If your kids are as obsessed with boobies as mine are, you might get a baking experience full of giggles and chuckles with these soft rolls.
Seriously, my three-year-old uses them like stress balls – not entirely sure she realises they are an actual body part! She looks at them in awe – much like myself these days – when I am undressed. When I’m fully clothed, she loves nothing more than to reach inside my top and give them a good ol’ squeeze. This happens mostly around other grown-ups, especially random people like tradesmen that call to the house.
So, when we discovered these booby rolls over at our fave foodie site, Food52.com, we had to try them. Honestly, we are serious site stalkers of this recipe hub. We want to cook every-bloody-thing, but we probably won’t have time until 2035. Until then, we’ll cherry pick some of our favourites, make them at home to ensure you’ll like them, then share the love… enjoy.
What’s in them:
1 1/2cups whole milk
3/4 cup unsalted butter
2/3 cup honey, divided
2 1/4 teaspoons dry active yeast (about 1 packet)
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Method
- Heat milk to a simmer on the stovetop. Add 1/4 cup butter to the milk, stirring until the butter melts. Stir in 1/3 cup honey. Pour the milk into the bowl of an electric mixer to cool a bit. When the milk mixture is barely over room temperature, sprinkle the yeast over the top. Swirl the bowl a couple times, then let the yeast sit and foam for at least 10 minutes.
- Once the yeast looks foamy, add in the eggs and salt. Then place a bread hook on your mixer and turn the mixer on low. Slowly add the flour until the dough comes away from the sides into a ball but is still sticky. (Only add 4 1/4 cups of flour, unless extra is needed to make the dough pull away from the sides.) Once the dough pulls away from the bowl, stop the mixer; cover the bowl with a damp towel and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours, until it has doubled in size).
- Punch the dough down and cut into 32 equal pieces with a floured knife. Then gently roll into short ropes and tie into boob knots(!!!). Place the yeast rolls on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart, and cover with lightly dampened tea towels. Allow the rolls to rise a second time for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter and whisk with 1/3 cup honey. Once the rolls have risen the second time, remove the towels and gently brush each roll with honey butter. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Wait five minutes before serving.
Stunning main image photo by Alpha Smoot/Food52.
