Bread Rolls Recipe

Bread rolls are so easy to make at home and with our Everyday Bread Rolls Recipe dare I say we’ve made it almost fool-proof!

Bread rolls are very versatile. They are easily portable when filled for lunch on the go, great for dunking in soups and are a more refined option for serving with dinner (I especially love a warm, buttered roll with our Smoky Butter Bean & Sweet Potato Hotpot ).

If you’re a fan of our White Bread recipe (and from you lovely comments I know that so many of you are and make this recipe so often) you’ll be pleased to hear that these bread rolls are made in exactly the same way with your stand mixer.

You can of course make them entirely by hand but the mixer takes all of the effort out of bread making and gives you excellent. consistent results.

There’s just a small tweak to the ingredients and then a bit of weighing and shaping to make the rolls before baking.

You will see that I have given the liquids in this recipe in grams as I prefer to weigh all of the ingredients for accuracy and consistency. If you would rather use millilitres then use exactly the same measurements – i.e. 100g of milk = 100ml milk

Everyday Bread Rolls Recipe

• 100g milk – whole or semi-skimmed
• 230g hot water – not boiling but hot from the tap
• 10g salt
• 10g vegetable oil
• 500g strong white bread flour
• 7g easy bake yeast

How To Make Everyday Bread Rolls

Weigh

Mix together the milk and the hot water and check the temperature. The blended liquids need to be warm, not hot. If it is too hot it will kill the yeast. We’re looking for a comfortable warmth when you dip your little finger in or if using a thermometer somewhere around 38°c.

Place the liquids in the bowl of your mixer then add the other ingredients. First the salt goes into the liquid, giving it a quick stir to help it dissolve, followed by the vegetable oil.

Pour the flour on top of the liquid and then sprinkle the yeast over the top of the flour.

Mix

Place the bowl into your stand mixer and mix with the dough hook on a low speed until the dough is formed.

Turn the mixer to the next speed (e.g. speed 2 on a Kitchen Aid or speed 1 on a Kenwood Chef) and let the mixer knead the dough for 10 minutes.

If your making the rolls by hand then knead for at least 10 minutes or until the dough is nice and smooth.

Sprinkle a little flour onto your worktop and tip the kneaded dough out.

A little hand kneading is now necessary to bring the dough together into a smooth ball. This is easily done by simply folding the outer edges into the centre, working your way around until you have a ball of smooth dough.

Prove

Pop the dough back into the bowl and cover with a clean dampened square of muslin or tea cloth. Leave in a warm, draught free place to rise for about an hour.

If your kitchen is cold it will take longer to rise and may take up to 2 hours. The dough needs to double in size so keep an eye on it! When you’ve made the recipe a few times you will get to know how long you need to leave it.

Knock Back

When the dough has risen sufficiently tip it out onto a floured work surface and knead gently to knock out the large air bubbles that will have formed

Shape

Now weigh your dough to see how much you have – this will determine the weight of each roll. Divide the weight by the amount of rolls you want to make. I usually make 10 rolls from this dough and so my dough is divided into around 85g portions but you could make 12 smaller rolls or 8 bigger ones!

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Now use your scales to weigh the dough into roll size portions.

On a lightly floured worktop knead each portion into a ball as before by folding the outer edges to the centre – this gets easier with practice!

Place each roll onto a baking tray spaced slightly apart so that they are not touching. As they rise and grow they will then join together.

Leave To Rise

Cover with a square of clean damp muslin fabric or tea towel and leave to rise for about 40 minutes. Again if your kitchen is cold it could take longer – keep a watchful eye on them until you get used to how long they take in your environment.

When they are nearly ready pre-heat your oven to HOT! I have a fan oven with a dedicated bread baking setting, which bakes the bread at 220°c fan – this equates to 240°c in a non-fan electric oven or Gas Mark 9.

My oven also has a steam setting, which I set to HIGH – if you don’t have a steam setting on your oven you can place a roasting tray in the bottom to heat up then as you put your bread in to bake, pour a cupful of hot water into the pan.

Be very careful as steam will be produced immediately and can cause serious scalds

The steam helps the dough to rise by delaying the drying of surface of the dough therefore allowing the dough to rise more.

Bake

Bake your rolls for 15-20 minutes, depending on how dark and crispy you like the crust – I like mine quite dark!

When they have finished baking slide the rolls onto a rack to cool.

Enjoy Homemade Bread Rolls Every Day

The rolls will be deliciously crispy when they come out of the oven but will soften as they cool. If you like really crusty bread rolls then they can be re heated in a moderate oven (160°c fan / 180°c / gas 4) for about 8 minutes to restore that wonderful crust. I usually pop some in the oven towards then end of making dinner so we have lovely fresh baked rolls to eat with our food.

Next day the rolls will be softer and can be refreshed but kept soft by putting them in the microwave on high power for about 20 seconds.

The rolls can be frozen too. Simply pop them into a suitable freezer safe bag or use a beeswax wrap and store them in the freezer ready for fresh baked rolls when you want them.

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