Hi, gang.

So, I am thinking about getting something that would allow me to roll oats here at home. I've poked around a little bit, but am not sure what "toy" to get. I probably wouldn't roll a whole lot at once, and wouldn't be opposed to crank 'em out by hand.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Stephan

Ingredients 

• 3 cups (480 grams) bread flour
• 1 pack active yeast (2 ¼ tsp)
• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 ¼ tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 cup + 2 Tbsp lukewarm water
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 Tbsp melted salted butter
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried parsley or 1 Tbsp fresh chopped italian parsley

Directions

I wanted to start a new thread for this.  I need to find out the formula for this bread which is also a sandwich roll.  The roll has a slight sour taste to it, the crumb is soft and chewy, the crust is thin and crunchy.  The crust is the big mystery for me as it is unlike any baguette that I have made or eaten before.  This crust is much thinner than a baguette which makes it great as a sandwich roll.  Help please!

On my search for a specific type of sandwich roll. A good description of what I'm going for:

1. chewy but light inside
2. crust that is very thin, slightly crispy, shatters into big thin flakes then you bite in or tear off a piece, slightly leathery too with a little bit of tug
3. crust finish is yellowish & golden.

Tried Norm's rolls sans onions, but didn't achieve the result I was looking for. The interior of the Norm's hard roll was too fluffy, too hamburger bun-esque, with insufficient chew. The crust was not bad: it had the right thin leatheriness, some of that tug, but did not have that shattering quality that I'd like to get. Will try to post photos in a bit. 

I think I might have to try the Kaiser Roll recipe. As far as crumb goes, I think I might have to try a preferment (sponge, etc) of some sort to help with the chew & flavor. Any other recommendation for recipes to try would be appreciated. 

My girlfriend's recently returned from a holiday in New Zealand and is raving about the bread rolls she ate from a bakery in Fairlie (S. island). She discribes them as big white buns with the bacon and slightly scrambled egg baked inside the bun. Have any of our NZ members tasted them? Any idea how to get the egg in? Thanks Liz

Howdy,

I made Alabuba's "Lunch Lady Rolls" from http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/19661/lunch-lady-rolls and I'm positive I messed something up because they came out of the oven looking like biscuits. They were tender and had good flavor, but no structure to speak of. The crumb reminds me of a muffin, small and tight.

I was kneading by hand, measuring my ingredients by weight, and best I can come up with is maybe I didn't knead the dough enough?

Aside from 'clears sides of bowl', what characteristics should I be looking for in this, or other rich doughs, when they're trying to show me they're ready?

Thanks.

OK, this is a total shot in the dark, but I am looking for a recipe similar to the AMAZING sandwich rolls from Bay Cities Italian Deli in Santa Monica, CA.  These rolls have a great bubbly crust, chewy texture, and the flavor is insane!  If anyone has any insight on how to acquire a similar recipe, that would be very much appreictaed!

This is my first try at a sandwich loaf. I have only made no-knead bread so far.

The recipe I'm using is White Bread - Variation 2 from BBA. I *meant* to make 1 loaf and so was halving the recipe in my mind, but realized I'd added the full amount of liquids accidently so I had more dough than I expected.

Hence, I tried 1 sandwich loaf, and then 3 long rolls, hoping those would be like a hoagie, and 1 round roll.

Here's the rolls. The long ones deflated when I moved them to the baking pan from where they were resting. I didn't get any surface tension in them I am guessing, so they just wilted when moved. The round roll fared better. I'm going to have to practice the batard/hoagie method he describes a ton I think.

Hah, they are right for Halloween they're so deformed. All they need are some fangs and googly eyes!

The sandwich loaf stayed inflated a bit better so I had some hope. Sadly, those were dashed as it didn't rise above where it is now.

Well, lots to learn! Back to the drawing board and thank goodness for no-knead!

T

I made the following for Bread Baking Day (BBD) #08: Celebrate!

Because there was enough dough for two loaves, I decided to make one as a roll and braid the other one without filling it.

We really love this bread. And we really loved how much oven spring there was. Imagine how tall it would have been if I'd put the bread in tins to bake!

Next time I will use prunes for the filling, as Manuela suggests, rather than apricots. Apricots are nice but I think the flavour of the prunes will be better with the bread, not to mention, prettier in the roll. And I'll add less filling, and serve the extra in a little bowl on the side. I like the idea of the roll having just a hint of the fruit flavour.

We haven't tasted the braid yet but we know that it will be delicious as well. I may have to make some apricot or prune jam to go with it though.

• recipe for apricot roll

Please note that I have not forgotten that today is 1 April. But I decided to refrain from playing tricks on the blog this year. I thought my time would be better spent posting for BBD#08 (let alone that I couldn't think of anything...).

I wanted to share this recipe with you.  It is the result of months of research and is the subject of my latest DVD release Cinnamon Rolls at Home.  The recipe and procedure are described in summary below but the full recipe and details of how the recipe came about can be obtained from www.breadtechnique.com.    This recipe is unus