Green Onion Rolls Food

GREEN ONION, THYME AND SAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Put the flours, yeast and salt in a large bowl (or stand mixer bowl). Make a well in the center and pour in the water. Mix everything together well (by hand with a wooden spoon or, if by machine, with a dough hook on medium speed) to make a smooth, soft dough ball, 2 to 4 minutes. If doing by machine, continue to knead on medium-high speed for 5 minutes. Otherwise, put the dough on a clean work surface sprinkled with a little flour and knead for about 10 minutes.
• To test to see if the dough has been kneaded enough, form into a ball with a nice taut top. Put some flour on your finger and then prod the dough to make a small indent. If the dent springs back all the way, this means the dough is kneaded enough. If not, then knead a little bit more.
• Put the dough on the work surface (sprinkled with a little flour if you haven't already done so) and then flatten it out with a rolling pin to about an 8-inch round, 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Put the green onions and thyme in a pile in the center and then bring the sides of the dough up over the filling to enclose. Flip it over so the seam side is down and roll it out to the same size again. Once again, gather the edges up and over, but then knead the dough by hand to incorporate the filling ingredients evenly throughout. You may need to dust with a little more flour as you go if the green onions make things a little damp.
• Divide the dough into 10 equal-size pieces and knead each one into a ball with a nice taut top. Put the rolls, seam-side down and spaced apart, on a large nonstick baking sheet. Spray the rolls with a light spritz of cooking spray and then cover with plastic wrap so that it is airtight, but not too tight as the bread needs to grow.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and leave the bread on a chair about 3 feet away from the oven for 45 minutes, or until the bread has almost doubled in size. To test that the rolls are ready, remove the plastic wrap, put some flour on your finger and prod the side of the dough to make a small dent. The dent should spring back about halfway. When it does, it is ready. If necessary, leave it to rise a bit longer.
• Once ready, brush the dough balls with the beaten egg and lay 3 sage leaves in whatever decorative fashion you like on top of each one. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped underneath. Once ready, remove from the oven and serve warm.

GREEN ONION ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Cut the ends of the green onions off, wash them in water and place in paper towel so that they are dry.
• Place a slice of deli meat on a cutting board or whatever and spread about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese on the deli meat.
• Add the green onion and roll up.

ONION ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine warm milk, sugar, salt and butter.
• In a large warm bowl, pour in warm water, sprinkle yeast over the water and stir until dissolved.
• Add milk mixture, onion and 3 cups flour to the yeast mixture.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add enough additional flour to make a stiff dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board.
• Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8-10 minutes).
• Place dough in a greased bowl, turning dough to grease the top.
• Cover dough and let rise in a warm place (free from drafts) until doubled in bulk (about 1 hour).
• Punch dough down and divide into 14 equal pieces.
• Shape pieces of dough into round balls.
• Place dough balls (about 3 inches apart) on greased baking sheets that have been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Cover and let rise again in draft free, warm place until doubled in bulk (about 1 hour).
• Cut a small"X" into the tops of the rolls with a sharp knife or razor.
• Bake rolls in a preheated 400°F oven for 20 minutes.
• Brush rolls with the egg white/cold water wash.
• Bake rolls 5 minutes longer, or until done.
• Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
• ***Asan option, you can sprinkle the roll tops with a bit of additional minced onion after they are brushed with the egg white wash.