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Mini butter buns

Course dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Caribbean, Dominican

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lbs bread flour unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 6 cups milk (skim, 1%, 2%, or whole)
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • tbsp instant yeast
  • teaspoons table salt
  • 10 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 egg Beat egg whites to add to bread crust

Instructions
 

  • Combine the flour, the sugar, yeast, and salt in a mixing bowl or large bowl
  • Add warm milk and start kneading dough
  • Once the dough is smooth and elastic, add the butter and continue kneading
  • Allow the dough to rise in a covered bowl until it's doubled in bulk, about 90 minutes.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, divide dough and round all of the pieces into smooth balls.
  • Lightly grease pans
  • Place dough on pan
  • Cover the pans, and let the loaves rise until they're puffy and soft
  • Using a brush, add egg whites to loaves
  • Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 375°F
  • Uncover the loaves, and bake them for 28 to 32 minutes, until their crust is golden brown
  • Remove from oven and enjoy
Keyword butter lobster