bread rolls

EssexHebridean

white rolls:

1 1/4 cups water
1 tbsp Skimmed milk powder
2tbsp melted butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 1/4 cups strong white bread flour
1 1/2 tsp fast action yeast
use setting: 8 - dough

Once the machine bleeps to say it's finished, pre-heat the oven on gas 5 190 deg C
Knock back and knead the dough, and shape into 6 rolls (from experience, and if you wanted slightly more dainty rolls, it will easily make, 8)
place on a greased baking tray
brush lightly with melted butter (doesn;t seem to make any odds if you do this or not)
cover and leave the rise for 20 - 25 minutes until doubled in size. (We don't cover ours - just leave the tray on top of the oven for the required time)
Bake for approx 15 - 20 minutes (turn the tray round half way through if you don;t have a fan assisted oven) until browned on top.

This is from the fastbake recipe booklet that came with the machine. The rolls are delicious, and in fact, we have just made a batch ourselves! :j

Lemoncurd

Grrrr I've made the same mistake a few times when making white rolls. So used to putting in 400g flour for a medium loaf I sometimes automatically do the same for dough when it should be 500g.

I don't realise until the dough is ready and it is all wet and sticky, is there anything that can be done to rescue them at this stage?

Last time I baked the rolls as normal but they went very flat and chewy and didn't taste at all nice, kind of yeasty. We did try but they weren't edible as rolls. Any ideas for what else could be done with them? I thought about all the usual ways with breadcrumbs etc but was worried that the unpleasant taste would spoil a dish.

Thanks!

echelon101

Add more flour?

Although I don't have a bread maker when I have run out of flour I have used Oats, soak up water, and protein shake, I kid you not.

tessie_bear

id add the flour u missed as soon as u realise perhaps the more times u make rolls the beter u will remember

Lemoncurd

Do you reckon you can add the flour once it is already dough? Has anyone tried this? I just couldn't see how I'd be able to mix it in without making a big mess?
tessie b I was amazed to make the same mistake again after the last time! must be so ingrained in my brain.
I've just baked them and fortunately they are actually edible this time so maybe I did something else wrong last time as well!

pigpen

Lemoncurd wrote: »

Do you reckon you can add the flour once it is already dough? Has anyone tried this? I just couldn't see how I'd be able to mix it in without making a big mess?

I do.. I mix it up in the breadmaker.. twice the quantities usually.. I empty the bread pan into a large bowl and if it is sticky when it comes out I just knead more flour in.. shape into rolls, leave it to rise and bake them... they are delish!!

Lemoncurd

Thanks pigpen, that is really useful to know

lizzyb1812

On my "petrol" filler cap on my new car there is a sticker that says "diesel" which the manufacturer put there. How about a sticky label on your flour container that says "loaf or rolls?". But otherwise I'd just knead a bit more flour in - after all if they are inedible originally you can't make them more inedible by kneading in the extra flour!

sunrise27_2

when I first got my bread maker years ago I used it regularly then I sort of got out of the habit but after reading the threads on here I decided to get back into using it
I made 10 rolls today and they've all gone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
going to try hot cross buns tomorrow
wish me luck

Butterfly_Brain

Well done!
I have just made some granary rolls for lunch boxes tomorrow if they survive the night!
Good Luck with the Hot Cross Buns let us know how they turn out.:A