Basic Microwave-Assisted Bread White Bread Rolls Inspired by the Novel Heidi - butter

Method

• Put the ingredients in a heatproof container, and microwave for 30 seconds at 500w to melt the butter.
• Let it cool down to about body temperature.
• Add the yeast sugar salt bread flour in that order, mixing well between additions.
• When the dough is more less mixed, put in a plastic bag, and massage the bag lightly for about 30 seconds.
• Loosely twist the bag closed, and microwave at 200w for 30 seconds.
• On a floured work surface, divide into 6 portions and round portion.
• With the seam side on the bottom, cover the dough balls with plastic wrap or a piece of plastic, and leave for 20 to 30 minutes.
• When time is up, deflate the dough (press down on them) and form into any shape you like.
• For Heidi's white bread, just round the dough off again after deflating it...
• ...put a rolling pin on top...
• ...and press hard.
• (But not too hard.)
• It looks like this when pressed.
• Lift the dough up gently, and move to a baking sheet.
• I formed all the dough into Heidi's White Bread.
• (The small one in the photo is the 7th roll.)
• Cover with plastic wrap or a piece of plastic (or a moistened and wrung out kitchen towel) and microwave for 30 seconds at 200w.
• You can skip this step, but the bread rises better if you do this.
• In a warm room or using your oven's bread-rising setting, leave to rise again (2nd rising) for 30 minutes.
• Mist the dough to prevent it from drying out if you can.
• For regular bread rolls, brush with an egg wash and bake at 180C for 12 minutes.
• For Heidi's white bread rolls, dust the tops with sifted (use a tea strainer) bread flour, and bake at 150C for 12 minutes.
• How to prevent the bread from being raw inside Since the temperature inside the oven drops immediately when you open the door, preheat the oven to a high temperature.
• For the white rolls I preheat to 180C.
• I received some questions about stickiness.
• Since the moisture content of flour varies by the brand, if the dough is still sticky, add a little more flour.