Poppy Seed Bread Rolls (Vegan) | #BreadBakers

Slightly sweet, fluffy and soft, Poppy Seed Rolls have lovely crunch and nuttiness that comes from the poppy seeds in the dough. 

Buzzing and clicking of cicadas and chirping of crickets make our nights musical. Moon lends a silver glow to the forests. The night is mystical and sometimes eerie and has its own charm.

Yesterday, in the morning, a Scarlet Minivet was raising alarm. Birds raise alarm when they sense danger and generally, the alarm is raised on sighting a cat, a snake, a bird of prey or some animal that preys.

While going to vermicompost pit to empty the waste, I saw some movement in the grass. I froze as I saw a pair of Yellow Throated  Martens. I have often had a fleeting glimpse of this majestic mammal but never saw it so close. Cute, agile and very alert, Martens are omnivores, arboreal members of the weasel family. 

Last month, Pine Marten is believed to have run away with the packet of jaggery from my baking studio. It perhaps entered the room from the exhaust outlet. The packet was found torn and empty in the nearby forest.

This weekend, we baked Poppy seed rolls for dinner.

We had some white poppy seeds at home and we added to the rolls.

Slightly sweet, fluffy and soft, poppy seed rolls have lovely crunch and nuttiness that comes from the poppy seeds in the dough. We loved them with home made apricot jam. They taste delicious with butter.

The rolls have a great oven spring. Bake them in a broad 9 inch cake pan. There is nothing intricate and elaborate about the recipe. And you get amazingly soft, fluffy and sweet rolls.

Poppy Seed Bread Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 ¼ teaspoon instant yeast
• ¼ cup oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons + 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 teaspoon butter flavor (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, add ¾ cup water, sugar, and yeast. Stir to dissolve sugar. Cover and keep for 10 minutes. (This is to ensure that the yeast is active.)
2. When the mixture turns frothy, add oil and vanilla and butter extract if using. Stir.
3. In another large bowl, whisk together flour, salt and 2 tablespoons poppy seeds.
4. Make a well in the center and add yeast mixture. Mix to get a shaggy dough. Keep kneading for 8-10 minutes or until you get a very smooth and elastic dough.  While kneading, keep adding the remaining water.
5. Transfer the dough into a greased bowl. Turn around once so the dough is evenly coated with oil. Cover with a kitchen towel and keep in a warm place for about 1 hour or until double.
6. Grease one 9 inches round cake pan.
7. Punch the risen dough and divide into two equal portions. Cut each half into 5 small pieces.
8. Roll out each piece into a ball. Stretch the top skin and tuck under the seam. This will create surface tension and help rolls to rise up. Press each roll into the remaining 1 tablespoon poppy seeds spread on a plate.
9. Arrange the rolls in the pan. Cover and keep to rise for 1 hour.
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for about 15 minutes or until well browned.
11. Remove from the oven and let sit in the pan for 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and serve warm.

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This month, the Bread Bakers are baking breads with
seeds. Many thanks to Stacy of Food Lust People Love for such a great theme.

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·  Kaak from Sara's Tasty Buds

·  Nordic Stone Age Bread from All That's Left Are The Crumbs

·  Poppy Seed Rolls from Ambrosia

·  Seeded Sourdough Boule from Bread Therapy

·  Seeded Turmeric and Leek Levain from A Messy Kitchen

·  Sesame Crackers from Anybody Can Bake

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