Hoagie rolls
============ 2024-11-26 *


Inspired from: Hoagie Rolls

Comment: Hoagie rolls are simply soft sandwich buns. They are essential to Philly steak sandwiches, but are also needed for subs and other similar sandwiches. American style buns do not usually have a crust ; to this effect, when they come out of the oven cover them with a towel while they cool dow.

4 rolls

Ingredients:
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260 g milk
18 g baker's fresh yeast
400 g bread flour
7 g sugar
20 g EVOO (or soft butter)
7 g Salt

egg wash: 1 egg white + spoonful of milk


Preparation:
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Warm up the milk (30 to 35C), mix in the yeast and the honey (or sugar), let rest ~10 mn.
In the mixer bowl, mix all the ingredients for ~2 to 3 mn and let rest for ~15 mn covered (autolyse).
Then knead for ~8 to 10 mn. Finally knead by hand another 2+ mn (fraiser).

Cover and let rest until doubled (~45 to 60 mn).

Cut in 4 parts of ~175 g each.
Press and stretch the piece of dough into a rectangle about 8 inches (20 cm) wide and 1/2 inch (1+ cm) thick. Tightly roll from the bottom to the top. Press and seal the seam. Now, you should have a log of dough with the seam side down. Applying even pressure with the palm of your hands in the center of the dough gently roll the log out into a cylinder, about 10 inches (25 cm) long.

Place on a cooking sheet with some flour, cover and let rest for ~45 to 60 mn.

Preheat the oven to 190C - steam.

Using a razor blade, score the hoagies at 45deg along their length.
Spread the eggwash on top.

Place in the middle of the oven for ~20 mn until golden.
Let cool on a grid.