Sourdough Hawaiian Rolls

A sweet and pillowy twist on the classic roll, kissed with pineapple and made magical with your sourdough starter.

🍍 Sourdough Hawaiian Rolls

🧾 Spellbook Summary

• 🥄 Course: Side Dish

• 🏡 Style: Cottage Comfort (American-inspired)

• 🌕 Rise Time: 10 hours 8 minutes (a true overnight enchantment)

• 🔥 Bake Time: 30 minutes (just enough time for a tidy-up and tea)

• 🕯️ Total Time: 10 hours 38 minutes

• 👩‍👧‍👦 Yields: 12 Soft, Golden Rolls

• ✨ Energy (Calories): ~207 kcal per roll

🧺 Tools from the Cottage Cupboard

• 🌀 Stand Mixer (or strong hands and a wooden spoon, if you prefer the old ways)

• 🌾 Measuring Cups (for precise potion proportions)

• 🔮 9x13-Inch Baking Dish (your vessel of transformation)

ingredients

🌿 For This Spell, You’ll Need:

• 🧈 42g Butter, melted and slightly cooled (sunshine in solid form)

• 🍍 250g Pineapple Juice, unsweetened (for that golden island kiss)

• 🥛 100g Milk, room temperature (from a happy homestead)

• 🍯 75g Sugar (sweet as a cottage breeze)

• 🧂 10g Salt (to balance the sweet with just a pinch of grounding)

• 🌾 175g Active Sourdough Starter (bubbly, happy, and alive with magic)

• 🌙 550g Bread Flour (strong enough to rise to the occasion)

dough

🌀 Weaving the Magic (Instructions)

• Melt the Golden Blend

  In a small saucepan, combine the pineapple juice, milk, sugar, and butter. Warm gently over low heat until the butter and sugar just melt together—do not boil. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature. (The potion must not be too hot, or it will scare away the sourdough spirits.)

• Prepare the Dry Base

  In the bowl of your stand mixer, whisk together the bread flour and salt—this forms the foundation of your dough spell.

• Combine and Knead

  Pour the cooled milk mixture into the mixing bowl. Add your active sourdough starter and mix on medium speed for about 5 minutes, until a soft dough forms. Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel, and let it rest for 1 hour in a warm, quiet place.

rested dough

• Shape the Spell

  After its rest, gently stretch and fold the dough into a ball. Do this by pulling one edge of the dough and folding it toward the center. Rotate the bowl and repeat until a smooth, round dough moon forms. Cover once again and let it rise 8–10 hours, or overnight, until doubled in size.

shaped rolls

• Divide and Nestle

  Turn the risen dough onto a lightly floured surface. Cut into 12 equal pieces and shape each one into a soft, round ball. Place them snugly in a greased 9x13 baking dish, like sleeping village stones. Cover with a clean, damp towel, and let them rise once more for about 1 hour, or until beautifully puffy.

risen rolls

• Bake to Golden Glory

  Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake the rolls for 30–35 minutes, or until the tops are gloriously golden and your kitchen smells like warm sunlight and comfort.