Finnish Carrot Rolls

Made-from-scratch dinner rolls. We had a Finnish exchange student a few years ago, who shared her family recipe for holiday dinner rolls. We love them fresh out of the oven with a little honey or butter on them.

Original recipe makes 36 rolls

Ingredients

2 cups milk
4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
4 carrots, grated
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 20 mins

Directions

  1. Heat milk in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until warmed, about 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup flour and yeast to warm milk. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir carrots, honey, and salt into yeast mixture. Mix flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, into carrot mixture, mixing thoroughly after each addition until a smooth dough forms. Mix butter into dough until thoroughly integrated using your hands. Cover bowl with a damp, clean towel.
  3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place bowl with dough on top of oven while it preheats until dough has doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
  4. Form dough into rolls and arrange on a baking sheet; loosely cover dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and let rise, 20 to 30 minutes.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 84 kcal
Carbohydrates: 14.9 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Fat: 1.6 g
Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 2.3 g
Sodium: 83 mg