Servings : 15-16 rolls
Crisp on the outside, yet cloud-soft and buttery on the inside…these flavourful and aromatic beauties are THE best rolls to have with any meal. The rich buttery taste combined with the subtle garlic flavour and the burst of aroma from the fresh herbs used make having one of these babies a fantastic experience. I sprinkled them with sesame seeds and dusted a bit of black pepper powder on some for a spicy kick.
This dough recipe is one of my favourite inventions in the breads category! Baking bread is one of the most wonderful, relaxing experiences, and it certainly is my favourite thing to do in the cooking department!
Ingredients for dough
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 tsp. instant yeast
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. melted butter
- 4 tbsp. oil
- 2 tbsp. milk powder
- 1/4 cup warm water (you might need a little more or less)
Ingredients for garlic filling
- 2 tbsp. room temperature butter
- 2 tbsp. freshly chopped coriander/parsley
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp. garlic paste or some finely chopped garlic (increase for a more potent garlic flavour)
- 1-2 very finely chopped green chili (optional)
Instructions
If you want the garlic filling more ‘potent’ and garlicky, add more garlic. You can play around with the filling ingredients, using more or less butter, more or less herbs etc…as you prefer it. You can make extra garlic butter and save it for garlic bread or garlic toast. It stores beautifully in the fridge for up to a week.
Sieve the flour, then add milk powder, baking powder, sugar, yeast and salt. Then add the oil and butter and the egg, and mix together. Now add all the milk. Start kneading together and gradually add the water a little at a time. You might not need it all, so add it sparingly until your dough is nice and soft. Knead for a good 8-10 minutes. The more you knead it the softer the rolls will be.
Touch a bit of oil with your fingertips and apply all over the ball of dough. Cover in a bowl and set aside for 40mins to an hour for it to double in size.
Divide the dough into two balls. Keep one ball covered whilst you are working on the other one. Dust some flour on your working surface and roll it out into a rectangular shape, about quarter inch thickness. Using the back of a spoon, apply your garlic filling all over the surface. Then roll up the dough from the longer side, like a swiss roll.
Cut the roll into about 8 pieces. Place them close to each other on a greased baking dish. Repeat with the other ball of dough.
Once all the rolls are done, brush the remaining garlic butter on the tops and cover loosely with cling film or a towel, let the rolls double in size. Then pre-heat your oven at 180 C. You can brush some egg on the rolls if you like, and you can sprinkle some sesame seeds for decorative purposes. I even dusted some black pepper powder on some. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden on top.
When you remove the rolls, keep them covered under a kitchen towel for about 10 minutes to further soften them.
Serve warm!
can i use my kenwood mixer to make this receipe, or does it hav to be mxed by hand?
You can use the mixer, I tend to prefer kneading doughs by hand though.
fauzia ji forgot to put the eg:( remembering in the end:(…now wat will happen
It will be fine. 🙂
For the garlic rolls..what can u use instead of the egg?
You can use 2 tbsp. yoghurt in place of the egg.
Tried this recipe yesterday without the milk powder. Delicious stuff! Love your work ladies, two thumbs up from me.
Salam fauzia..i wan to mak th half of th recipe for th trial bt what to fo abt th egg..should i put one egg ib half th quantity of recipe?
W/Salaam. Beat and use half the egg.
Assalaams fauzia. Just made these delicious garlic rolls for my daughter’s picnic. Went down well with everyone however I found my garlic butter all ‘melted’ away in the rolls. Think I might have made the butter too soft. Shukran for a wonderful recipe.
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My yummy garlic rolls just came out of the oven and they are delicious. I usually don’t like working with dough but the simplicity of this recipe did wonders for me.
Thank you!!
Assalam Fauzia, I want to try
Assalam Fauzia, I want to try this recipe but can I use chicken filling instead of the garlic filling.
Thank you.
W/Salaam, sounds fine! 🙂
W/Salaam, sounds fine! 🙂
I tried this recipe and it
I tried this recipe and it turned iut pretty good.Next time I would add more garlic for better results.:)
Salaam I am New here and I
Salaam I am New here and I have just tried this recipe want to ask why do You use milk and milk powder. I followed the recipe and I added cheese to the filling turned out very good. Thanks for the recipe.
W/Salaam, thank you! Milk is
W/Salaam, thank you! Milk is for softness, milk powder adds a light fluffy texture to the bread.
Aslmkm can i use same dough
Aslmkm can i use same dough for mince rolls too fauzia??
W/Salaam, yes you can.
W/Salaam, yes you can.
Made them…. it was a hit…
Made them…. it was a hit… soft and perfect… jazakallah khair 😀
Can you explain method of
Can you explain method of using a mixer for this recipe
Sorry I knead these by hand.
Sorry I knead these by hand.
salams sis can I put cheese
salams sis can I put cheese with garlic butter pls
W/Salaam, yes you can.
W/Salaam, yes you can.
Hello, I love all your
Hello, I love all your recipes. Thanking for sharing this one. I just wanted to check if I can bake these in my LG Microwave. The Microwave does have an option of Convection and Combination Baking. Can you please guide me about the temperature and baking part? Thanks!
Hi and thanks. Sorry but I
Hi and thanks. Sorry but I have personally never cooked/baked in a microwave so am not sure on how the timing and temperature will vary.
I m very picky when it cums
I m very picky when it cums to trying recipes from any website but after reading nice comments i tried garlic rolls, cinnamon buns n banana Bread, they were all PERFECT. jazakillah o khyrr… I also tried savoury muffins but may b i was expecting it to taste a certain way n they were not so…. Anyways Inshallah I will try sum more very soon.
Hi fauzia! I have tried this
Hi fauzia! I have tried this recipe multiple times using instant yeast and it is always a success. However, currently I am not able to find instant yeast and hence substituted with “rapid Rise Yeast” and it has been a disaster as both the times I made the same recipe and it didn’t rise at all. Could you tell me whether rapid rise isn’t the perfect subsitute?
Hi, sorry but I personally
Hi, sorry but I personally only ever use Instant Yeast. Maybe you need to activate the rapid rise yeast by mixing it first in warm water like how active dry yeast functions. Please refer to this note: http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/dough-not-rising-find-out-why
Mam….pls heartily request.
Mam….pls heartily request..pls upload fruit bread or custard bread recipe. .my brother loves it nd I wana gift him my hand made..friut bread to him. ..thnx…pls pls…upload soon…waiting
Will definitely try. 🙂
Will definitely try. 🙂
Pleas i can use wheat flour
Pleas i can use wheat flour for any receipe l am a heart patien pleaze anser me pleazethank
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
Can i use oregano herbs?
Can i use oregano herbs?
Yes you can.
Yes you can.