Ingredients:
Bread flour or all-purpose flour: 300g (2 cups)
Instant yeast: 3g (1 tsp)
Salt: 3g (1/2 tsp)
White sugar: 12g (1 tbsp)
Milk: 210-220ml
Olive oil or butter: 15g (1 tbsp)
Instructions:
Preliminary Preparations: Begin by laying out your ingredients. This will ensure a smooth baking experience.
Blending Basics: Dive into a capacious bowl, introducing the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar. Engage them in a spirited mix, ensuring every granule acknowledges its neighbor.
Milk Merge: Gently pour in 210ml to 220ml of milk, initiating the kneading process. Employ a spatula to rally the troops, ensuring they unite in harmony. If you’re armed with a stand mixer, let it take the reins. The journey to a perfect dough will be swifter.
Oil Overlay: Once your dough starts to hint at unity, it’s time for the olive oil or softened butter. Introduce the 15 grams, continuing the kneading ritual. The aim is a soft, smooth, and non-sticky texture. A stand mixer will achieve this in about 10 minutes.
Rest & Rise: Nest your accomplished dough in an oiled sanctuary (a bowl will do), sheltering it with a cover. Allow it a 2-hour sabbatical in a warm abode.
Pan Positioning: Prepare a 25cm baking pan, ensuring the base is adorned with parchment paper.
Dough Division: Post the dough’s restful period, relocate it to your work domain. Engage in a gentle knead, expelling any air ambitions. Segregate this mass into 16 equal ambassadors of deliciousness. Each fragment is folded, rounded, and then positioned gracefully in the baking pan.
Oil Ornamentation: Anoint the dough’s surface with a brush dipped in olive oil. If your baking aspirations are set for the morning, delay this oiling ritual till then. Envelop your doughy gems in plastic wrap and allow them a cool retreat in the refrigerator at 4°C. This 12-hour fermentation journey will enhance their flavors.
Baking Ballet: On the anticipated day, free your buns from their cool dwelling and discard the plastic wrap. Ignite your oven’s passions to 400°F (205°C). Post preheating, introduce your buns for a 10 to 12-minute dance with heat.
Finishing Flair: Once their dance concludes, and they emerge golden and tempting, lavish them with a brush of olive oil or butter. Allow them a brief respite to cool, post which they are ready to be relished.