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Braided bread rolls

Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword dinner rolls, homemade bread, plaited rolls, yeast rolls
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Four plaited yeast rolls of strong white flour, butter and milk, brushed with egg and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp yeast fast-acting yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 120 ml milk/water combo lukewarm
  • 225 g strong white flour bread flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 25 g butter chilled and cubed
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Directions

  • Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.
  • In a small glass, mix the yeast, half the sugar, and 2 tablespoons of the lukewarm milk/water, cover, and leave for about 20 minutes, until frothy.
  • Sift the flour, the rest of the sugar, and the salt into a large bowl. Rub in the chilled butter until the mixture looks like crumbs.
  • Make a well; pour in the yeast mixture, half the beaten egg, and a little of the liquid.
  • Stir into a dough, adding more liquid a little at a time.
  • Knead on a floured surface for about ten minutes.
  • Coat the bowl with the olive oil, turn the dough in it to cover, then cover the bowl with a damp tea towel.
  • Leave in a warm place for 1 1/12 hours, until doubled.
  • Turn it out and knock out the air.
  • Divide into three pieces and roll each into a long strip.
  • Cut the strips into four short lengths and braid them into four plaited rolls.
  • Set them on a baking sheet and let them rise for another 20 minutes.
  • Mix a teaspoon of water into the leftover egg and brush it over the rolls.
  • Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Bake for 15–20 minutes, until golden and hollow-sounding when you tap the bottom.
  • Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Prep 2 hours 20 minutes, cook 20, total 2 hours 40. Keep 2 days; warm in the oven to crisp. Freeze up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 81g | Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9.2g | Fat: 9.5g | Saturated Fat: 4.1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 355mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1.9g | Sugar: 1.3g | Vitamin A: 225IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 3.1mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 4 servings; yeast fast-acting yeast counted as active dry yeast (packet 7 g), strong white flour bread flour counted as metric weight. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.