Delicious & Easy Rhodes Rolls Recipes (2024)

FAQs

How to make rhodes rolls rise faster? ›

Why are my rolls taking so long to rise? Dough will thaw and rise faster if it is in a warm spot in your home. Try putting your pan on top the refrigerator or in direct sunlight. You also might try putting on top a heating pad or in the oven with just the light on.

Prepare rolls as directed in step 1, then thaw in refrigerator for at least 8 hours. Rolls may need to continue to rise at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours if not double in size. Continue to step 3 for baking.

Our products do not contain preservatives to extend baked shelf life. If you aren't going to eat them you can freeze baked products for up to 30 days. Or if you baked a loaf of bread for the week, store in the refrigerator in an airtight container to keep them fresh longer.

“If the dough has risen too long, it's going to feel fragile and might even collapse as you poke it,” says Maggie. If this is the case, there's a chance you can save your dough by giving it a quick re-shape.

Everything's coming together when you discover that your bread dough just isn't rising. Fortunately, this is a problem that's relatively easy to diagnose and solve. If your bread dough doesn't rise, you can still use it and fix it by changing up the temperature or mixing in more yeast.

Did you know that yeast can deactivate, which will stop your bread and rolls from rising? Make sure to check the expiration dates on our packages to help ensure you're buying the products with the freshest yeast. Yeast can also be damaged when it is allowed to thaw and refreeze.

If the rolls or bread are browning too quickly, cover them with foil (shiny side up).

Spray your pan with cooking spray. Place frozen dough on your pan. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap to keep from sticking to dough while rising. Place your pan in the refrigerator overnight or all day long.

What to put on top of rolls before baking? ›

This is most commonly done on lean dough rolls. Egg wash: Either egg yolk (to aid in browning), egg white (to add shine), or whole egg wash (for both) can be brushed onto the surface of proofed rolls before baking. I mix the egg with a tablespoon or so of water to help it achieve a brushable consistency.

Too much flour, or not the right kind, could be to blame. Dough made only from flour with a high or even average amount of protein (like bread flour or all-purpose flour) can become tough from overmixing. Protein gives bread structure in the form of gluten—the more you mix and move the dough, the more gluten you get.

Speed Thaw Method – Use with Caution

Preheat oven to 200°F. Then turn the oven off. Boil 2 quarts water and put in a pan on the lowest rack. Put rolls in the oven and let thaw and rise until double in size.

So what do you do if you forget to thaw the dinner rolls the night before, and you're getting close to serving time? Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. When the oven reaches this temperature, take the bread from the freezer and place it on a baking sheet. Place the bread in the oven on a middle rack.

Yeast is an active ingredient that can be damaged and deactivated by being thawed and refrozen. So keep Rhodes frozen solid until you are ready to bake it.

Set the bowl of dough in the microwave and shut the door.

Leave the glass of water in the microwave with the dough. The glass of water and the heat from the microwave will create a warm, moist environment that will help the dough rise faster.

PREP – Spray loaf pan with cooking spray. Place frozen dough in pan, and cover with sprayed plastic wrap to keep it from sticking to dough while rising. RISE – Let rise 4 to 7 hours, until dough is 1 inch above the top of the pan.

The moist, warm environment makes dough rise faster than simply letting it sit on the counter. The humidity inside the oven will keep the dough from drying out while rising.

Refrigerator Method

Place frozen rolls in pan, cover with plastic wrap that's been sprayed with cooking spray, then refrigerate overnight. Optional: if the rolls haven't doubled in size, allow them to continue rising at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. Remove plastic wrap and proceed with the recipe.