Homemade Hoagie Rolls
February 28th, 2022
This Recipe creates 4 servings
Prep Time: 01 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Whether you call them Hoagies, Grinders, Po Boys, or Submarine Sandwiches, a good sandwich starts with the bread. This from-scratch bread is easy to make. The bulk of the "Prep" time is spent waiting for the bread to rise. If desired, a cold-ferment, (refrigerating the dough for 1 to 5 days) will produce a final bread with a more mature flavor.
Ingredients:
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4 Cups (17.5 Ounces/500 Grams) of Bread Flour
1 Tablespoon Sugar
3/4 Tablespoon Yeast (Active Dry)
1 Teaspoon Table Salt
2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
1.5 Cup (12 Ounces) 1 Cup (8 Ounces) warm water (100° to 115° F)
Additional Olive Oil, as needed
1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
Directions:
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In the mixer bowl, add the Flour, Sugar, Yeast, and the Salt.
Mix the dry ingredients.
Add the Water.
Use a spatula to ensure that the ingredients are fully integrated.
If mixing by hand...
Work the dough, by hand, in the bowl for a couple of minutes.
Pour 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil onto a clean surface. Turn the dough out onto the surface.
Knead the dough by hand for about 12 to 15 minutes.
Rest the dough for 30 minutes, then add the Olive Oil and knead until integrated.
If using a mixer...
Use the dough hook and run the mixer on medium for about 5 to 8 minutes. The dough should stick together in a single ball and clean all the flour from the insides of the mixing bowl.
Rest the dough for 30 minutes, then add the Olive Oil and run the mixer until integrated.
Turn out the dough into a well oiled bowl, carefully coating the doughball on all sides with Oil. Cover the bowl with a Tea Towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or refrigerate up to 5 days.
If you refrigerated the dough, bring it back up to room temperature and let it rise until the dough has doubled from the original size.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Separate the dough into 4 equal pieces and form into dough balls. Each dough ball should weigh about 210 grams.
Stretch and/or roll each ball into a small Bread Loaf, about 8" long and 3" wide.
Place each Loaf on the parchment paper, so that they are not touching each other, and let rest for 10 minutes.
After about 10 minutes, preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
Brush each Loaf with Olive Oil and then sprinkle with Sea Salt.
Bake the Loaves for 24 minutes. Each Loaf should turn a golden brown color and register an internal temperature of 200° F.
Remove from the oven and cool on a bread rack.
