Quick. Easy. There’s nothing like a Bambi. And aren’t they the cutest? This recipe yields 10 rolls, so you may have left overs. If you do, slip in a slice of Rock-Me-Mama Turkey Cutlet and an egg 🍳and you’ve got a croque monsieur for breakfast the next morning.
Approximately 90 calories per bun
- Prep time: about 20 to 25 minutes
- Rising time: about 1 ½ hours
- Cook time: about 15 to 20 minutes
- Total time: a little more than 2 hours
Ingredients
- The Dough
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon (tsp) rapid-rise, bread-machine or other instant yeast
- ½ teaspoon (tsp) salt
- 1 teaspoon (tsp) superfine sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup water
- ½ tablespoon (Tbsp) butter, softened
- ½ tablespoon (Tbsp) oil for bowl and baking sheet
- The Glaze Topping (Use about ⅓ of it)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ tablespoon (Tbsp) Heavy cream
- ½ tablespoon (Tbsp) water
- Final Garnish
- Pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons (tsp) sesame seeds
Steps
- The 1st Rise
- In a bowl, combine flour, salt and sugar.
- In a small saucepan, add water, sugar and butter – place over low heat until liquid is lukewarm.
- Add the yeast to the liquids
- Add the cream and butter to the liquids
- Pour into bowl of flour, salt and sugar.
- Mix with a fork to make a rough dough, adding more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, if necessary.
- Knead dough until smooth and silky.
- Place in an oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap.
- Let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
- The 2nd Rise
- Punch air out of dough.
- Oil a baking sheet, and set aside.
- Pull off pieces of dough the size of walnuts, and form into round balls.
- Place on baking sheet.
- Cover with a kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place 30 minutes.
- The Glaze
- Meanwhile, pre-heat oven to 425° degrees.
- When rolls have risen, make a glaze by beating together the egg, cream, water and salt.
- Paint rolls with glaze.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and a pinch of salt.
- Baking
- Bake rolls until risen and golden brown, about 15 minutes. .
- Serve
- Serve hot.
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We are working on a series of recipes that are easy to fix in an RV and are approximately 600 calories per person for two people. Ultimately, they will be compiled into “The Bean Counter Cookbook.”