Papo Seco Crusty Buns


 

Len Dennis

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For Clint, to utilize your bread making skills, try these crusty buns. If you like crusty and real chewy and not those soft pillow-like things they sell in grocery stores, you'll love these. Made with lard, the dough is very soft, not at all like bread dough.

Portuguese Papo Seco Buns

2/3 t sugar
1 1/3 C lukewarm water (about 100-105oF)
2 t active dry yeast (not instant)
3 1/3 C a.p. flour
2 t salt
2 t lard

-Dissolve the sugar in 1/3 C of the warm water
-sprinkle in yeast/let stand for 10 min
-in large bowl blend flour and salt
-using fingers, rub in the lard

-stir yeast mixture with fork then blend into the flour

-gradually mix in the rest of the warm water to make a stiff but soft dough
-knead dough on floured surface ~ 10 minutes
-gather into a ball and put in a covered, lightly greased bowl to rise ~ 90 minutes in a nice warm place

-punch down and divide into 12 pieces

-on well-floured surface, using your palm flatten the dough into 3" rounds
-place side of hand down centre of dough and press down firmly; fold over and pinch ends to form a small point (now it's a football-shaped piece of dough)

-place on greased sheets about 2" apart

-dust lightly with flour, cover and let rise ~ 45 minutes in a warm place

-bake on top rack at 450o for 12-15 minutes till nicely browned
-transfer to wire rack to cool
 
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Thanks! I'm a hack baker but those look easy & delicious! I'll post pics if they turn out :)
 
Dont judge "doneness" by how golden brown on top. Check the bottom as well. They might burn depending on how close to the bottom of the oven they are/close to the top. So check them at the minimum time first.
 
I thought I had something like that but I haven't seen it for a while. It might just be my cake pan that has the air cushion
 
Being observant and paying attention is free.

I acknowledge that some equiment is nice but geez, spray some pam (or similar) on a pan, set the timer and wait. Some things you can muti-task but this takes 10 minutes. And the aroma after the first 5-6 minutes, heavenly. Save your shekels for good unbleached flour :)
 
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I tried these today - pretty good! I think I might like to try an onion roll / hamburger bun next.

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Onion rolls will work but hamburg buns: not with that recipe Clint. It'll make them too tough to bite through (one layer is hard to bite through, two will destroy the innards). I'll try to post one I use tomorrow.
 
If your rolls are browning too much on the bottom, you can either move them up a level in the oven or try double-panng them. This will probably take the place of the air cushioned pans and you probably already have more sheet pans to use. Love those sheet pans; I use them for so much.....trays, sheet pan dinners, pan pizzas, cookie bars, spreading out chicken parts before dry-brining and/or seasoning them, putting foods onto them when cleaning out my refrigerator, carrying grilling/barbecuing ingredients & tools out the the grill/WSM, moving excess paperwork from my desk.....

Rita
 
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