Nana's Recipes

Bread & Buns

Baps, Softies and Rolls

Serves 15 baps or 22 rolls Prep 30 min Cook 20 min

Ingredients

  • ½ quantity Basic White Bread Dough
  •   flour, for dusting
  •   egg glaze, beaten
  •   greased baking trays

Method

  1. Knock back the proved dough.
  2. For baps or softies, divide dough into 15 equal portions. Shape into balls. To make baps, press the balls to make flat circles of dough, about 2 cm (¾ in) thick. Arrange on baking trays. To make softies, arrange the balls, well-spaced, on baking trays.
  3. For rolls, divide dough into 22 equal portions, shape into balls, mini plaits or mini cottage loaves and place on baking trays.
  4. Cover the shaped dough with oiled cling film and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size — 15 to 30 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, heat the oven to Gas Mark 8, 450°F, 230°C.
  6. Glaze rolls with beaten egg.
  7. Bake baps, softies and rolls for 15 to 20 minutes.
  8. Cool rolls on a wire rack. Dust baps and softies with flour as soon as they come out of the oven, then wrap in a clean tea-towel and leave to cool.

Notes

Use ½ quantity Basic White Bread Dough recipe. Glaze rolls with beaten egg. Dust baps and softies with flour as soon as they come out of the oven, then wrap in a clean tea-towel and leave to cool.