Quick & easy home made bread rolls

This would have to be the quickest & easiest bread roll recipe ever. I have been making it for years & it still is number one on my list.

I have decided that we are having home made hamburgers for dinner tonight. Last night on our way home from hockey training we had takeaway burgers. It has always been a bit of a ritual because with 2 training sessions, (one takes an hour, the other an hour & a half) & up to 2 hours in travel, dinner is not what I want to be doing at midnight!! After having the takeaway burgers, we were full but by the time we got home, everyone was hungry AGAIN!! There was a conversation between my chickadees about the fact that they were still full after having so much food. It is all the preservatives that make you feel full, empty calories!! Tonight, while it is still fresh in their minds, I am going to prove that a home made hamburger is more filling. Even though we have been having them for years, I think that the only way to teach kids that home made food is better than takeaway, is to show them. A lot of people are a little scared off from using yeast, but I will show you just how easy it can be with the right recipe. Most of this recipe is done in the food processor (yes, it is my fave kitchen gadget!!), so it really is quick & easy! I will show you the bread roll recipe today. So here goes........................

Home made bread rolls 

1/2 cup water, warm 
1 1/2 tablespoons yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

3 1/2 cups plain flour 

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 cup water, warm

In a bowl, whisk 1/2 cup of warm water with yeast & 1 teaspoon of sugar. Set aside for 5 minutes until it becomes frothy a bubbly.

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Pour the yeast & water mix into the bowl of a food processor, add all the dry ingredients. Process for around 30 seconds.

While the motor is running, pour the extra 1 cup of warm water down the chute.

Once the dough has come together, process for another minute.

Check to see if the dough is sticky (make sure to unplug the food processor when opening the lid!!). Mine was too sticky.

If it is then add a little more flour. I added 1/4 of a cup of Plain flour. You don't want it to dry though. There should be a little tackiness to the dough but not sticky.

Turn it out onto a floured bench & knead for 1 minute.

Divide the dough into 8 pieces for small bread rolls or 6 pieces for large bread rolls. I made small ones because the girls would rather 2 small burgers than 1 too large to handle burgers!!

Place the balls of dough onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Place in a warm place, covered with a tea towel for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.

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Pre heat oven to 180 degrees. Place a shallow tray of water on the bottom shelf, this stops the tops of the rolls from going to hard.

Cook the bread rolls for around 20 minutes or until the tops start to go golden. My chickadees like their breadrolls to be soft so I took mine out of the oven before they got too brown. If you want them really brown on top, brush them with a little milk before cooking.

Well, I am off to go & make some hamburger patties, pick some lettuce & tomatoes from the veggie patch & make some yummy hamburger sauce. Enjoy!

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