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Blue Cheese, Date, and Rosemary Dinner Rolls
- Total Time3 hours, 15 minutes (including rise time)
- Yield15-16 dinner rolls 1x
A yeast-raised dinner roll recipe with blue cheese, dates, rosemary, and sea salt.
Ingredients
240 milliliters lukewarm water (1 cup)
7 grams instant yeast (2 teaspoons)
25 grams granulated sugar (2 tablespoons)
400 grams flour (3 1/8 cups)
15 milliliters Herbs de Provence oil or olive oil (1 tablespoon), plus more for brushing and coating
1 teaspoon kosher salt
120 grams blue cheese, such as Stilton or Gorgonzola, crumbled (4 1/4 ounces; about 1 cup)
90 grams pitted dates, chopped (3/4 cup; about 11-12 whole dates)
1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary, plus more for sprinkling
Coarse sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
Line a half-sheet rimmed tray with baking parchment. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, sugar, flour, oil, and salt. With a bench scraper, work the ingredients together until a soft, shaggy dough forms.
Turn dough out on a lightly floured countertop. Knead by hand until soft and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.
Knead the blue cheese, dates, and rosemary into the dough.
Shape dough into a ball. Place in an oiled mixing bowl and drizzle the dough with more oil.
Cover bowl tightly with clingfilm/plastic wrap. Let stand in a warm place for 1-1 1/2 hours, or until dough doubles in size.
Punch dough down.
Scale dough** into 50-60 gram portions. Roll or shape as desired.
Arrange on prepared tray.
Loosely cover with clingfilm/plastic wrap and allow to rise until dough doubles in size, about 1 hour. During the final few minutes, preheat oven to 390° F (200° C ).
Brush with olive oil. Sprinkle with chopped rosemary and coarse sea salt.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until nicely golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Serve warm or at room. Store leftovers in a bread bag at room temperature for up to 1 day.
Notes
*Herbs de Provence oil adds extra depth of flavor to these dinner rolls. It’s also a nice kitchen staple to have on hand for both baking and savory cooking. However, olive oil can easily be substituted here.
**If you do not own a kitchen scale, I highly suggest purchasing one. Scaling your dough is important in order to achieve uniformity. Kitchen scales are inexpensive and easily purchased via Amazon, or in any kitchen or housewares store.
