Baking With Natural Yeast - BRET'S DINNER ROLLS

"Bret's Dinner Rolls" - as in the lovely Bret Annalese, not the Handsome Bret Sr.

Did y'all know I have TWO Bret Davis' in my life?  

Ways that they differ:
- years apart
- BOY Bret is my husband, GIRL Bret is my fourth child and second daughter
- they both like being called Bret. However, I call GIRL Bret by the name I "won" which is Bret Annalese...

- one likes to read non-stop for days on end and then re-read whatever novel series was just devoured.  While the other Bret would rather leave the books on the shelf unless they have to do with timber-framing a house, BBQ or gardening.

- one likes to talk for and be listened to for long, long, long conversations... The other would like for you to get to the point rather quickly.  

Ways that they are similar:

- they are both taller than me...  (NOT hard to do)

- they both order the "Daily Warrior" at Smoothie King

- their chin   :0)  

- their sarcasm

- their made-up "DAD JOKES"

- their food snobbery and desire for treats

- their fire making skills

- they don't clean up after themselves (IE:  shoes are always left out... everywhere)

- they LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my dog Jane Austen

MANY times we just say that they're "THE Bret's" - I  LOVE  IT!

It can be confusing to people who meet us as a family for the first time and fun for all of us at home when I'm mad and yelling at one of them and they don't know which one it is until I include a "Daddy Bret" or "Bret Annalese" with my angry commentary.

   

If you take another look at their similar list you'll see that they both are food snobs.  Which can actually come in very handy  for  ME  -  they often come up with a good idea about the food that is made in this house.  

As it happens to be the case with this idea/recipe - Bret Annalese requested that we have actual dinner rolls with our Thanksgiving dinner this year instead of our usual loaf of Natural Yeast Bread all sliced up.  Turns out, it was a great idea and a totally different result than our usual bread loaf (even though it is using the EXACT  SAME  RECIPE!).  

What brings about the difference y'all ask? 

- The rolls are shaped using grapeseed oil and then left to rise for 30 minutes before baking.  The rolls turned out to be incredibly extra-fluffy and delightful!

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TO MAKE:

You'll need make up a Natural Yeast Dough recipe the day before you want to bake your dinner rolls.  

Click the LINK  HERE:  Baking With Natural Yeast -  Basic Bread Loaf 

Once your dough is ready around the 20-24 hour mark - gather up your items needed for the shaping and baking:

a circle or a 9X9 square baking dish/pan

grapeseed oil

small dish or plate for extra grapeseed oil needed for shaping

your prepped-the-day-before and now READY dough 

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Pour a few Tablespoons of grapeseed oil into your small dish or plate.

Grease your baking dish thoroughly with grapeseed oil using your hands (they need to be adequately oiled in order to handle your sticky dough...)

Pinch off a handful dough and then pinch into a roll - my girls informed me it looks like a Chinese dumpling.  And indeed it does.

Place in your greased baking dish with the pinched side facing down.

Repeat trying to get a similar size for each roll until the dough is gone.

Let rise uncovered for 30-45 minutes. 

NOTE:  if your house is cold it will take longer!  

Keep in mind you want to see the dough rise an inch or more.

Bake in your oven at 400 degrees for 28-30 minutes.

Let cool 15-20 minutes and serve warm.

Pour a few Tablespoons of grapeseed oil 

into your small dish or plate.

Grease your baking dish thoroughly with 

grapeseed oil using your hands 

(they need to be adequately oiled in order 

to handle your sticky dough...)

Pinch off a handful dough and then pinch into a roll 

- my girls informed me it looks like a Chinese dumpling.  

And indeed it does.

Place in your greased baking dish with the
pinched side facing down.

Repeat trying to get a similar size
for each roll until the dough is gone.

Let rise uncovered for 30-45 minutes 

- if your house is cold it will take longer!

Keep in mind you want to see the
dough rise an inch or more.

Bake in your oven at 400 degrees for 28-30 minutes.

Let cool 15-20 minutes and serve warm.

I love doing these rolls in my cast iron! 
If you have a size 8 or 10 - GIVE IT A TRY! 

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