Crusty Dinner Rolls

 
 
 
 

Ingredients

  • 350g or 1.5c warm water

  • 3g or 1tsp instant yeast

  • 530g or 4 1/4c bread flour

  • 12g or 1tbsp sugar

  • 20g or 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

  • 125g or 2/3c ripe poolish or sourdough starter

  • 11g or 2tsp salt

Process

  1. Combine ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer with dough hook attachment and mix on low for 3min until combined. Increase to high and continue to mix for another 6min. See video @5:11 for instructions to mix by hand.

  2. Flip into a bowl and allow to rise at room temp for 2 hours total. 30 minutes into that rise, give dough a strength-building fold dough as shown @5:44. Cover again and allow to continue to rise. 30 minutes later or 1 hour total into rising, repeat strength-building fold @6:09. Replace lid, and allow to continue to rise for final hour.

  3. Prepare 1.5lb/10"x5.5"x3" loaf pan by liberally oiling bottom and sides with olive oil.

  4. Flip dough onto a floured work surface. De-gas with fingertips. Shape loaf as shown @8:04. Transfer to prepared loaf pan seam side down, cover, and allow to rise at room temp for 1 hour. Diagonally score 4-5 times and bake in preheated 425F/218C oven for 40-45min.

 
 
 
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