This is a versatile dough that can be used to make dinner rolls, hamburger buns, hotdog buns, flavored rolls and so on. I like making these because it is easy, freezes great and has no preservatives! Perfect for my family!
Dinner rolls
This is a versatile dough that can be used to make dinner rolls, hamburger buns, hotdog buns, flavored rolls and so on. I like making these because it is easy, freezes great and has no preservatives! Perfect for my family!
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 10 g salt
- 15 g fresh yeast can be replaced with dry yeast
- 50 g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 50 g sugar
- 300 ml cold water
Instructions
- On a smooth and clean surface place the flour, add the salt, sugar, yeast and in the center pour the cold water. Incorporate the ingredients into a smooth dough, if you are using an stand mixer knead at minimum speed for 5 minutes.
- Add butter. Work the dough until the butter is completely incorporated. If using an an stand mixer knead at second speed for 15 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a plastic container sprinkled with flour. Cover with a plastic film and let fermenate for 90 minutes.
- Sprinkle flour over the already fermented dough and press with your hands to deflate dough.
- Make balls about 2”(5cm) in diameter and arrange in a deep rectangular pan leaving 2”(5cm) space between them.
- Cover with a damp cloth and move the pan to a place free of wind at a temperature of approximately 80F (27C). You can also keep the pan inside the oven turned off with a glass of hot water inside, that will create humidity to ferment and grow the buns.
- Wait until the dough doubles in volume (about 30 minutes).
- Preheat the oven to 375F (180C). To create moisture place 500 ml of water inside the oven, make sure that the container is heat proof.
- Crack an egg in a glass and with a fork stir quickly to mix white and yolk. Brush the buns with the beaten egg.
- Bring the buns to preheated oven and bake for about 30 minutes until golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing from baking sheet.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Keep the rolls in an airtight resealable bag in refrigerator.
To freeze, I recommend you to separate and arrange the buns in a sealed bag placed horizontally in the freezer until they freeze completely. That way you don't squish the bread and it is easy to remove the unit from the bag.