How do I make bread like buns?

Question

I want to bake, from scratch, buns that, when pulled apart, are like warm, slightly chewy, fresh bread, but in a roll (bun, biscuit) form.

Answer 1

RICH DINNER ROLLS
1 cup milk
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. warm (110 degrees) water
2 pkgs. dry yeast
2 eggs, beaten
About 5 c. unsifted bread flour (If you don't have bread flour all purpose flour will work)
Just don't use electric mixer.( Mix by hand,)
Scald milk; stir in sugar, salt and butter. Cool to lukewarm. Measure warm water into large mixing bowl. Sprinkle in yeast, stirring to dissolve let sit for 5 min. Then add lukewarm milk mixture, eggs and 2 cups of flour. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Continue stirring in flour with wooden spoon until you have a soft dough.
Turn out on lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm draft free place until double. Punch down and shape into rolls. Just a tad smaller than a golf ball about 11/2 inch in diameter place on greased sheet pan about 1 inch apart Let rise until double again they will be touching at this point Bake at 400*F degrees about 20 to 25 minutes or untill dark golden brown and brush with butter.
Dov-- this the one I use it reminds me of the rolls I made while in the bakery buisness
Happy baking. jim b

Answer 2

Assuming you have a good bread recipe, after it rises the first time, instead of kneading it to put into a bread pan, knead half of it and form into cloverleafs or even use your rolling pin and cut it into strips and roll them up. Place them into a buttered (or oiled) tin. Let rise for the second time and bake at the same temp as your recipe called for, but check after 2/3 the time. Maybe even after half the time, dependent upon how you decided to make your rolls.

You can also take your unbaked rolls and roll in melted butter and then cinnamon sugar and then bake...similar to cinnamon bread.