Hoagie Rolls
Stop buying overpriced rolls at the market when you can easily make them at home. It's not only more affordable, but they taste better too.
Equipment
- stand mixer with dough hook attachment
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1½-1¾ cups warm water, no hotter than 110℉
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2½ tsp active dry yeast
- 1½ tsp Kosher salt
- 4 tbsp salted butter, softened
- olive oil, to grease bowl
- non-stick cooking spray
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Place 1½ cups water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and the yeast in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
- Allow yeast water to sit for 5-10 minutes to activate the yeast until it's bubbly.
- Pour the yeast water into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add 2 cups of bread flour.
- Use the dough hook to mix together for 4 minutes. Start on low speed until flour is incorporated then increase speed to medium.
- Add salt and remaining flour to the bowl and mix on low. Once flour is incorporated increase speed to medium and mix for 6-8 minutes until you have a slack dough.
- Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time if the dough is dry and stiff.
- When dough is smooth and soft, add the softened butter one tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated into the dough and the dough is smooth and shiny.
- Mix on medium speed for an additional 2-3 minutes or until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl.
- Transfer dough into a greased bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap.
- Allow dough to rest for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
- Lightly flour work surface and turn dough out onto prepared work surface.
- Cut dough into 8 equal sized pieces.
- Shape each piece of dough into a log shaped roll and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Cover rolls loosely with a piece of plastic wrap sprayed with non-stick spray.
- Allow rolls to rest for 30 minutes.
- Place a metal pan on the bottom rack of the oven. Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Uncover rolls and baste them with an egg wash made with an egg and a tablespoon of water beaten together.
- Score the top of each roll down the middle with a lame or a sharp knife.
- Place rolls in the oven and add a cup of water to the metal pan on the lower rack in the preheated oven.
- Bake rolls until light golden brown in color and they reach an internal temperature of 200℉, about 20-25 minutes.
- Remove rolls from the oven and allow them to cool to room temperature before slicing into them.