Soft Hawaiian Rolls Recipes

Bring the classic Hawaiian flavors of pineapple and coconut to your homemade dinner rolls. These sweet Hawaiian rolls are buttery and soft. They are perfect just on their own or slathered with more butter. We even use them for sandwiches and burger buns.

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup (240 ml) Pineapple Juice room temperature or warmer
▢ ¼ cup (60 ml) Coconut cream room temperature
▢ 2 ¼ teaspoon (7 g) Instant yeast 1 packet
▢ 2 tablespoon Sugar
▢ 4 tablespoon Butter
▢ 1 Egg large
▢ 2 teaspoon Salt
▢ 3 cups (375 g) All-purpose flour
▢ ½ cup (60 g) All-Purpose Flour (for kneading)

Egg wash

▢ ½ Egg beaten

Instructions

Yeast

Ensure the pineapple and coconut cream is warm, not cold.
In a bowl, combine pineapple juice, coconut cream, yeast, egg, and sugar.
Stir and set aside to foam for 3 to 5 mins.

Dough

Measure the flour and salt in a mixer bowl.
Add the yeast mixture.
Knead on medium speed for about a minute scraping the sides of the bowl.
Once all the flour is incorporated, knead the dough for three minutes until smooth.
The dough will be soft and a little sticky by very elastic.
Add the soft room temperature butter, a little at a time with the mixer on medium-low.
The dough will again become sticky but it will come with kneading for 2 more minutes.

1ST RISE

Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface.
Form the dough into a smooth ball and place the dough in an oiled bowl seam side down. Coat the surface with oil to prevent drying.
Cover with plastic and leave in a warm place for about an hour until double in size.

Divide and shape

When the dough is double in volume, transfer to a well-dusted work surface.
Divide the dough into portions – 16 small, 12 medium or 8 large buns.
Hold each piece of dough in your hand and gather all the seems together.
Place seam side down on the counter surface.
Place your hand on the ball and move your hand back and forth rolling the ball in your palm making sure the seams stay down at all times.
This will compress the dough, which bakes beautifully, as well as seals the seams.

Proof and bake

Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper or a greased 13 x 9 sheet pan.
Cover with a clean kitchen cloth.
Let rest in a warm place for about 45 minutes, until almost double in size.
When almost doubled in size, preheat the oven to 190 C/ 375 F.
Brush the rolls with egg wash.
Bake for about 20 to 22 minutes, until lightly golden.

Keep them soft

When you take them out of the oven.
Remove from the baking tray and instantly wrap them in a clean kitchen cloth for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes – open the cloth and let cool completely.

Recipe Notes

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