they look and sound? X