Garlic bread rolls

I just love to eat fresh bread even the plain ones . And the freshly made pav in bakery's in India are just hmmm , but the same taste i never found in USA so for pav bhaji and vada pav i used to bring the dinner rolls so once i tried making  pav at home and it came out very well in first attemp only , so from that time i an trying to make variety of breads one of them is garlic bread rolls. I did it few weeks back for somebody asked me the recipie of sttufed dinner rolls the dough is same only diffrence is stuffing .You can try out it with various stuffing 

step by step recipe for making garlic bread rolls:

1.Mix sugar and yeast in warm water. allow to sit at room temperature for 10-12 mins.The yeast solution bubbled and frothy after 10 mins. Add the flours, salt, oil to the bowl of yeast mixture. Knead  into a smooth, soft and springy dough.Rub oil on the whole dough and keep covered for up to 1:30 to 2 hours until doubled in size 

 

2.Beat the butter and oil with a spoon till light and fluffy. add all the spices, herbs and mix well.

3.Lightly punch the dough before making the rolls on a work surface, divide the dough into two parts.Take one part of the dough and on a lightly dusted work surface, roll to a round or rectangle till the width reaches to 1/2 inch.Spread the garlic butter evenly on the dough.

4. Roll the dough till the end, and cut it into equal size.

5.Grease a pan with butter spray or oil , place the rolls with the cut edges facing upwards in the pan. Brush their tops with remaining garlic butter. cover and let the rolls double up for 30-40 minutes.

6. Bake in a pre heated oven for 30-35 minutes at 180 degrees C till the tops are golden and the bread rolls sounds hollow when tapped.  serve the garlic bread rolls warm with tea or coffee.

for the dough:

• 1 and ½ cup all purpose flour / maida
• 1 tsp dry active yeast
• 150-160 ml water - approx ⅔ cup water (check notes)
• ½ tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp salt

for the garlic spread

• 2 tbsp dairy butter
• ½ to ⅔ tbsp minced or chopped garlic or finely crushed garlic
• ¼ tsp dry oregano
• 2 pinch carom seeds/ajwain 
• ½ tbsp sunflower oil or olive oil
• salt and pepper as required

Instructions

1. mix the ½ tbsp sugar and yeast in warm water. allow to sit at room temperature for 10-12 mins.
2. after the yeast solution bubbled and frothy, add the flours, salt and oil to the bowl of yeast mixture.
3. mix well and knead to a smooth and soft dough.
4. rub oil on the whole dough and keep covered for up to 1:30 to 2 hours until leavened.
5. beat the butter with a spoon till light and fluffy. add all the spices & herbs along with salt. mix well.
6. check the seasoning in the garlic spread and add more of the herbs, spices or salt if required.
7. lightly punch the dough before making the rolls on a work surface.
8. divided the dough into two parts.
9. take one part of the dough and on a lightly dusted flour, roll to a round or rectangle till you get ½ inch width in the rolled dough
10. spread the garlic butter evenly on the dough.
11. roll the dough till the end.
12. make a similar roll with the other part of the dough.
13. now both the rolls are ready to be sliced.
14. first give a cut from the center and then equally cut the two parts. so you have now 4 equal slices of the rolled dough.
15. grease a pan in which all the 8 rolls will fit. place the rolls in the pan and brush their tops with remaining garlic butter. cover and let the rolls double up for 35-40 minutes.
16. you can also sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of the rolls.
17. bake in a pre heated oven for 30-35 minutes at 180 degrees C till the tops are golden.
18. serve the garlic bread rolls with tea or coffee.

Notes

1:Here i have added ⅔ cup water. however depending on the quality of flour, you may have    to add less or more. So add accordingly.

2:The seasoning is optional you can add whatever seasoning you like .  

3:Baking time may differ according to oven, so keep an eye on rolls after 25 mins.