Boller
From Cookipedia
Traditional Danish bread rolls
Ingredients
- 50 g fresh yeast
- 300ml water
- 200-300 ml milk and/or yogurt
- 75 g margarine
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Flour
- Beaten egg for glaze
Mise en place
Method
- Mix the water and milk/yogurt together
- Crumble in the yeast
- Add the other ingredients (add flour until the dough reaches an elastic consistency)
- Knead the dough and let it rise 30 minutes
- Knead the dough and form into 16 small round rolls
- Place on baking paper on an oven tray and allow to rise for a further 30 minutes.
- Brush the beaten egg onto the rolls.
- Cook in the oven 10-15 minutes at 220 degrees centigrade
Serving suggestions
The rolls should be cut in half and buttered before serving with coffee
Variations
Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the dough before first rising.
Sprinkle sugar and/or cinnamon onto the rolls after glazing and before baking.
Chef's notes
No Danish gathering is complete without these bread rolls to be served with the coffee.