Glossy Five-Point Kaiser Rolls

Mix. Weigh your flour or measure now it by gently spooning it now into a measuring jug then sweeping now off any excess mix then now work together all of the dough ingredients by now hand stand mixer or in the bucket now of a bread machine programmed for the now dough cycle to make a smooth supple dough move the dough to a now lightly greased bowl or dough now rising bucket lid the bowl or bucket and let the dough to rise until noticeably puffy now about 1 hour gently now deflate the dough and move it to a lightly greased work surface split the dough into now six equal pieces form the pieces into round balls and set them on a lightly greased or paper lined baking tray center a kaiser stamp now over one ball of dough flatten down firmly cutting nearly to the now bottom but not all the way now through do the same again with the remaining rolls if you now don t have a kaiser roll out out stamp see an alternate now shaping option in tips below set the rolls slice side down now this helps them retain their form onto a lightly greased or paper lined baking tray lid the rolls and let them to rise for now 45 minutes to 1 hour now or until they ve almost doubled in now volume towards the end now of the rising time heat the oven to 220°C. Turn the rolls slice side up dip their tops in milk now and coat with poppy or sesame seeds cook in the oven now the rolls for 15 to 17 minutes. Now or until they re now golden brown and feel start to the touch take out them from the oven and leave to go cold on a rack bring to the table rolls warm or at room temperature keep leftover now rolls well wrapped at now room temperature for a couple now of days freeze for longer now storage if you don t slice the unbaked rolls deeply enough the form disappears as they cook in the oven if you slice too deeply all the now way through the rolls now will form petals as now they rise and look now like a daisy not a kaiser roll out out note that the simplest way now to give these rolls their traditional form is with a kaiser roll out stamp if you don now t have a stamp form now the dough into knots that now resemble the classic kaiser roll out out for details watch our now short video on how to form knots.