Sourdough Sweet Hawaiian Rolls

Delicious sourdough sweet hawaiian rolls made with fermented sourdough, pineapple juice and without refined sugar are a healthy game day recipe. This may seem odd for fall, but pair these sourdough sweet hawaiian dinner rolls with some tangy, savory pulled pork or mini sliders. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser this football season.

With football season upon us, I can’t help myself but to come up with easy and delicious Sunday meals to eat after church while we are watching the game. There is something so fun about game day appetizers. I love to make them into simple meals for the whole family to enjoy. These sourdough sweet hawaiian rolls do not disappoint!

I love to start meals the night before or the morning of church so that we can come home to relax and enjoy a tasty meal. They are so easy to put together and with minimal ingredients, it’s not something that’s too difficult to make.

One thing I love about sourdough, besides the amazing health benefits, is that I can do most of the work while I’m cleaning up dinner from the evening. It’s a nice quiet time. I get to put ingredients into my kitchenaid mixer and watch the dough form.

While the dough is forming, I cleanup the rest of the kitchen for the evening. Although it’s nice to have the dough forming while I’m cleaning up everything else, I do particularly enjoy the act of kneading dough. It’s kind of therapeutic for me. Especially when I’m in there all alone and the kids are listening to my husband read them a story. With the seasons changing and the nights getting earlier, it’s a cozy special time in my home.

The night before, I whip up the dough so that we can have warm dinner rolls for lunch or dinner the next day.

Benefits and Tips for Sourdough

• You must have a fed and active sourdough starter to use for this recipe. If you do not have one, I recommend checking out farmhouse on boone for tips on starting one.
• Sourdough acts as a prebiotic this means that it helps feed the “good” bacteria in your intestines.
• Sourdough can help to maintain a stable, healthy digestive system.
• It may also lower the risk for chronic disease and may even promote healthy aging
• Lower in gluten than other forms of bread, so many people with gluten intolerances are able to digest sourdough.

Tips for Sourdough Hawaiian Rolls

• Don’t over knead or under knead your bread. If it passes the window pane test, then you are good to go.
• If it is too sticky, you may add more flour but the honey does make this a stickier dough.

What to Serve with Sourdough Hawaiian Rolls

Depending on the time of day you will be eating these rolls, that will help you decide how you should serve them.

Lunch

I love to serve these rolls with some honey ham and spicy mustard. Another great option would be to add pickles and make it into a cuban sandwich. Honestly you can’t go wrong with how you serve these hawaiian rolls because the sweetness just compliments everything!

Dinner

Use these sourdough hawaiian rolls as your classic dinner rolls with some butter and they’ll sure be a hit! Another great idea is to fill them with pulled pork or bbq chicken. Since these rolls are small, you could also make a fun dinner with homemade mini sliders. I’m sure the kids would love that!

Supplies Needed

• Kitchenaid mixer with dough attachment or a big mixing bowl
• 9 x 13 baking dish
• Tea towel or plastic wrap
• Knife

Sourdough Sweet Hawaiian Rolls Ingredients

How To Make Sourdough Sweet Hawaiian Dinner Rolls

1. Place the dough hook on the stand mixer and add all ingredients into a bowl. Mix until the dough comes together. (you can also knead this by hand, it will just take about ten minutes). *This dough is quite sticky because of the honey.
2. Place in a greased bowl. (or just add coconut oil or butter all around the mixer bowl) Allow it to rise overnight.
3. The next morning, grease a 9 x 13 baking dish
4. Divide the dough into eight loose balls and place them in the greased baking dish
5. Brush the dough balls with coconut oil and then cover the baking dish with a tea towel
6. Allow them to rest at room temperature for 2 hours (you are looking for them to double in size). I like to do steps 3-6 in the morning before church and then do the rest of the steps once we get home.
7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
8. Place the baking dish into the oven for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown
9. Once the rolls are cooled, you can cut them open to fill and enjoy. Or just add butter for a classic sweet dinner roll.

How to store sourdough rolls

You can store these rolls in the fridge for 7 days or these are great to store in the freezer for 1 month. If you store in the freezer, make sure to pull them out the night before or the morning of to defrost on your counter.

Be sure to let me know if you made these rolls, I’d love to hear how you served them!

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Sincerely, 
        Katy

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