Sesame Durum Sourdough Rolls Food

SOFT SOURDOUGH DINNER ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• 8 PM Feed starter: 12 hours before you plan to mix the dough, add the ingredients to make ½ cup (100 g) of active sourdough starter to a clean jar. Stir until combined, loosely cover the jar and let the starter rise at room temperature. (The ingredients will create a total of 115 g active starter but, because some of it will stick to the sides of the jar during the transfer, we are making a little more than needed.) The sourdough starter is ready to use when it has doubled in size and there are plenty of bubbles on the surface and sides of the jar.
• 7:30 AM Melt butter: In a small saucepan, melt the butter, milk, sugar and salt together over low heat. Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and allow it to cool down to room temperature.
• 8 AM Mix the dough: Add the flour and active sourdough starter to the bowl and stir with a spatula until the ingredients are combined and there are no dry bits left in the bowl. Cover the bowl and allow to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
• 9 AM First rise: Perform 3 sets of stretch and folds spaced 30 minutes apart, keeping the bowl covered between sets. To perform a set, pick up the dough on one side and stretch it up and over itself. Turn the bowl a quarter turn and repeat this step until you have turned the bowl a full circle. After the final set, cover and allow the dough to rise for 2 hours or until it has risen by 50% in size. (See notes.)
• 12 PM Shape and Second rise: Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide it into 12 pieces, approximately 65 grams each. Shape each piece into a ball by gathering up the sides and pinching them together. Turn the dough over so that the seam side is down on the work surface and gently form a smooth ball. Arrange them in a lightly greased glass baking dish. Cover the dish with a tea towel and let rise for 3-4 hours.
• 4 PM Bake: About 20 minutes before you are ready to bake preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake for 25-30 minutes or until they are golden brown on top. The internal temperature of the rolls should be 190°F when fully baked. Brush the top of the roll with melted butter and serve.

SESAME DURUM SOURDOUGH ROLLS

Steps:

• Mixing and Bulk Fermentation
• Mix the dough ingredients together in a large bowl and cover.
• After a 15-minute rest, stretch and fold the dough to smooth out the dough and check on hydration. If the dough is gloppy-wet or stiff-dry, add a little more flour or water. You can transfer the dough to a straight-walled container at this point if you want.
• Cover and let the dough bulk ferment until it has almost doubled in size. At warm temps (high 70s) my dough needed about 5 hours to double. In colder temperatures or with weaker starter, the dough will need more time.
• Shaping and Final Proof
• Flour your work surface and scrape the dough out of your bowl or bucket.
• Press the dough flat and divide it into 10 pieces (about 90g each).
• Roll the pieces into balls and let them rest 1-2 minutes.
• Put sesame seeds in a small bowl and measure out a piece of parchment paper that fits your baking vessel.
• Scoop up a dough ball with a bench knife and press the damp underside of the ball into the sesame seeds while re-forming the dough into tight ball with a pinching motion at the top (see photo gallery). Repeat for all the dough balls and arrange them on the parchment paper so that they don't exceed the space of your baking vessel.
• Cover and let the dough rise again for 1-2 hours at room temperature. The dough can also be refrigerated overnight for the final proof, just make sure to cover it well.
• Baking
• Preheat your oven and baking vessel to 500F for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove the vessel from the oven and set it on a dish towel. Using a peel or flat-sided cookie sheet, slide the parchment onto the vessel base. Cover and return the vessel to the oven.
• Bake at:
• 500°F for 10 minutes, lid on
• 450°F for 10-15 minutes, lid off
• Feel free to serve piping hot with melted butter or let them cool and then store them in the baking vessel.