Fluffy Milk Bread Dinner Buns with Roasted Garlic Herb Butter
Directions
- 1Combine 3 tablespoons of water and 3 tablespoons of whole milk in a pan and heat it up over medium heat for about 20 seconds.
- 2Add 2 tablespoons of bread flour to the pan and mix until it forms a paste-like consistency, similar to mashed potatoes, which takes about 45 seconds.
- 3Transfer the starter paste to a different container and set it aside to cool down.
- 4In a mixing bowl, combine 2.5 cups of bread flour, 2 tablespoons of dry milk powder, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder (optional), 1 teaspoon of salt, 0.25 cup of granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon of yeast, 1 egg, 6 tablespoons of melted butter, and 0.5 cup of whole milk.
- 5Mix the ingredients using a stand mixer with a dough hook on a speed between medium and low for 8 minutes, or mix by hand until the dough reaches a soft consistency.
- 6Place the dough in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap or a warm towel, and let it sit on the counter for about an hour or until it doubles in size.
- 7While the bread is proving, prepare the roasted garlic by cutting off the top part of one garlic bulb.
- 8Place the garlic bulb on a piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
- 9Wrap the garlic in foil and roast it in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 40 minutes.
- 10Prepare the herbs for the butter by stripping a few sprigs of thyme and finely chopping them, then chop some chives.
- 11Once the roasted garlic is done, squeeze the soft garlic cloves into a mixing bowl.
- 12Add the chopped herbs, one stick of softened butter, and a little black truffle salt to the bowl with the roasted garlic.
- 13Mix all the ingredients together until well combined to create the roasted garlic and herb butter.
- 14Once the dough has doubled in size, place it on a flat surface and divide it into 8 equal portions.
- 15Form each portion of dough into a perfect bun shape by folding the dough in and pushing up, then using a cupping motion with your hand for about 20 seconds per bun.
- 16Arrange the rolled-out buns snugly in a dish.
- 17Cover the buns again and let them prove for another 30 minutes.
- 18After the second proving, brush the tops of the buns with an egg wash (one egg yolk beaten up) to give them a golden-brown finish.
- 19Bake the buns in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes.
- 20Once baked, take some of the roasted garlic and herb butter and spread it on top of the warm buns so it melts into them.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 2 tablespoons bread flour
- 2.5 cups bread flour
- 2 tablespoons dry milk powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 1 egg
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 0.5 cup whole milk
- 1 garlic bulb
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 few sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 chives
- 1 stick softened butter
- 1 little bit black truffle salt
- 1 egg yolk
Equipment
panspatulamixing bowlstand mixerdough hookplastic wrapcutting boardknifefoilovenbrush
Tips
- If you don't want the buns to be garlic-based, you can omit the garlic powder from the dough.
- To form perfect buns, fold the dough in and push up at the same time, then use a cupping motion with your hand for about 20 seconds.
- Place the dough in the warmest part of your house for proving.
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