Cemita Roll

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour (9 oz)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 1/2 cups sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour,salt, sugar, yeast); whisk together the eggs and oil.
• 2 heat the buttermilk over low heat until warm (110 degrees f); do not let boil!
• 3 stir the buttermilk and egg mixture into the dry ingredients until liquid is incorporated; let stand 15 minutes.
• 4 on a lightly floured work surface, knead dough until smooth (it will still be a little sticky).
• 5 place dough in a oiled bowl, cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 6 depending on how large you want your rolls, divide the dough into eight or four balls, cover, and let rest 15 minutes.
• 7 take each ball and flatten it to a disc; place each roll on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, a few inches apart.
• 8 cover baking sheet and let rolls rise for 30 minutes.
• 9 preheat ove to 400 degrees f; mix milk and water and brush the top of each roll and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• 10 bake rolls until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• 11 note: bread lasts a day, but freezes well.