FRENCH BREAD ROLLS

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Source: "Fine Cooking" This is one of my recently adopted recipes. I prepared it and it is wonderful. The end result are rolls with a crispy crust and soft chewy center. I always add wheat gluten when adding the flour. This produces a superior quality of bread so I am including it in the list of ingredients.

Provided by PaulaG

Categories     Breads

Time 5h25m

Yield 12 rolls

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
2 cups water, 70 degrees
1 1/4 ounces nonfat dry milk powder, 1/2 cup
6 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons wheat gluten
1 tablespoon salt
black pepper, to taste (I added 1 teaspoon coarse ground.)
1 cup rye flour
coarse salt, for sprinkling

Steps:

  • Dissolve yeast in mixer with water.
  • Add melted butter, sugar, dry milk, salt and pepper.
  • Whisk to incorporate.
  • Add 4 cups of flour and mix with dough hook.
  • Add additional flour until dough leaves the side of the bowl.
  • Knead dough by hand with a little flour until it is smooth and elastic Let rise in greased bowl, covered for about 2 hours until doubled.
  • At this point the dough can be refrigerated overnight or for 2 days.
  • Bring to room temperature before shaping.
  • Punch down and let rise until doubled again, about 2 hours.
  • Shape into 3 oz rolls, let rise covered for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Sprinkle with rye (or all purpose) flour, slash with lame quite deeply, sprinkle with salt.
  • Bake at 450 for 20-25 minutes (throw 1/4 cup ice water onto bottom of oven as soon as rolls are put in or spray sides of oven with cold water), reduce heat to 400 and bake another 5 minutes.
  • Turn off oven and let rolls sit to crisp for another 5 minutes.
  • Cool at least 20 minutes.
  • Store rolls in plastic bag.
  • To recrisp, put into 400 oven for 5 minutes.

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