🧄 Warm Garlic Dinner Rolls (Soft, Fluffy, and Balkan-Inspired)
AppetizersBalkan RichardObradovic Jun 14, 2025 67
Description
These soft, homemade garlic rolls were a Sunday classic on Balkan tables. Fluffy inside, golden outside, and brushed with real garlic butter — perfect for sharing or soaking up soup.
Ingredients
🥛 200 ml warm milk (¾ cup)
🧈 50 g unsalted butter, melted (3 ½ tbsp)
🥚 1 large egg
🧄 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
🌾 400 g all-purpose flour (3 ⅓ cups)
🧂 1 tsp salt
🍯 1 tsp sugar
🍞 7 g active dry yeast (1 packet)
Preparation
1️⃣ Activate yeast: Stir sugar and yeast into the warm milk. Let sit for 10 minutes until bubbly.
2️⃣ Make the dough: Add the egg, melted butter, salt, and flour. Mix until smooth.
3️⃣ Knead & rise: Knead for 5–6 minutes, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
4️⃣ Shape rolls: Divide into 12 pieces and form into soft rolls.
5️⃣ Add garlic: Mix chopped garlic with a spoon of butter and brush over each roll.
6️⃣ Bake: Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 20–25 minutes until golden.
Total Time
🛠️ Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook: 25 min
🕒 Total: 45 min + 60 min rise
Nutritional Value
🔥 220 kcal
💪 Protein: 5 g
🧈 Fat: 8 g (Saturated: 3 g)
🍞 Carbohydrates: 30 g
🧂 Sodium: 280 mg
Advice
Brush the rolls again with garlic butter as soon as they’re out of the oven — they’ll melt hearts.
Status
🥖 Fluffy garlic rolls fresh from the oven — soft, golden, and soaked in real butter.
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