Oatmeal Rolls

Whenever we attend a gathering and I ask what to bring, it is always my oatmeal rolls. This week while learning to use my rice cooker I had an abundance of oatmeal so I made a batch. You can use either steel cut oats or regular oatmeal. The steel cut oats give a bit more texture. You can also use most any type of flour, whole wheat of course making a denser roll and white flour creating a light airy one.

Oatmeal Rolls
2 cups cooked oatmeal
3 tbsp. butter melted in hot oatmeal, stir and let cool

In your mixing bowl:
1 tbsp. yeast
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup warm water
Let this mixture sponge in a bowl until bubbly.

1 1/2 tsp. salt
4 1/2-51/2  cups flour

In a bowl with dough hook attached add oatmeal, salt and enough flour to make dough pull from sides. Let knead until smooth and elastic and continue to knead for 5 minutes or so. Cover and let rise until double. Turn dough on to greased board and with greased hands divide dough in half, each half in thirds and finally each third into thirds, forming 18 rolls. Place in greased 8x8 pans and allow to rise until they reach the top of the pans. Bake @ 350* 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans and place on racks to cool or serve immediately.