I am fond of the flavoured buns and rolls which we get in bakeries. When I saw these buns I quickly wanted to try it and so far I have made it thrice with different proportions of the flour. I always want to try my hands with wheat flour when it comes to buns/rolls – One such example is these savoury buns because it is the only chance I can experiment. Because I havent succeeded using wheat flour for cakes , atleast cookies I can say they are good.
Whole Wheat Garlic Rolls Recipe
Recipe source: The chef and her kitchen
Makes 6 medium sized rolls
Ingredients:
- Wheat Flour – 1 and 1/2 cup
- Plain Flour – 1/2 cup
- Warm Water- 3/4 cup
- Milk – 2 tbsp (optional)
- Active Dry Yeast – 1/2 tbsp
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Sugar – 1/2 tbsp
- Olive Oil – 1/2 tbsp
- Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
For Garlic Spread:
- Salted butter, at room temperature – 2 tbsp
- Minced garlic – 6 big cloves
- Chopped coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
- Green chillies – 1 finely chopped / paste
Method:
Keep the dough in a warm place(near your kitchen stove) undisturbed for 1 hr. Keep covered with a wet muslin cloth/plastic wrapper. By this time the dough would have raised well. Now knead it once again with 1/2 tsp of oil and spread it out using chapathi roller for about 1/2inch thickness to form a rectangle/square. Dust flour if needed.
Add warm water,milk,oil,sugar and salt in a wide bowl, add yeast to it and dissolve completely.Then add maida, wheat flour and knead it to a soft sticky dough.
Keep the dough in a warm place(near your kitchen stove) undisturbed for 1 hr. Keep covered with a wet muslin cloth/plastic wrapper. By this time the dough would have raised well. Now knead it once again with 1/2 tsp of oil and spread it out using chapathi roller for about 1/2inch thickness to form a rectangle/square. Dust flour if needed.
Prepare the garlic spread by mixing butter, coriander leaves and chilli paste. Now spread this garlic spread on one side of the rolled dough.Roll from one end to another gently and firmly.Reserve little spread for the topping.
Now cut it into 2 halves. Then cut each halves into 3 rolls each so that you get 6 large rolls(I got a extra tiny one too:)). Brush it with little milk on top. Then spread the remaining garlic spread on top of the cut side and sprinkle sesame seeds on top of it.Now keep them arranged in a greased tin with cut side up.
Now allow it to raise again for 30mins. Then preheat the oven for 180 deg C for 10mins.Keep the tin near the oven for good raising again, it will start sticking to each other.The first pic below is after 30mins, the second pic is after the preheating time. Bake it at 180 deg C for 25-30mins or until the buns starts browning like in the third pic below.
Now allow it to raise again for 30mins. Then preheat the oven for 180 deg C for 10mins.Keep the tin near the oven for good raising again, it will start sticking to each other.The first pic below is after 30mins, the second pic is after the preheating time. Bake it at 180 deg C for 25-30mins or until the buns starts browning like in the third pic below.
Now pull them apart and enjoy every bite.These buns are very soft and has a very aromatic flavour which fills in your home with its flavour when its baking.
My Notes:
- Water quantity purely depends on the flour so adjust accordingly. Judge the dough such that the dough is slightly sticky.
- You can add 1 tbsp yeast to make to raise even faster. You can even add 1tsp and allow it to raise for a longer time say 2-3 hours.
- The spread can be your own choice, you can even try vegetable/paneer stuffing. You can use the same method for making basic buns too.
- You can also replace the entire 2cups of flour with maida for a even more softer and bakery kind of bun. With full maida you will get a very softer bakery style buns.
- The buns starts browning to golden brown only during the last 10-15mins so dont panic like me 🙂 Check if the buns are done after 25 mins then proceed with the extra baking time.
mouth watering clicks and a sure try one.thanks for sharing.
U know wat??
I thought u had already posted this..
I hv seen this buns so many times that I got confused like u r posting it again with some variation..he he..
and coming to buns,looks really yumm n they turned out gr8…Do u use the yeast which we get in India?
@Prathiba : Ha ha I know the blog world is flowing with these buns 🙂 Yes I use the yeast we get in india I use a brand named 'Bake King' for all my yeasted bakes which works good
OMG…I am drooling here seeing your yummy buns…and great pics…
FunWidFud
Looks lovely and baked to perfection… No matter how many times u post the recipe with variations… each one looks too good… well done..
Reva
The rolls look lovely and more so since they are baked with wholewheat flour!
