Rectangle Baking Dish (I've used a 9" x 13" USA Sheet Cake Pan)
Pastry Brush
Ingredients
Dough
500gBread Flour
100gSourdough Starter(Fed and bubbly)
200gMilk(warm)
80gWater
20gGranulated Sugar
30gButter
10gSalt
Filling
150gMozarellaShredded
50gParmesan CheeseShredded
70gButter
5gGarlic powder
Garlic Butter Topping
5gSalt
60gButter
10gOlive Oil
5gGarlic Powder
20gParmesan Cheese(shredded)
2gItalian Herbs(I've used dried but you can use fresh)
Instructions
Add sugar, milk, water and melted butter to the bowl of your stand mixer. Mix until the sugar is dissolved.
Now add the flour, salt and sourdough starter and use the stand mixer with a dough hook to knead into a rough dough. Allow to rest for around 30 minutes.
Knead the dough until it is silky and elastic. This is such a lovely dough it should be very easy to handle.
Transfer the dough to a bowl and allow it bulk ferment until the dough has risen around 30%.
Cheese and Garlic Filling
While the dough is fermenting, it's time to make the filling for the bread rolls.
Add mozarella, parmesan, butter and garlic to a food processor and blitz until it forms a thick paste. Place this into the fridge to chill until you need it.
Shaping & Filling the Bread Rolls
Once the dough has finished the bulk ferment, you will need to shape and fill the bread rolls with the garlic cheese filling.
Weigh out the dough into whatever size balls you'd like. I made 15 rolls at approx. 63g each.
Take each piece of dough and add a small ball of filling (I've used a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop) to the centre. Pinch the dough around the filling and gently roll into a ball.
Once you have filled and shaped all of the bread rolls, arrange them in your baking dish and cover with plastic wrap.
Allow the rolls to proof at room temperature and get nice and puffy. See notes for using the fridge for proofing.
Bake Time
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF.
Take the ingredients for the garlic butter topping and blend together. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush a little onto each bread roll (save the rest for when the rolls come out of the oven).
Bake rolls at 180ºC/350ºF for approximately 30 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.
Take the rolls out of the oven and brush on the rest of garlic butter topping so that it melts into the rolls.
Serve with Marinara Sauce for dipping or as a side dish to pretty much everything!
Notes
Cold Proofing - If you want to use the fridge to cold proof these rolls, I suggest allowing them to rise a little bit after shaping and then placing into the fridge. Allow them to come back to room temp before baking. They really do need to be soft and risen before you bake them or they will be tough and dense once baked.