Korean Breakfast Rolls 韩国烤馒头

Mostly adopted this recipe from sbar.com.cn
They are crispy on the bottom, soft in the center and slightly sweet. One is not enough and you will reach for the second one...

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup Luke warn milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. active yeast
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • pinch of salt
Make it...
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar and milk, sprinkle yeast over and set for 5 minutes to let the yeast bloom. Then add the rest of ingredients and knead to a smooth dough. Cover and set in a warm place to double the size.
  • Oil a 8x8 baking pan. Divide the dough into 8 pieces and make the rolls as below pictures.
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Dip the bottom of each roll with water, then dip with sugar sesame mix. Brush the top with butter or oil, add more oil on the bottom of the pan by dripping from the side. ( The more oil, the crispy bottom).
  • Bake 15-20 minute until golden brown.
Optional: after remove from the oven, brush the tops with honey water ( honey:water=1:1) for pretty and shiny rolls.