My journey through the Bread Baker's Apprentice continues with Kaiser Rolls (inspired by the pictures of Pinch My Salt and What We're Eating's Pulled Pork on Kaiser Rolls). I considered substituting brown sugar (per the advice of Pinch My Salt) as I was having a hard time finding barley extract powder or barley malt syrup at the store. When I found it, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend $5.99 on a 16oz jar of which I only needed 1 1/2 teaspoons of. But in the end I decided to splurge and get it (figuring I could use it the next time I make the Anadama Bread for instance).
My second bump in the road making these rolls, was that I didn't have a spray bottle. This was needed both for creating a little steam in the oven at the beginning of baking and for putting on the seeds on the tops of the rolls. I ended up using flax seeds instead of the more traditional sesame or poppy seeds. They fell off the finished rolls easier than I think the sesame or poppy seeds would have, but they still tasted good.
I made these in mind of using for buns for bison burgers. To match the size of the rolls, I made my patties a little smaller than normal, between a "slider" sized patty and a regular sized patty. The burgers were kept pretty simple with a single slice of provolone and a piece of lettuce. They definitely made a tasty MLKjr Day dinner.
My second bump in the road making these rolls, was that I didn't have a spray bottle. This was needed both for creating a little steam in the oven at the beginning of baking and for putting on the seeds on the tops of the rolls. I ended up using flax seeds instead of the more traditional sesame or poppy seeds. They fell off the finished rolls easier than I think the sesame or poppy seeds would have, but they still tasted good.
I made these in mind of using for buns for bison burgers. To match the size of the rolls, I made my patties a little smaller than normal, between a "slider" sized patty and a regular sized patty. The burgers were kept pretty simple with a single slice of provolone and a piece of lettuce. They definitely made a tasty MLKjr Day dinner.
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