Whole Wheat-Oats Onion Roll & Awards

Know what you Eat - Oats are an excellent source of iron, dietary fiber and thiamin. They also contain antioxidants that are believed to protect the circulatory system from diseases such as arteriosclerosis, which affects the arterial blood vessel. Whole wheat is rich in dietary fiber and is a good source of iron. Onion is a powerful anti-septic that is rich in vitamins A, B and C. It is a potent source of folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, chromium, iron and dietary fiber.

For the saturday morning breakfast i normally try something new and last week end baked these onion roll. Next time when i bake i am going to add some chilli peppers or cayenne pepper to make it real spicy.

Preparation Time - 10 mins

Cooking Time - 30 mins

Makes - 6 buns

Ingredients:

Whole wheat pastry flour - 1 cup

Whole Oat flour - 1 cup

Yeast(for whole grain) - 1 1/2 tsp

Warm Milk- 1/4 cup

Onion 1 small - chopped into fine pieces

Salt - 1 tsp or to taste

Sugar - 1/4 tsp

Butter - 1 tsp(room temperature)

Oil(Olive/Canola/Sunflower) - 1 tsp

Method:

1) Soak yeast in warm milk along with sugar and let it sit for 15 minutes to foam and rise.

2) Once the yeast is activated mix the Wheat flour, Oat flour, Salt, onion, butter and the yeast mixture.

3) Knead and make it into a soft dough.

4) Cover and leave it in a bowl for about 1 hour till the dough doubles in size.

5) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

6) Now knead the dough one more time and make it into small balls and keep in a baking tray covered with parchment paper. Flatten the balls slightly in the middle.

7) Brush the top with oil and bake till a knife inserted comes out clean.

8) Enjoy with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

Event Participation

1) This is our entry to Susan's yeast spotting event.

2) This goes to EFM June Breakfast series hosted by Srish.

3) This dish goes to Original Recipes - Monthly Round up Event hosted by Lorie.

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