German Kaiser Rolls, handcrafted

How to make German Kaiser Rolls, handcrafted — MyGerman.Recipes

EQUIPMENT • Large bowl • clean kitchen towel • thermometer (optional) • Oven

INSTRUCTIONS • Put the flour, sugar, salt, butter, malt, milk, yeast and water into a large mixing bowl. • Mix on the slowest speed for 3 minutes, then increase the speed and knead for 9 to 10 minutes. • After the kneading, leave the dough in the bowl but dust it with some dusting flour and then cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for 20 minutes. • Divide the dough into 9 portions of about 75g each. • Shape each dough portion into a sphere, using the method shown in the video. This is important to create tension in the dough. • Dust each sphere in dusting flour and cover them with a towel or linen. • Let rest for 15 minutes. • Use your palm to flatten each sphere, then use the method shown in the video to shape the dough into kaiser rolls. • Put the kaiser rolls "face down" onto a linen or kitchen towel and cover them with a towel or linen. • Let rest for 30 minutes. • Preheat the oven to 220°C / 428°F (convection oven) or 230°C / 445°F (traditional oven). • Place the rolls face up onto a baking sheet. • Use a spray bottle with water to spray all rolls until they are very wet on the outside. Optional sprinkle sesame or poppy seeds on top of the rolls. • Place the baking sheet with the rolls on the middle rack of the oven. Then create some steam by either spraying water to the walls of the oven or by using a baking pan with hot rocks on the bottom of the oven and pouring 50 ml of water in the stones. • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes but open the oven 2 minutes before they are done to release the steam. • Let the kaiser rolls cool completely, then eat them fresh.