Lite Bite
Looks awesome 🙂 I badly want to give it a try again but damn scared to use yeast. The last click is awesome 🙂
Wow, tats looking yummy. donno when am i going to prepare all these 😉 Pass that plate here, i'll finish it rite now :)lovely clicks as always
buns looks mouthwatering and superyumm…love anything with garlic…
SANYUKTA
http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/
Looks yum…taste perfect for a evening with chai 🙂
yummy buns n the clicks r awesome.. n demo is self explanatory..
perfect buns…nice pics!!!
Even I had the same feel as prathiba 😀 Looks so yum and whole wheat makes it healthy too! Looks nice!
Garlic buns looks absolutely inviting, prefect snacks for evening snack with a cup of coffee..
Wow!! The garlic breads look so perfect…loved the pics too 🙂
These look super…must try…love the shape of it…
looks prefect and wonderful..awesome clicks!
Perfect presentation.. looks so yumm !!
Indian Cuisine
Superb…I need one to pull apart n bite into:-(
Great step by step clicks..
Oh my! Looks too good and i too love flavored buns, I am so making this soon :)Wonderful!
even as prathiba said i too thought u have already made this.Looks so perfect and yummy and i would love to have a bite.
great clicks and nice stepwise presentation too
Mouthwatering rolls perfect and delicious,love your presentation.
This looks really very tasty:)
I am always up for these rolls. Your pictures tell the story how garlicky n flavorful they are 🙂
US Masala
Looks absolutely yumm and gorgeous clicks sharmi…
Looks too awesome…I have alwayz been a bit apprehensive of using yeast…But u have explained it so well tht i must give it a try!! All ur recipes i have tried so far have been instant hits at home…d latest one being ur mint & lemon cooler!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
As every says this is ever green recipe in blog world 🙂 …I do almost the same way too using wheat flour …nice pics dear
wow.. yummy garlic rolls. would love to have it. looks very nice. and i like you badam kheer cup on the sidebar.
This garlic rolls liiks divine…yummm!!!
My, Sharmi, these look delicious. Love that they're whole-wheat.
WOW!! Love these garlic flavored buns..Fabulous clicks!
These look great! Bookmarked
This eggless whole wheat garlic buns looks awesome. nice treat to tea.
Simply love these yummy rolls…Recipe Bookmarked…Awesome clicks too
http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/
Whole wheat is a great choice and they look perfect!
wow..beautiful presentation and looks very delicious,,,:)
Your clicks are superb and the step by step procedure makes it sound so simple. Yummmm
Cheers,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
delicious have made this we enjoy it
your addition of whole wheat is healthy looks wonderful
Wow….love that pictorial….thank u for sharing….love the flavour of garlic in buns….
Those garlic buns look fantastic!
nice clicks..nice recipe..looks so yumm!!!
I made one from Suhaina's blog and loved it – ddin't take pics though – have to next time.
Yours look really tempting.
Garlic buns are my fav…wheat flour is healthy …just perfect!
Hi,
first time here…
These look wonderful and delicious! Great directions and photos!
ah garlic rolls..brilliant for this weather
Yummy garlic rolls love them..
that is some awesome buns you got there..
Luvly garlic buns…U made it in healthy way
The buns look tempting and since its eggless and healthy too, I shall surely try this out.
They look perfect. I would love to try this with whole wheat flour .. yummm
wow I love this! Very healthy yet very flavoursome and delicious.
Those look utterly mouthwatering
Looks so amazing…. I'm going to go buy yeast so that i can try it right now!!!!
Baked stuffed buns n garlic roll for the first time n they rocked!
lovely buns,geat clicks..m inspired to try right awaay,
Great easy to make recipe, it came out very well and was admired by my relatives & friends. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
Really lovely but tried this morning every thing went fine it raised but not an softy one .
@Anonymous : Sorry abt that….am not sure why ur buns were not soft, I doubt on the yeast?!
Hi Sharmilee, Ur recipe looks yummmm.. Can we also substitute the filling with some thing else. Any specifications in it?
@Vidya : Yes you can even add any vegetable filling too but a thin layer….so that its easy to roll
Thank you Sharmilee..
Shall try out soon.
Hi Sharmilee
A very yummy recipe. I have a microwave oven at home. What would be the baking time and temp in that, is it the same?
@Madhu : If you have convection mode then use the same temperature and timing, try that.
hello Shamilee,
the recipe was great…i tried it and the rolls came out well…but i felt that the outer layer of bread was not very soft like of a regular bread..and was bit cheavy to eat….where i must have gone wrong?what made the bread more like elastic and not soft….?
thanks,
@Anon: Not really sure without seeing the dough its hard to judge where it went wrong.Guess it was overbaked?!
hello,
in the list of ingredients for making the dough ,there is addtion of 1/2 tbsp of olive oil…can use vegetable or sunflower oil…incase if olive oil is not there..
thanks.
