Description
Soft, fluffy milk rolls shaped like a flower and baked until golden, glossy, and tender. These pull-apart rolls are lightly sweet, buttery, and perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 1/4 cups (390 g) bread flour
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons (7 g) instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon (6 g) fine salt
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) whole milk, warm
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (56 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg, beaten, for egg wash
- 1 tablespoon milk, for egg wash
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9-inch round cake pan and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the bread flour, sugar, instant yeast, and salt.
- Add the warm milk, 1 egg, and softened butter. Mix until a shaggy dough forms.
- Knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes, until smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let it rise for 60 to 75 minutes, or until doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough gently and divide it into 9 equal portions.
- Shape each portion into a smooth roll with softly tucked petal-like curves. Place 1 roll in the center of the pan and arrange the remaining 8 rolls around it to create a flower shape.
- Cover and let the shaped rolls rise for 30 to 40 minutes, until puffy.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Beat the remaining egg with 1 tablespoon milk and brush the tops gently with the egg wash.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until the tops are golden brown.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before serving. Brush with a little melted butter if desired for an even softer finish.
Notes
- Do not add too much extra flour during kneading, the dough should stay soft and slightly tacky.
- If using active dry yeast instead of instant yeast, bloom it in the warm milk for a few minutes before mixing.
- For a softer crust, brush the warm rolls with melted butter right after baking.
- The rolls can be frozen after baking and reheated gently in the oven.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 38 mg
Keywords: flower soft bread milk rolls, milk bread rolls, soft dinner rolls, pull apart bread, homemade milk rolls, fluffy bread rolls