{"id":1037,"date":"2013-03-17T19:03:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T02:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2016-03-13T07:36:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T14:36:10","slug":"perfect-dinner-rolls-if-youre-a-leprechaun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Dinner Rolls (if you&#8217;re a leprechaun!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1039\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1039\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"A traditional clover-leaf roll...except it's green!\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-069.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A traditional cloverleaf roll&#8230;except it&#8217;s green!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Are you ready to get some dough under your nails?\u00a0Green dough, to be exact &#8211; since it&#8217;s\u00a0almost\u00a0St. Patrick&#8217;s Day. I&#8217;ll give you my basic recipe for dinner rolls, and then instructions below for making the green clovers. Wow your friends and crank out the shamrocks!<\/p>\n<p>Fair warning, I&#8217;m hitting the green wine, starting&#8230;.NOW! I&#8217;ll try to get the recipe ingredients entered before I lose my focus, and the photos snapped while I&#8217;m still only seeing <em>one<\/em> of everything. (Disclaimer: In case you&#8217;re wondering about my wine glass, this was a gift from my daughter, who understands my obsession for blue ribbons. She&#8217;s not saying I&#8217;m a really <em>top-notch<\/em> whore&#8230;just that I will do nearly anything to add to my ribbon collection.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1038\" style=\"width: 2573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\" wp-image-1038 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?resize=584%2C389\" alt=\"Sl\u00e1inte!\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?w=4272 4272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/st-pat-day-blog.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sl\u00e1inte!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Remember, this is my basic dinner roll recipe. You&#8217;ll have to jazz it up with green food color and follow the photos below for making cloverleaf rolls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\n<p><span class=\"item ERName\">Perfect Dinner Rolls <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">The Rowdy Baker<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">24<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSummary\"><span class=\"summary\">This recipe makes 2 dozen soft, fluffy dinner rolls. You can also flatten out balls of dough for delicious hamburger buns!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 1\/4 cups warm water<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon active dry yeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/3 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/3 cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/3 cup powdered nondairy creamer<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 1\/4 teaspoons salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">6 to 7 cups bread flour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast into the warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the sugar, butter, creamer, salt, and 5 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Slowly add just enough remaining flour to form a soft dough that pulls away from the side of the bowl.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. (Or, if using a stand mixer, knead with a dough hook for approximately 5 minutes.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to coat. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. Punch down.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Divide the dough into 24 equal pieces. Shape into balls (or oblongs if you prefer) and place about an inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover and allow the rolls to rise until doubled.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat oven to 375 F.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake for approximately 12 minutes, or until they are golden brown on top.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cool on a rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.1.09<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Powdered creamer is something I never use in coffee. Ghastly stuff. But I&#8217;ve tried this recipe without it, and the rolls just don&#8217;t turn out as fluffy. Apparently it acts as a dough conditioner. Bite the bullet and use it &#8211; you&#8217;ll love these versatile rolls!<\/p>\n<p>First, a FAIL!<\/p>\n<p>As so often happens, the actual results of my first shamrock experiment didn&#8217;t exactly match the picture in my imagination. It\u00a0was\u00a0late and I&#8217;d\u00a0had my share of green wine, so I went to bed and gave it a fresh try in the morning. Here&#8217;s what\u00a0the first batch\u00a0looked like &#8211; not exactly something that would\u00a0go viral on Pinterest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1040\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Meh.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meh.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Plan &#8220;B&#8221; was to make cloverleaf rolls, using jumbo cupcake pans. They rose beautifully and were a perfect, delicate green; not gopher guts green &#8211; a very edible spring green shade. To make these, add green food coloring to the mixture in your bowl before you add the flour. So simple.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1041\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Roll dough into balls\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-061.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roll dough into balls<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1042\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1042 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Put 3 balls of dough in each cavity. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-062.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spray the pan with a little &#8220;Bakers Joy&#8221; and put 3 balls of dough in each cavity.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1043\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Mmmmm.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blog3-068.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mmmmm.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>May the Good Lord take a liking to you&#8230; but not too soon!<\/p>\n<p>Lorinda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to get some dough under your nails?\u00a0Green dough, to be exact &#8211; since it&#8217;s\u00a0almost\u00a0St. Patrick&#8217;s Day. I&#8217;ll give you my basic recipe for dinner rolls, and then instructions below for making the green clovers. 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