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Animal-Based Dinner Rolls

These hearty animal-based dinner rolls are made with ground pork, pork rinds, eggs, milk, ghee, and sea salt and are lightly sweetened with maple syrup.
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Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Resting Time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours

Ingredients

Instructions

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If a visual will help, watch the Instagram Reel for this recipe. 

    Make the dough.

    • In your blender, crush the pork rinds to a fine powder. Set the pork rind powder aside.
    • Melt the ghee on your stovetop.
    • In your blender, mix the raw ground pork, melted ghee, maple syrup, milk, eggs, and sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off) until a smooth paste forms.
    • Add the paste to a mixing bowl. Fold in the pork rind powder to form a dough. It should be thick and dense.
    • Note: if you go through tons of salt in your household like we do, check out this salt-purchasing hack that will save you money + make things more efficient. We started this last year, and I'm so happy we did!

    Refrigerate the dough.

    • Transfer the dough to the refrigerator for 20+ minutes to firm up.
    • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

    Form the dough into rolls.

    • Remove your dough from the fridge and form the rolls.
    • I formed each roll and placed them side by side in a 9x5 bread pan, similar to how you see classic dinner rolls being baked. Brush the tops with melted ghee.
    • Note: these rolls won't rise much, so you'll want to form them into the shape you'd like them to end up in post-baking.
    • Note: for a visual, watch the Instagram Reel for this recipe.

    Bake the rolls.

    • Bake the rolls at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes. The tops should be brown and crispy. The inside should resemble bread, however it will be much more dense and moist and not dry and fluffy like bread. If the inside is gooey like a quiche or thick pudding, the rolls are not done.

    Serve and enjoy.

    • Once the rolls are done baking, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes.
    • These rolls are delicious fresh or straight out of the fridge. If there are leftovers, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days.