1½ cup
sourdough starter
½ cup
warm water
2 tbsp.
butter
1 egg
¼ cup
sugar
3½ cups
all-purpose flour
2 tsp.
yeast
Combine the sourdough starter with the warm water and mix to combine. (If you don’t have 1½ cups of starter, just add enough water to equal 2 cups of liquid). Place ingredients in the bread machine in the following order: butter, starter mixture, egg, sugar, flour, salt, (optional herbs or spices) and finally the yeast.
Select dough setting. Once the bread machine has stopped, remove dough and let rest about 5 minutes. Cut into 12-16 equal portions and roll in balls. Place on parchment paper line cookie sheet and press to flatten just slightly. Cover with towel to rise for about 45-60 minutes. Preheat oven to 375ยบ. If desired, brush tops of rolls with beaten egg or milk and cut little crosses in the tops. Bake 12-15 minutes. Remove, cool, serve.
Other options.
Herb Garlic Rolls: add ½ tsp. thyme, ½ tsp. garlic powder, ½ tsp. basil, and ½ tsp. oregano.
Sweet Spice Rolls: increase sugar to ½ cup and add ½ tsp. cinnamon, ½ tsp. allspice, ½ tsp. nutmeg.
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