Parker House Rolls

Lazy dinner day.

I'm embarrassed to tell you last night I served soup out of a box.  

In all fairness.. it was organic, and expensive for soup in a box.

The Boyfriend didn't like it.  

But I didn't make it! :)

Anyway, to make up for this soup, I figured I'd make some homemade rolls and a nice salad.  

I used Bobby Flay's recipe for Parker House Rolls, and once I got halfway through I realized I didn't have any all-purpose flour. 

Argh. 

What I did have was whole wheat flour and quinoa flour.  Maybe this is a sign.  Healthier rolls!!

So I subbed ALL the flour in Bobby Flay's recipe.  I used 5 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup quinoa flour. 

The rolls came out nice and buttery.

I won't lie to you- they were a little dense.  But only a little.  

The rolls were good when warmed a little in the microwave. But I wouldn't make them the same way again. 

Why am I bothering with this posting then, you ask?

Because despite being a bit dense, this is an excellent and easy recipe for rolls.  The reason for the denseness is because of the flours I used.  I'm not going to post the recipe, because I don't want you to do what I did.  

Try Bobby Flay's recipe.  If you want to make it healthier, sub HALF of the flour with whole wheat flour, but no more than that.  I did add 1 tsp of garlic powder to the dough for garlicky rolls. I do recommend!

Happy Baking!

Gorgonzola Sage Popovers

Hellloooo Beautiful.

These bad boys have a delicate, hollow interior and a crisp exterior.  

A savory popover with hints of sage, the perfect complement to a nice pork tenderloin, beef roast, chili or soup, or almost any other meal I can think of! 

Add this to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner for a really special dinner roll.

The use of a blender in making these popovers makes sure that air is incorporated in the batter, which enables the popovers to blister and give them the beautiful, hollow interior.  

Make sure you use clarified butter when called for, or the popovers will burn.