Oh Boy Brand Ready-Bake Dinner Rolls

I have a fatal diet flaw. I love bread. I know I'm not supposed to. I know I'm encouraged to turn to whole grains. Most of the time that is exactly what I do. However, once in awhile, I long for a good old-fashioned dinner roll.

I am picky; however. I was raised on the amazing baked goods of my grandmother. She made dinner rolls that literally melted in your mouth. Maybe that's why I have to splurge sometimes and have one. I long for that magic taste just one more time.

My search for the perfect dinner roll, beyond my own of course, has proven a difficult one. I have found a few rolls that came close to those of my grandmothers, but none really matched them. The one I am about to review falls into that category.

Oh Boy Brand ready-Bake Dinner Rolls are available in the frozen food section of large Dollar Tree Stores nationwide. A package of 6 retails for, you guessed it, $1.

I decided to give the rolls a try, thinking they would fall very short of my desired outcome. I was surprised to find out that they are actually better than some of the more expensive brands on the market today.

A single roll equals 1 serving, making 6 servings per package. There are 100 calories in each roll.

Each serving contains 2 g of fat. However, none of that comes from saturated or trans fat.

There is, unfortunately 18 g of carbohydrate in each roll. That means that individuals on a low carb diet may wish to steer clear of this product.

Additionally, there are 2 g of sugar and 160 mg of salt. Luckily, these rolls have no cholesterol count.

On the flip side, Oh Boy Brand Ready-Bake Dinner Rolls offer 3 g of protein and 1 g of fiber. They also provide 10% of the daily-recommended amount of vitamin C, 6% of the needed iron and 2 % of the required calcium.

Ingredients include bleached flour, dextrose, malted barley flour, salt, soy flour, soy oil, vegetable shortening with partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, water and yeast. They also contain dough conditioners, mono and diglycerides, potassium bromate, and yeast nutrients like anylase, azodicarbonamide, ammonium phosphate, calcium dioxide, calcium sulfate, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, dicalcium phosphate, hydrochloride ascorbic acid, fungal protease, l-cystene and monocalcium phosphate.

While the rolls contain no preservatives, they do have wheat and soybean. People with allergies to either should not choose another option.

Fixing these dinner rolls is simple. It can be done by a slow rising or quick rising method. For quick rise, following these instructions:

Quick Rise Method

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and then turn it off.

Place the rolls on a cookie sheet several inches apart to allow for rising.

Put the rolls in the heated oven to rise. This will take anywhere between 45 and 90 minutes. Much depends on the quality of the oven and its type (gas or electric).

Once the rolls have doubled or tripled in size they are ready to bake. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Slow Rise Method

Place the rolls on a cookie sheet as noted above.

Let them thaw at room temperature for somewhere between 2 and 4 hours; until they at least double in size.

Once they have risen sufficiently, bake them at 375 degrees for roughly 20 minutes.

Oh Boy Brand ready-Bake Dinner Rolls promise to bake fresh and tasty anytime. They live up to that claim. They get 4 out 5 stars.

They also deserve top billing for their low cost. Six rolls for $1 works out to less than $.17 cents each. That is a bargin in any book and worth 5 out of 5 stars.

These rolls are easy to make. A novice cook can't mess them up. That is worth another 5 out 5 stars.

That is 14 out of a possible 15 stars for an average of 4.2 stars. It doesn't get much better.

Oh Boy Brand Easy-Bake Dinner Rolls are distributed by TVBG, LLC out of Eagle, Idaho. For more information check out the website link provided.

RATING SCALE:

5 stars - outstanding
4 stars - good
3 stars - average
2 stars - below average
1 star - poor