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Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls

February 25, 2014 By Manu 4 Comments

Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls

I have a confession to make.  I don’t eat bread.  Mmmm, well, that’s not really true.  Let me start again.  I don’t usually buy bread.  The reason is simple… I like bread so much that if I have it in the house, I cannot leave it alone.  And my little ones like it even more than me.  So, instead of buying it… I make my own: it’s healthier, it tastes better and I know what I am eating, no preservatives or hidden ingredients.  I had some brewer’s yeast left over from another recipe and I remembered seeing these amazing rolls in an Italian blog a while ago, so I went ahead and made them.  They were so good!  They are everything you want bread rolls to be: airy and soft crumb on the inside and crunchy crust on the outside.  The durum wheat flour on the top is essential as that’s what gives them “the extra crunch” and their beautiful rustic looks.  They take a little time to make, but they are very easy and they taste even better than the bread I buy at my favourite Italian bakery!  You can serve them with dinner or use to make “Panini” and fill them with all kinds of Italian goodies like Prosciutto or Gorgonzola!  Yum!!  Enjoy and buon appetito!

Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls

Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls
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Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls

How to make Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls with a soft and moist crumb and a deliciously crunchy crust!

Course Bread
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 8
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 350 gms – 12 oz. all purpose flour
  • 150 gms – 5.5 oz. durum wheat flour
  • 13 gms – 0.5 oz. fresh yeast brewer’s yeast
  • 270 ml – 9.5 oz. water
  • 35 gms – 1 ¼ oz. butter or lard softned
  • 10 gms – 1 ¾ tsp salt
  • 13 gms – 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

  1. Mix the flours together.
  2. Put all the water (but 25 ml – 2 tbsp), honey, yeast (crumbled) and half of the flour in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the hook attachment and start kneading on low.
  3. Add the flour little by little.
  4. When the flour has been absorbed, add the softened butter or lard.
  5. Add the salt and knead .
  6. Slowly add the remaining water and knead for about 15 minutes or until you have a smooth and very elastic dough.
  7. Make it into a ball, put it back in the bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for a couple of hours, or until doubled in volume.
  8. Then punch it down and quickly knead it by hand. Make it into a ball again, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in volume.
  9. Now divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Flatten them with your hands into rectangular shapes, then roll them from the longer side and seal them with your hands (see the picture below). Try and make the 2 ends a little thinner than the inside of the rolls.
  10. Line an oven tray with baking paper and sprinkle it with durum wheat flour.
  11. Put the shaped rolls on the tray and dust them with more durum wheat flour. Make sure to leave some space between the rolls as they will grow some more.
  12. Let the rolls proof for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
  13. Make some diagonal slits on the rolls by using a very sharp blade/knife.
  14. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 220°C – 430°F for 20 minutes or until cooked through. When you put the bread rolls in the oven, spray a little water in the oven… this will help them to remain soft on the inside and still get a crunchy crust!
  15. When cooked, let them cool down on a wire rack and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

You can substitute the brewer’s yeast with 7 gms – 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast.

Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls

Durum Wheat Italian Bread Rolls

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  1. Lizzy (Good Things) says

    February 26, 2014 at 9:19 am

    Dear Manuela, I have a confession to make too… like you, I try not to buy bread as I like to eat it too (however, it doesn’t agree with me, who really knows what store bought bread is made from or how it’s made these day!). I prefer to bake my own… and your Italian bread rolls look delicious! Thank you for sharing… beautiful pics too xo

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  2. Aisha says

    February 26, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I love bread recipes. I will keep this one to try it soon 🙂

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  3. Frank @Memorie di Angelina says

    February 28, 2014 at 9:55 am

    Lovely rolls. And that crust looks especially appetizing!

    Reply

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