Unbelievably Easy Artisan Rolls

• Vegan

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 g 1 teaspoon dry yeast, dry
  • 7 g 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 cups Bread flour

• Liquids

  • 439 g 2 cups room temperature tap water

Found on thecafesucrefarine.com

Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups bread flour, (512g) plus extra for shaping
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, (7g)
• 1 teaspoon dry yeast, (2g)
• 2 cups room temperature tap water, (439g)

Directions

• In a medium-large bowl, whisk together the bread flour, salt, and yeast. Make a well in the center and add the water. Mix with a sturdy rubber spatula until all flour is incorporated. Don’t worry, the dough will be wet and sticky, that’s how it should be. Cover bowl with a plastic wrap and leave to rise at room temperature overnight or for up to 12 hours.
• The following morning (or after 8-12 hours), the dough will have risen, but it may still look shaggy and its surface will be covered with bubbles.
• Line a sheet pan with parchment paper*. Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
• Spread a generous ¼ cup of flour on a work surface. Dump the dough out onto the floured surface and turn it several times to coat with flour. I like to use abench scraper for this.
• Divide the dough into 12-16 equal portions, turning each piece in the flour to coat. (The bench scraper is also great for cutting the dough). Shape each piece into a ball, pulling edges under and pinching together to make a smooth top. Invert balls and place on prepared pan, pinched side up. This will give you craggy, rustic textured rolls. If the dough is sticky as you’re shaping, just roll the piece in more of the flour. Let shaped rolls rise for 20 minutes.
• Transfer pan to the oven. Bake 15 minutes. Rotate pan. Bake 5 minutes more or until nicely golden. Transfer rolls to cooling rack to cool completely.
• If making in advance, remove from oven when pale golden brown (about 3-4 minutes less). Cool completely, then freeze on a baking sheet. Once frozen, transfer rolls to a large zip lock bag and store in the freezer. To serve, allow rolls to thaw, then heat for 8-10 minutes at 350˚F.