Nici Wickes: Lockdown bread rolls - Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Little breakfast sesame bread rolls  
To get us through lockdown, here’s a recipe for baking soft, fluffy, yeasty deliciousness every time! 
 Makes 12 small rolls  
1 cup warm water 
1 teaspoon active dried yeast granules 
1 teaspoon honey or sugar 
4–5 tablespoons olive oil 
2½–3 cups plain or high-grade flour  
1 egg, lightly beaten for egg wash 
sesame or poppy seeds 
 Heat oven to very low, just warm — say 50°C.  Step 1: In a large glass or ceramic bowl, mix water, yeast and honey or sugar. Cover with a damp cloth and leave for 10 minutes until frothy. Step 2: Add olive oil and 2 cups of flour to the yeast mixture and mix with a knife until it starts to come together. Knead it in the bowl using a strong spoon or knife, only adding more flour if it is really too wet. This will take about 5 minutes or until the dough comes together in a ball. Tip out onto a well-floured bench.  Step 3: Oil the bowl then pop the dough back into the bowl and flip it so it’s coated in oil. Place bowl on a folded tea towel in the warm oven. Turn oven off. Leave dough to double in size, about 30–45 minutes.  Step 4: Carefully plop dough out on bench and shape into 12 rolls. Tuck them into a lined roasting dish so they’re just touching. Cover with a plastic bag and leave to rise until doubled in size, about 30–45 minutes. Egg wash surface then sprinkle over seeds.  
Preheat the oven to 220°C and bake for 15–17 minutes until golden brown. LISTEN ABOVE

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