Bolillos Rolls Recipe

Cover with a towel and let loaves rise again for about 30 minutes.

Bolillos rolls recipe. Place down on work surface and tightly roll into a cigar shape away from you. Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet and place rolls on the paper. Cover the bolillos with a clean kitchen towel.

If youre making this recipe in the wintertime a good place to let the dough rest is on top of the fridge. Gather all your ingredients before starting. Pinch the ends to form points.

Start by placing the flour yeast and sugar on a medium-size bowl. To create the traditional bolillo shape flatten one of the dough balls into an oval-shaped disk pull the top quarter towards you. Place the shaped bolillos on the prepared baking sheet.

Next place the shaped dough on a cookie sheet. Then roll into individual balls before shaping the bolillos into football shapes. Finally brush a little more oil on top of bolillos.

Gently punch it and knead it for a few seconds just enough to form a ball or roll. Divide into 8 pieces and roll the pieces into a ball. Shape the balls of dough into chubby slightly tapered oval rolls about 6 long.

One by one gently flatten each piece a little by pressing it with your fingers against the surface. Gently deflate the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface shape into a ball and divide it into 8 equal pieces about 85g each. Use the palms of your hand to roll the ends and gently press so to taper the ends a bit.