Milk rolls
This sweet milk bread, made as baps or rolls, with its sugar topping is delicious for breakfast or with afternoon tea.
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Last modified on: September 11th 2018
For 8 breads, you will need:
- 1
250 g flour - 2
30 g caster sugar - 3
5 g salt - 4
8 g yeast - 5
150 ml whole milk - 6
38 g butter - 7
15 g beaten egg - 8
40 g Pearl sugar (optional) - 9
50 g fermented viennoiserie dough (optional) - Total weight: 586 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few days, best if reheated in the oven.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 11 min. | 4 hours | 20 min. | 5 hours 31 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Put into a food processor bowl: 250 g flour, 30 g caster sugar, 5 g salt, 8 g yeast, 150 ml whole milk and possibly 50 g fermented viennoiserie dough (for tastier milk rolls).
Be sure to add the milk while it is still cold (straight from the fridge) as this is important for the recipe to work well.
Knead for 8 minutes on slow speed.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Be sure to add the milk while it is still cold (straight from the fridge) as this is important for the recipe to work well.
Knead for 8 minutes on slow speed.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Add 38 g butter cut into small pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Knead for a further 5 minutes or so until the butter is well mixed in.
Stage 4 - 1 hour 30 min.
Gather the dough into a ball and leave in a bowl covered with a plastic sheet for 1 ½ hours at room temperature.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Then, when the dough is well risen, flatten the ball out roughly on the work surface and cut into pieces of about 70 grammes.
Stage 6 - 30 min.
Roll these into balls and place on a baking sheet, then cover with a sheet of plastic and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
After this, flatten each ball out with your hand on the work surface...
Stage 8
... and roll inwards to form small baps.
Stage 9
Or make them into longer rolls (French bakers call these navettes, or shuttles) by rolling the ball under your hand on the work surface.
Stage 10
Put the baps or rolls back onto the baking sheet, but not too close, as they need room to expand.
Stage 11 - 2 hours
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Just before putting into the oven, snip the tops of the rolls to help them rise during cooking.
Do this with scissors, dipping the blades into water regularly, as shown in the video on the right.
Do this with scissors, dipping the blades into water regularly, as shown in the video on the right.
Stage 13
Finish with a sprinkling of coarse sugar crystals (or crushed sugar lumps).
Stage 14 - 20 min.
Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes (watch for colouring).
Stage 15
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
The sugar topping is not essential, but adds adds a nice finishing touch.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 8 breads : 1.21 €
- Per bread : 0.15 €
Source
Based on a recipe by Thomas Marie, teacher at INBP.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Arizona cupcakes, Meatballs, Moist Lemon Cake, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Checkerboard biscuits, ... All |
| Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Naan, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hollandaise sauce, Rosemary steamed fish, Nonettes, Gâteau Nantais, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut cake, Tiramisu, Norman flambéed apples, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, ... All |
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