Tuesday 19 May 2015

Dinner Rolls/Pav

Dinner Rolls/Pav





These are the softest and yummiest buns/rolls I have ever eaten.. No kidding!!

Once you start baking your own bread you become very pernickety about store bought ones. So I was desperately searching for an OMG recipe for pav/dinner rolls. 

Ever since my trusty and beloved Kitchenaid has come to my aid the process of bread baking has become easier. No more kneading away to glory!! Because kneading is what does the trick for breads.

You can use this dough to shape dinner rolls or buns, whatever you want. And believe me when say that this is the softest dough I have ever made. It was like playing with clouds. It was silky smooth and delicate as water bubble. So handle very gently. I made dents while brushing the buns with butter.

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 tsp sugar
 1 ½ tbsp. yeast
½ cup melted butter
½ cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
5 ½ cups flour

Now you may be wondering about the amount of butter. The liquid component gives the buns their extra softness. So don’t skimp. Go ahead and make it at least once.

Warm the water and sugar. Add the yeast. Remember the water temperature is crucial. Too hot and the yeast will be killed. Too cold and it won’t froth. I usually put my finger in the water to test it. The water should not scald at all. It should be comfortably hot. Now sit back and relax because the sight of a well fermented yeast is one of the most satisfying sights in the world.
Here it ferments...


And it ferments dome more...happiness!!!


Combine butter, sugar, eggs and salt using a dough hook in your stand mixer. If you don’t have a stand mixer you can use a hand held blender. Now start adding the flour one cup at a time. Keep beating till the dough starts pulling away from the sides.
In a stand mixer you can keep beating with the dough hook for 15 minutes. If using a hand held blender you will have to start kneading by hand. The more you knead the fluffier your dinner rolls will be.

Oil a large bowl and put the dough inside rolling it well in the oil. 


Cover with a clingfilm and leave to double. 


Once it has doubled punch it down gently. Grease two square 10” pans. This dough will make roughly 15-18 dinner rolls. Make balls and place in the baking pans leaving room in between for the dough to rise again. 


Leave for half an hour. 


Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius. Bake for 15 minutes. Take out of the oven and cover with a damp cloth. Your dinner rolls are ready. 




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