Fresh, Easy, & Delish: Homemade Sandwich Rolls & Hamburger Buns

Homemade Sandwich Rolls & Hamburger Buns

We made sliders - the smaller-sized hamburgers - and used easy, homemade sandwich rolls! These buns were just perfect! This bread got rave reviews from all those at the dinner table tonight. I will be making these from now on for burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, hoagies, and just to use as awesome dinner rolls. My late night snack consisted of a small roll slathered in peanut butter and plum jelly, oh my gosh...so yummy! (Side note: I'm getting pretty good at making bread sans machine. I think it's easy to get in the habit of using a crutch then thinking you can't do it without the crutch anymore! Hmmmm...this is probably true on a much deeper, philosophical meaning too.)

• 1 cup luke warm water
• 2 Tbsp margarine or butter
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 cups bread flour
• 3 Tbsp nonfat dry milk
• 2 tsp yeast

(I like to ensure my metal bowl is warm by placing it in the oven for a few moments or just filling it up with hot water then dumping it out. Also try to get your other ingredients up to room temperature, I keep my flours in the freezer so I want to make sure my ingreds are warmed up a tad before I begin my work.)

Mix all ingredients in bowl (I go in the order listed), then turn dough out to lightly floured surface and work dough until elastic. Knead and massage dough about 10-20 minutes. Punch it down and let it rest for 20 minutes in warm, draft free spot. Form into 12 balls, make bun shapes, and flatten. Cover and let rise for 1 hour in warm, draft free location. (I like the heat the oven to 200 then turn it off. Leave the dough in a warmed bowl closed in the oven). Bake in preheated 375 oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden.

2/10/14 UPDATE: This recipe is very, very delicious! However, if you don't have much time I now use an easier, faster recipe that will have you eating fresh, homemade sandwich rolls in less than one hour! Click here to view that post and recipe.