Potato Bread And Buns With Potato Starch

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup potato starch (33 g)
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour (1 lb)
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast (6 g)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar (12 g)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (9 g table salt)
• 1 1/3 cups water (300 g)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter (10 g)
• 1 egg (optional beaten with 1 tsp water)

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients well and let sit covered for 10 minutes. knead for 5 to 8 minutes and tip onto the counter dusted lightly with flour.
• 2 stretch the dough into a rectangular shape and fold it letter-style top to bottom and side to side.
• 3 place in an oiled straight-sided container and cover with plastic wrap. after 15 minutes, stretch and fold the dough again and return to the container.
• 4 when the dough is twice it's initial size, remove from bowl and on lightly floured surface, divide into 10 pieces weighing 85 g each (approximately).
• 5 round each piece on the counter by pressing down as you circulate your hand in a counter-clockwise direction until the piece is a smooth ball.
• 6 press each dough ball flat with floured hands, repeating as needed over the next 10 minutes and place on a pan or sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 7 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 8 cover with oiled plastic and let proof for about 30 minutes or so until the dough has risen about 1 1/2 times it's volume.
• 9 brush with egg wash if desired and bake for 7 minutes.
• 10 rotate pan and bake for 7 more minutes until 190f internally.
• 11 cool buns on a rack until room temperature.