Anadama Rolls
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup warm water (105F to 115F)
- 1 envelope dry yeast
- 5 1/2 cups (about) unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons sesame or poppy seeds
- Bring milk, 1 cup water and salt to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
- Slowly whisk in cornmeal.
- Cook until mixture thickens and boils, whisking constantly, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk in molasses and 2 tablespoons butter.
- Transfer mixture to large bowl.
- Cool until thermometer inserted into center of mixture registers 115F, whisking often, about 15 minutes.
- Pour 1/2 cup warm water into small bowl; sprinkle yeast over.
- Let stand until yeast dissolves and top looks spongy, about 13 minutes.
- Stir yeast mixture into cornmeal mixture.
- Gradually mix in 4 3/4 cups flour, about 1 cup at a time, to form soft dough that pulls away from sides of bowl.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup flour onto work surface.
- Turn dough out onto floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, sprinkling with more flour by tablespoonfuls if needed, about 10 minutes (dough will remain slightly sticky).
- Form dough into ball.
- Coat large bowl with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Add dough to bowl and turn to coat dough with butter.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap.
- Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Punch down dough.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap; let stand 10 minutes.
- Coat each of two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1/2 tablespoon butter.
- Roll dough into 18-inch-long log.
- Cut into 18 equal pieces.
- Using floured hands, form each dough piece into ball.
- Place 9 dough balls in each pan, spacing apart.
- Cover each pan loosely with towel.
- Let rolls stand in warm draft-free area until almost doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400F.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
- Brush top of rolls with melted butter, then sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds.
- Place rolls in oven and immediately reduce temperature to 350F.
- Bake rolls until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cool completely.
- Store airtight at room temperature.
- Wrap rolls in foil and rewarm in 350F oven 10 minutes.)
- Serve warm.
milk, water, salt, yellow cornmeal, mildflavored, butter, warm water, yeast, flour, sesame
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/anadama-rolls-104287 (may not work)