@Anon : Yes you can use cooking oil
i just tried these rolls……….they came out so good……..a big thank you……the step by step pics made it so easy for me..
Hey Sharmilee, I re-created this yummy goodie in my kitchen, and was delighted at how absolutely yummy they tasted! Have linked you to my post :)Thanks a ton!
http://nansyumyums.blogspot.in/2012/07/whole-wheat-garlic-bun-rolls.html
Hi Sharmilee,
I tried these buns last weekend and they turned out great. On popular demand, I will make these again this weekend with different stuffing. This was the first successful bread/buns recipe for me as I always mess up in some way or the other :). Of course I messed up with measurement in this case also but it still turned out great. Thanks a lot.
Manisha
Thanks,
It's a great food blog.
Apani Rasoi
http://apanirasoi.in
I tried. But did not come soft. WHY?
If the dough has risen properly am sure the buns will turn soft….Keep it in a warm place to make it rise well
Hi Sharmilee,
I am a beginner to cooking. Have tried few of your recipes and they came out well. Great work ! Thank you for inspiring people like me to cook 🙂
Hi..I've been trying out most of your recipes..Everything has been a hit except for the buns..It just doesn't seem to brown..Need Ur expert advice..
You can brush the top with little milk or egg whites for browning….
Hi sharmi,
I tried these buns yesterday n they came out so soft n yummy !
I had been searching for this recipe which used wheat flour. My husband is not in favor of maida n was Googling it out. It was your recipe that made my long cherished "to bake" dream come true 🙂 my husband was like "let's not get these buns from bakery anymore!" What's more encouraging than that 🙂 I told him you owe it to Sharmispassion than to me 🙂
Thank you so much Sharmi 🙂
Regards
Pooja
It feels so good to hear that Pooja!! Keep trying!!
Sharmi!! The recipe is so yummmyyy!!! But alas, i do not have an Oven. I have a mocrowave though.
Can you help me with an alternative solution for baking these buns??
You can bake buns only in convection mode in microwave oven….
Sharmee thank u sooooooo much for this recipe. My family loved it! And on demand have to bake it again.
Ur mentioned measures are so accurate that the bread came out really perfect!
Cant thank u enough 🙂
Hi Sharmee, cant thank u enough for the recipe. My family loved it.
The measures specified by you are so accurate that the bread came out really perfect!
Thank u sooo much 🙂
hi sharmi…i just have to say "WOW". The buns came out super awesome and I was totally amazed. It was soft and golden brown on the outside. You definitely have the knack of describing each and every step, unlike most other bloggers. I am so glad that I found you as my kitchen guide…thanks again for this fabulous recipe! 🙂
Hi Sharmi, tried the buns yesterday and they were simply amazing, although I made them with maida n not wheat flour. The buns were so soft n yummy that everyone at home loved it, especially the kids. they have asked me to make them once again, which I'll happily do so. Thank you sooo…………much, I can't tell you how happy I am to know that now I can make them on a regular basis.
Hi,
Today I tried this recipe but mine was a disaster…mine was not raised that much also it tasted so bad but it was cooked inside too..,
I have used ground nut oil in this recipe, could it be a reason for tha
I am really not sure about why it didnt raise…but the taste will surely differ if groundnut oil is used
I so want to try this recipe but I don't have yeast with me. Can I use baking powder instead of yeast? Will the dough still rise? If not any other alternatives?
No no here yeast has no replacement…..
Can these be made without d maida n jst whole wheat flour?
You can try and see
Everything worked well—turned out pretty good but rolls didnt brown…Baked it in Convention Mode
Hello Sharmilee, Awesome i should say,I have been in sydney for a year,,, Really want to try indian dishes with no oil. Tandoori chicken, tikka and stuff.. DO you have any pages of this sort. I hate the restaurants over here i mean the indian restaurants. They add too much of tomatoes to all dishes, Sometimes i wonder is that a modern version of tamarind paste. I am from chennai too. Nice blog, Its my book mark too. Keep going. 1 upvote now!!!!!
Hi sharmis….is it possible to make this with any replacement of yeast. I want to avoid maida,egg,sugar,yeast. Baking soda and powder is fine. I am googling for such baking recipes…
I havent tried it without yeast so not really sure
Hi!! Great recipe, I tried it today, tasted great but outer layer was hard, I baked for 45-50 mins bks the colour didn't changed (was fresh flour),upto 50mins.raised properly. (Double the size). I feel bks of over baked it turned out hard, but how to check baked or not? apart from colour change.
Oh you can check using a toothpick, if it comes out clean and check for the browning too