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Francesca Sandwich Rolls




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List of Ingredients






2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
6 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups ice-cold water

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Mix 6 cups of flour with the salt and sugar in a good size bowl. Add the yeast and 2 cups of ice-cold water into the flour. It’s going to make a pretty soupy bread dough.

That is the secret here. Beat until the dough is elastic and slightly sticky.

It’s going to take about 20 minutes by hand (or 5 minutes with the mixer). The dough should develop a stringy texture.

Let the dough rise in a warm place covered with plastic wrap until it doubles in size (about two hours).

Once the bread has risen, sprinkle a handful of flour over the dough and scrape it out on to a well-floured board. Divide the dough in half, then each half in half again, making 4 large sandwich loaves (or divide each in half again to make 8 small sandwich loaves).

With floured hands, pat each dough portion into an 8-inch-long (or 4-inch-long) rectangle.

Starting on a short side, roll the dough, pressing each roll into the unrolled portion with the heel of your hand.

Place the dough seam side down on the board. Sprinkle a good deal of flour under the loaves and lightly over them.

Let the loaves rest, covered loosely with plastic wrap, for 30 minutes.

Gently pick up each loaf and place them on a large greased baking sheet, side-by-side. As you move them, you are going to gently stretch the loaves to the length of your baking sheet.

Cover them loosely again with plastic wrap and let them rest another ten minutes.

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

Place the loaves in the oven and immediately turn it down to 425 F. Bake until the loaves are golden all over, about 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove from the pan and cool on a bread rack.


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