Brown butter rolls are a delicious choice for breakfast or an afternoon snack. They’re easy to make and have a rich, lovely flavor thanks to the browned butter. Here’s a simple recipe to make them at home.
Recipe · Bread
Brown butter rolls
- 8 ingredients
- 12 steps
Ingredients
- 500 g wheat flour
- 10 g salt
- 50 g sugar
- 10 g dry yeast
- 250 ml warm milk
- 2 large eggs
- 100 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Oil, for greasing
Step-by-step preparation
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar and dry yeast.
- Add the milk and eggs and mix until well incorporated.
- Add the butter and knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and shape each into a ball.
- Place the balls on a greased baking sheet, leaving enough space between them to rise.
- Cover the sheet with a kitchen towel and let them rest for another 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt some butter in a pan over medium-low heat and cook until lightly browned. Remove from the heat and let it cool slightly.
- Once the rolls have risen, brush each one with the brown butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15–20 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
- Let the rolls cool before serving.
Enjoy your delicious brown butter rolls! Serve them with jam, honey or cream cheese for a lovely breakfast or snack.