Carrot rolls have been my favourite ever since my childhood. My
mother often made them, and they were just the best thing when warm
and fresh. I also make these rolls quite often, especially as I need
some evening snacks twice a week to make it through my language
class, where I go straight from work and skip dinner on those days.
Then these rolls and all sorts of vegetable broths are life-savers.
This recipe is just one variation of the rolls. I normally just make
them with the fingertip feel, without measuring the ingredients. I
used both orange and purple carrots here in order to get a more
vibrant colour. You can also add oat flakes and all sorts of seeds to
this recipe, whatever you happen to have in the cupboard.
Carrot rolls
Ingredients
240 g spelt flour
200 g wheat flour
1 tbsp dry yeast
1 tsp salt
250 ml lukewarm water
1 orange carrot grated
1 purple carrot grated
4 tbsp olive oil
Method
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add the grated carrots to the lukewarm water and mix it to the dry
ingredients.
Knead for about 10 minutes, and also add the olive oil.
Let rise for about one hour under a teatowel.
Shape rolls from the dough and bake them at 220 C for about 10
minutes or until done.
Enjoy!
Your VegHog
these look lovely - I would be happy with lots of carrot rolls in my life but would probably not get to share my bread with the rest of the household as much - so I think it sounds wonderful to have eaten these a lot as a kid and as an adult
ReplyDeleteThey really are nice. I have a new batch in the oven as we speak. :)
DeleteThese look and sound absolutely wonderful! I think I need them in my life soon! I don't have access to many multi-color carrots but I'm assuming you can do it with any regular carrot, too, eh!?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer! And yes, we certainly didn't have any purple heritage carrots in the 1980s Finland, so any carrot will do. I've also made such rolls with parsnip and swede, it's all good!
DeleteI've tried a lot of different vegetable/fruit based rolls, but I can honestly say, I've never tried carrot rolls. Yesterday, I saw a recipe for carrot dogs. That's new to me also. I never could stand hotdogs (even naturally made) but I do love carrots and have marinated them in a variety of ways, so I'll be trying that at some point. I know my daughter would love the carrot rolls.
ReplyDeleteCarrots are great as they are so versatile. I hope that you'll get to try carrot rolls at some point. :)
DeleteI adore these, I need to give your bread roll recipes a go, one day I will - i promise.
ReplyDeleteThank you Shaheen! They are really nice when fresh. I think I'll have to make another batch today, as will have a busy course day again tomorrow, and of course I have some excess carrots flying around. :)
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