Gluten Free Cloverleaf Rolls
These gluten free cloverleaf rolls are soft, fluffy, and packed with flavor! As if that wasn't enough, they're also easy to make and ready in about an hour - the perfect compliment to any meal.
Servings 9 rolls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups high quality gluten free flour see notes
- 1 Tablespoon gluten free yeast I use Instant
- 2 Tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg - room temp
- ½ cup + 2 Tablespoons warm water see notes
- ½ cup oil see notes
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning I love Feast Mode Italian Fusion
- ⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese I buy it pre-grated in a package
FOR THE GARLIC BUTTER:
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- ⅛ teaspoon or more to taste garlic salt
Instructions
- Grease 9 wells of a muffin tin with cooking spray or oil. Set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer, add flour, yeast, sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, water, and oil.
- Mix on medium speed about 1 minute, until dough is smooth. It should be too sticky to handle with your hands.
- Add Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese, and mix until combined.
- In a small bowl, melt 1 Tablespoon of butter. Stir in garlic salt.
- Rub a small amount of the garlic butter onto your hands, pinch off about a 1 Tablespoon size ball and roll it into a ball between your hands.
- Place 3 of these balls side-by-side in each well of the muffin tin. They should be pretty cozy and fill a large portion of the well.
- Cover the rolls loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place. I heat the oven to 100 degrees F, then turn it off and put the rolls inside to rise. It should take about 20 minutes and the rolls will be fluffy and almost doubled.
- Preheat oven to 350 (remove rolls first if they were rising inside).
- Remove plastic wrap and bake about 15 minutes, until rolls are a light golden brown and done inside.
- Allow to cool for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- I have found that for this particular recipe, Namaste yields the best texture, and you can buy it for a great price at Costco. I would also recommend Better Batter or GF Jules
- When you're adding the flour, be sure to stir it first, then scoop into a measuring cup and level off with the flat side of a knife. This method is important, because it ensures you aren't getting too much flour in the dough. Too much flour = dense and gritty rolls and we don't want that!
- This recipe is perfect for a smaller group but we often double it for our family of 6
- To make this recipe dairy free, omit parmesan cheese (or use a DF sub), use Italian seasoning, and sub oil or DF butter alternative in the garlic butter.
- To freeze: make and bake the rolls as directed, allow to cool completely on a cooling rack (outside of the pan), then freeze in freezer bags for up to 2 months. Warm in the microwave or wrapped in foil in a 300 degree oven when ready to enjoy.
- Please be sure all your ingredients are gluten free. Some types of yeast and seasonings contain gluten or are cross-contaminated.