Irish Oaten Rolls

Baking has been a lifelong passion of mine. Anyone I know can vouch for that. I love trying out new things, and it's always encouraging when a new recipe turns out good. I've wanted to make bread for a bit, but I don't eat a lot of bread on my own, and living in university halls, I don't have a lot of freezer space. Therefore, I decided to make rolls. But I also wanted to try something new. I found this recipe on one of the food blogs I read, and it caught my eye.

This recipe makes 12 rolls
Ingredients:
400 g wholemeal flour
100 g oats, plus a little bit to sprinkle over the rolls before they go in the oven
1 tsp salt
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
300 ml Guinness
150 ml natural yogurt
4 tbsp vegetable/sunflower oil
4 tbsp honey

1. Preheat the oven to 220 °C.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Measure and mix the wets. A good tip is to alternate between the oil and the honey, starting with the oil, which makes the honey run off the spoon more easily.
4. Add the wets to the dry and mix well. The dough is supposed to be a little bit sticky, but if it seems too sticky, add some extra flour.
5. Form the dough into 12 rolls. Keep the tap running with cold water, so that you can rinse off your hands every now and then, which also makes it easier to form the rolls.
6. Just before you put the rolls in the oven, sprinkle a bit of oats over them, and press them a bit down into the rolls. The rolls are supposed to be a bit flattened, about 3-4 cm thick.
7. Put the rolls in the oven for about 12-15 minutes, until they are dark brown.

Serve with some butter and a topping of your choice, like a slice of mild cheese or marmalade.