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Salt Rolls

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Resting Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 55 minutes
Course: Bread
Servings: 32

Equipment

  • 6 qt Cambro
  • Kitchen scale
  • Baking stone
  • Pizza/bread peel or baking sheet

Ingredients

  • cups warm water
  • 7 cups flour
  • tbsp instant yeast
  • tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 eggwhite beaten with 1 tbsp water
  • flaky sea salt (Fleur de Sel or similar)

Instructions

Make the dough

  • Whisk together flour, salt and yeast in large container (6qt round Cambro is perfect).
  • Add warm water and mix thoroughly, using spatula to start; at the end, your hands are the best tool.
  • Cover (not airtight) and let rise on counter until doubled in size, approx 2 hrs.

Lots of time instructions

  • Put container in fridge over night or up to 14 days.

Not a lot of time instructions

  • After dough has approximately doubled in size, it is ready to work with. It does not have to be refrigerated before using.

Either way, continue here

  • Using a scale and having a well floured surface to work on, weigh dough out into 2 oz portions (you don't have to shape them in this step, just get them weighed out).
  • With well floured hands, take each portion and roll edges under to form an oval-ish shape with a smooth top (gluten cloak). Place seam side down on well floured surface. Allow to rest 40 minutes after shaping.
  • While dough is resting, preheat oven to 450° with baking stone on middle rack. Place a broiler pan, metal cake pan or pie plate ½ full of warm water on lowest shelf.
  • Place dough balls well spaced on a sheet of parchment on the baking peel or bottom side of a baking sheet. Brush tops with eggwhite and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Slash top of roll with a serrated knife, to approximately ⅓ to ½ of the way through the roll.
  • Transfer parchment paper with rolls to baking stone. Bake 20-25 minutes until well browned and hollow sounding when tapped on bottom. Cool on a wire rack.