Air Fryer Bread Rolls

Prep: 2 hrs 15 mins

Cook: 18 mins

Serves: 8

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Recipe by: Western Star

Is there anything better than light and fluffy Bread Rolls? This on trend recipe has the goodness of a soft texture, enhanced by the touch of melted butter, that will leave you craving for more. Your search for the perfect buttery rolls ends here and you can make them in the air fryer too!

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Air Fryer Bread Rolls

Ingredients:

¼ cup warm water

1 sachet yeast

3 teaspoons caster sugar

2 cups bread plain flour, extra for kneading

½ teaspoon ground sea salt

125g Western Star Block salted butter, melted, extra for greasing

½ cup milk

1 egg, beaten (optional)

Western Star Spreadable, to serve plus ploughman’s lunch ingredients (see tips)

Method:

Place water in a heatproof jug. Stir in yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Set aside for 10 minutes until foamy.
Sift flour in a large bowl. Stir in remaining sugar and salt. Make a well in the centre. Add yeast mixture, butter and milk. Stir until mixture forms a dough.
Squeeze together in the bowl with your hands. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 6 minutes until smooth and elastic. Spray a large bowl with cooking oil spray. Sit dough ball in bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel and sit in a warm place for 1 hour until tripled in volume.
Punch down dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface into a log. Cut into 8 even pieces. Knead each piece lightly into a ball. Mark two slits into the smooth tops with a sharp knife.
Grease air-fryer basket with butter. Place dough balls in air-fryer basket. Brush liberally with egg. Cover with a tea towel or plastic wrap and sit in a warm place to prove again for 1 hour or until tripled in volume.
Air-fry on 160C for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Tip rolls out onto a tray. Slide back into air fryer basket being careful to not burn yourself. Cook for 4-5 minutes until bases are golden. Stand until room temperature and serve with Western Star spreadable.

Tips & Hints:

If you have a large air fryer that is also an oven, you can select the proving function to speed up the rising process. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with a tea towel. Prove on 40C for 45 minutes until tripled in volume.
Rolls are best eaten fresh on the day they are made. Freshen up rolls in the microwave for 10 seconds each. Rolls can be frozen on the day they are baked.
Enjoy fluffy bread rolls with leg ham, tasty cheese, tomatoes, cornichons, sliced pickled onions and rocket for an easy picnic or entertaining ploughman’s lunch