German-Style Weck Rolls
Serves: 5
Brad Rosenbaum
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
53
Sweetness
47
Sourness
35
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Active Dry Yeast1 tbsp
White Sugar2 tbsps
Shortening2 tsps
Salt7 cups
Bread Flour1 tbsp
Milk (cold)1 cup
Ice CubesDirections:
1
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water
2
Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes
3
In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the shortening, salt and 3 cups flour; beat well for 2 minutes
4
Fold in egg whites
5
Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition
6
When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes
7
Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil
8
Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour
9
Punch down, cover and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes
10
Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly oiled surface
11
Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and form into rounds
12
Use a rolling pin to flatten each piece into a 7 inch circle
13
Fold left side to center to form a flap
14
Halfway down flap fold again to center to form another flap
15
Repeat all the way around to make overlapping flaps
16
Lift the first flap to ease the last flap underneath
17
Press center to seal the dough
18
Place rolls seam side down and 3 inches apart onto a well greased baking sheets
19
This helps the rolls to keep their shape
20
Let rise 30 minutes, turn right side up, let rise 15 more minutes
21
Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes
22
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and place a shallow pan on the bottom shelf of the oven
23
In a small bowl, beat together the milk with the remaining egg white
24
Lightly brush the rolls with this egg wash
25
Place 1 cup of ice cubes in the heated pan in oven
26
Bake rolls immediately in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown
27
Move to wire racks to cool