Leichte Brötchen

Name: Leichte Brötchen
Yield: 8 rolls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50 g whole wheat flour; 50 g whole rye flour; 1 tsp (3 g) yeast; 125 ml water; 190 ml warm water (80-100°F); 1 tsp (3 g) yeast; 400 g bread flour; 1 tbsp (8 g) vital wheat gluten (optional); 2 tsp (11 g) salt; 10 g honey; 10 g olive oil

Kevin Reynolds @Radioactive4x4

Austin, Texas, United States

This is a lighter German dinner roll. It’s a slight adaptation of one from @morinoko.

It is a two day recipe. You’ll want to make the starter the day before you plan on making the Brötchen, but it only takes a couple of minutes to mix it up and throw it in the refrigerator overnight.

~250 Calories each

This is a lighter German dinner roll. It’s a slight adaptation of one from @morinoko.

~250 Calories each

Kevin Reynolds @Radioactive4x4

Austin, Texas, United States

This is a lighter German dinner roll. It’s a slight adaptation of one from @morinoko.

~250 Calories each

This is a lighter German dinner roll. It’s a slight adaptation of one from @morinoko.

~250 Calories each

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Ingredients

8 rolls

Starter
50 gwhole wheat flour
50 gwhole rye flour
1 tsp (3 g)yeast
125 mlwater
Main Dough
190 mlwarm water (80-100°F)
1 tsp (3 g)yeast
400 gbread flour
1 tbsp (8 g)vital wheat gluten (optional)
2 tsp (11 g)salt
10 ghoney
10 golive oil

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Steps

1

In a small bowl, mix starter ingredients together with a fork until smooth. Cover and place in refrigerator for 12-48 hours.
2

In a large bowl combine starter with the rest of the dough ingredients until well combined. Move to floured surface and knead for 10-15 minutes.
3

Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover. Proof in a warm place for one hour.
4

Move dough to floured surface and deflate. Divide into 8 pieces and shape into balls. Place balls, seam side up, under floured towel and leave to rise for 45 minutes.
5

Preheat oven to 475°F. Prepare boiling water for steam tray.
6

Move balls to parchment lined baking sheet, seam side down. Score each roll.
7

Place small dish of boiling water on lower rack of oven. Place baking tray on upper rack.
8

Bake at 475°F for 12 minutes. Remove steam tray and lower oven temperature to 400°F. Bake for additional 5 minutes.