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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk, heated to 115°
- 1 tsp. active dry yeast
- 1 tsp. barley malt syrup or dark corn syrup
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 1/2"cubes, softened
- 1/4 cup clarified butter, for greasing and brushing
- Fleur de sel, to garnish
Details
Adapted from saveur.com
Preparation
Step 1
1. Stir together milk, yeast, and malt syrup in a large bowl; let sit until foamy, 10 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt; add to milk mixture along with butter and stir with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth, 5–6 minutes. Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let sit until nearly doubled in size, about 1 hour. Uncover and punch down dough; cover and let sit until puffed, about 45 minutes.
2. Heat oven to 325°. Portion dough into fourteen 1½"-diameter balls, about 1¼ oz. each, and transfer to a greased 8″ cast-iron skillet or 8" x 8" baking pan, nestling them side by side; cover loosely with plastic wrap and let sit until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Brush with clarified butter and bake until puffed and pale golden brown, 20–22 minutes. Transfer to a rack and brush with more clarified butter; sprinkle each roll with a small pinch of fleur de sel and serve warm.
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