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October 4, 2018 By Rosemary 6 Comments

Homemade Olive Oil Bread Rolls

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Nothing like a Yeast Bread, especially these delicious soft Olive Oil Bread Rolls.  Easy Homemade bread never tasted so good. 

olive oil bread, small rolls falling out of a basketHomemade Olive Oil Bread Rolls

If you have ever been to Italy you are going to know that there are probably more types of bread than Pasta, over 350 types to be exact.  So good and so hard to decide!

One type of bread that my kids always loved are these soft Olive Oil Rolls.

These also make the perfect sandwich buns or dinner rolls especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner!

olive oil bread how to make, mixing the dough, the dough rising and making the rolls

Some of the more known types of Bread in Italy

Piadina – A type of Italian Flat Bread

Liariano – One of my favourites, a dense closed crumb bread.

Focaccia di Genova – A thick almost Pizza type, slice it up the middle and fill with fresh prosciutto or mortadella. So good.

Grissini Italian Bread Sticks – Long crunchy sticks of bread.

Rosette – My husband’s favourite, a large bun with very little crumb.

Ciabatta – A long, broad, flat bread, full of holes.

olive oil bread how to make rolls rising and ready for baking

During the Summer and early Fall my house is at the perfect temperature for my dough to rise.  Bread making is not difficult it is just needs time.

I remember the days when my mother and father-in-law would fire up the wood burning stove and they would make enough bread for the week, with enough to give a loaf or two to us.

So good, and if you were lucky she would make her amazing pizza too.  Those were the days.

Now I’m lucky if I make enough for a couple of meals.  But I have to say you can’t beat homemade bread.  Warm from the oven, nothing like it.

olive oil bread on a board

How to Make Homemade Bread?

  • Add the yeast to the water and honey, let sit 5 minutes.
  • In the stand up mixture bowl, whisk together the flour and salt, then add the yeast mixture and oil.
  • With the hook attachment, start to knead until the dough comes together to form a ball.
  • Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover, let it rise in a warm draft free area for about 2 hours.
  • Then form the dough into 10 -12 balls, place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, cover and let rise another hour.
  • Brush the rolls with a little oil and bake for about 10-15 minutes at 400F.
  • Let cool or eat warm.

If you happen to make bread and would love to know what bread freezes well and how to freeze it, then this post from The Kitchn – The Best Way To Freeze and Thaw Bread.

olive oil bread in a basket

This is a very simple bread recipe, no eggs needed, just flour, yeast, olive oil, water, salt and rather than use sugar I prefer to use honey.

Why is sugar used in Bread making?

It helps the bread to rise (without sugar the bread will take longer to rise and sometimes not at all), it also gives the bread a better flavour.

More delicious Yeast Breads

Panettone – Italian Christmas Sweet Bread 

Best Pizza Dough

Fast and Easy No Knead Bread

Whether you are novice bread maker or bread making is your thing, I hope you give these a try and let me know. Happy Baking. Enjoy!

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Homemade Olive Oil Bread Rolls

Nothing like a Yeast Bread, especially these delicious soft Olive Oil Bread Rolls.  Easy Homemade bread never tasted so good. 
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Rising Time4 hrs
Total Time30 mins
Course: Appetizer, Bread and Pizza
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: olive oil rolls, yeast bread rolls
Servings: 12 rolls
Calories: 109kcal
Author: Rosemary Molloy / An Italian in my Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons water (tepid)
  • 3/4 teaspoon honey
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
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Instructions

  • In a small bowl add the water and honey, sprinkle the yeast on top and let sit for 5 minutes.  Then stir.
  • In the bowl of your stand up mixer whisk together the flour and salt, make a well in the middle and add the yeast mixture and oil.  With the hook attachment knead until the dough comes together and forms a ball (about 10-12 minutes, stop halfway and scrape off the dough from the hook and the sides of the bowl).
  • Remove the dough to a flat surface and knead into a ball, place in a lightly oiled bowl (roll in the dough in the bowl), cover and let rise in a warm draft free area for approximately 2 hours, or doubled in bulk.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl and punch down, form into 10 - 12 balls** (keep the dough covered while making the balls), place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, cover and let rise in a warm draft free area for approximately 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
  • Pre-heat oven to 400F (200C).
  • Brush the dough balls with a little olive oil and bake for approximately 10-15 minutes, until golden and when tapped on the bottom there is a hollow sound.  Let cool or eat warm.  Enjoy!

**You can also roll the dough balls into a long rectangle shape and roll up (see photo).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 27mg | Calcium: 0.3% | Iron: 5.5%
    Nothing like a Yeast Bread, especially these delicious soft Olive Oil Bread Rolls.  Easy Homemade bread never tasted so good.  #bread #rolls #Thanksgiving #Christmas
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