Butter-Garlic Bread Rolls

Bread making can get very addictive. Once you have made bread at home, you start longing for those amazing aromas of bread baking in your oven.

I made some minor changes to the Garlic and Cheese Pull Apart Bread, and I had these superb rolls ready. The kids loved it. It goes well with soups as well as pastas.

I am reposting the recipe here with the changes that I made.

You need:

• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 1 and 1/4 cup water
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 3.5 cups bread flour
• Less 1/4 cup melted butter
• 3-4 cloves of minced garlic

Steps:

• In a stand bowl mixer, add sugar and 1 cup warm water. Add the yeast and let it sit for 5 minutes till it activates.
• Now, add the flour and the salt to the bowl and give it a mix with a spatula till it combines well.
• Using a dough hook, knead the mixture on a medium speed for about 6 minutes. Slowly trickle in the remaining water, as required.
• Mid-way through, add the olive oil and the herbs and knead till the dough is elastic.
• Lightly oil a bowl and leave the dough in it covered with cling wrap or a clean towel to rise for 2 hours.
• In a small bowl, mix the melted butter with the garlic and keep ready.
• At the end of 2 hours, the dough would have risen to double it's size.
• Punch the dough down.
• Divide it into two parts. on a lightly floured surface, roll it into a rectangle of a little less than 1 cm thickness.
• Brush with the butter and garlic. Roll it breath wise as tightly as possible.
• Brush a round pan with the butter and garlic on the bottom and the sides. 
• Cut it into 1 inch rounds and place it on the readied pan.
• Repeat with the other half of the dough. Brush the remaining butter on the top of the rolls.

• Cover the pan and let it rest for 30 minutes. The dough will again rise.
• Preheat the oven to 180degrees C. Bake it for 25-30 mins until golden brown.
• After about 5-10 minutes, turn it out on a wire rack to cool.
• Serve warm with soup or enjoy it as is.

Notes:

• You can also use all purpose flour.
• If you are kneading the flour with your hand, knead for approximately 10-12 minutes.
• Mix and match herbs of your choice for a different taste each time.
• Bake it for an additional 5 minutes if you want your crust deep brown.
• I used too much butter, hence you can see the bread dough floating in the butter. Use less than 1/4th cup and it will still taste heavenly.
• Be careful when you turn it out to cool, I was not attentive enough and it fell out in pieces :(