Kouloura Rolls and Buns
- 2 tablespoons yeast, compressed
- 1/2 cup water warm
- 2 cups milk warm
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter margarine or oil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 7 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 each eggs
- Melt yeast in warm water.
- Set aside.
- Bring milk to boil.
- Add sugar, butter and salt.
- Allow milk to cool slightly.
- Put flour in a large bowl leaving about a tablespoon of it in the measuring cup for hands and make a hole in the center.
- Pour liquid into it.
- Add yeast and egg.
- Start mixing with spoon or paddle, pushing flour from all sides into center.
- Dough will be sticky until flour is absorbed.
- Begin kneading dough in the bowl and then transfer it to a lightly floured board.
- Continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic, about 20 minutes.
- Place dough in a greased bowl.
- Cover with towel dampened with hot water.
- Set aside in a warm place to rise until bulk has doubled, about 4 hours.
- Punch down in the middle.
- Knead for a few minutes and shape into a round loaf or into individual rolls (see below).
- Using fingers, rub top with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Place in greased baking pans.
- Let rise once more, uncovered, in a warm place, approximately 1 hour.
- Bake in preheated oven at 375F (190C) F for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven; allow to cool 10 minutes before removing bread from pan.
yeast, water, milk, sugar, butter margarine, salt, flour, eggs
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/kouloura-rolls-buns-43483 (may not work)