These are really easy to make. These are really lovely for breakfast in the morning or as rolls for a dinner side. I also found you can add some extra sugar to the dough and make some lovely cinnamon buns.

Supplies

Ingredients:

for 8 buns:

2 tsp of dry active yeast

2 tbsp of sugar

1/4 cup lukewarm water

1 cup hot water

half a stick of butter

1/2 tsp of salt

1 egg

2 3/4- 3 cups of flour

Equipment:

small bowl

large bowl

whisk

mixing spoon

teaspoon

tablespoon

Step 1: Activate the Yeast

In a small bowl combine the first three ingredients, yeast, lukewarm water, and half of the sugar. Mix it up and let this mixture sit in a warm place until it turns frothy.

Tip: A nice warm place is beside the stovetop. If you have a stovetop kettle turned on for the boiling water in step two, place this bowl beside it on the countertop.

Step 2: Mix Everything Else Together, Except for the Egg and Four

While you are waiting for the yeast to activate, combine in a large bowl the rest of the sugar, the salt, and the butter. Pour over the hot water and wait till the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.

Step 3: Combining Everything Together

Once your butter mixture is lukewarm, crack in your egg and whisk till smooth. Then add in your yeast and whisk to combine. Now you can mix in your flour. I like to add 1 1/2 cups first, stir with a whisk till smooth, then switch to a spoon and mix in the rest of the flour. Make sure you scrape down the sides as you go. Your resulting dough should be wet and sticky but you should be able to pick it up with a spoon.

Step 4: Letting It Rise

Once you have mixed your dough, scrape down the sides and mix them into your dough, oil your bowl and cover the top with plastic wrap. you can either place it in the fridge for 12 hours or let it rise in a warm place till doubled in size (2 hours).

Step 5: Second Poof

Once your dough has risen, punch it down, divide it into 8 groups of dough and roll each of them into balls. Place them on a baking sheet spread out from each other and let them rise in a very warm place for 30 mins covered with a cheesecloth or a clean towel.

Tip: when I make these in the morning I first preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit, form the buns, turn off the oven and place the buns in the now warm oven so that they rise faster.

Step 6: Baking It

Now that they have risen, take them out, preheat the oven to 425 Fahrenheit, take off the cloth and place the buns back in. you don't have to bother waiting for the oven to preheat completely, I place it in asap as I make these in the morning and I don't have the time. These bake for 15-20 minutes, after 12 minutes turn them around and start to keep an eye on them. Bake till golden brown

Step 7: Final Step

Once they are out of the oven it is best to let them rest for 5-10ish minutes so that you can get a cleaner cut when slicing them in half but I skip that step as again I don't have time.