Easy Bolillo Bread Recipe

To create the traditional bolillo shape flatten one of the dough balls into an oval-shaped disk pull the top quarter towards you.

Easy bolillo bread recipe. Fold edges toward the center and keep rolling. This will keep the bread from sticking and give it a crunchy bottom crust. In a large bowl dissolve the sugar in warm water and then stir in yeast.

A baguette pan or perforated sheet tray would work great with this recipe. Leave for 1 hr or until doubled in size. A bolillo or pan francés is a traditional bread made in Mexico.

Take one ball turn it over and with your fingers start rolling the dough see video above tightly. Spread some pesto whatever youve got all over the surface. Pull the dough into a ball and put in a clean oiled bowl.

Then with your pinky fingers. 5-6 cups flour You can use all-purpose flour OR bread flour. Divide into 8 pieces and roll the pieces into a ball.

Bolillo bread is a delicious variation of a baguette. Now squash destone and tear over the flesh of a few olives. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a long sausage shape.

Taking your dough after Step 6 on a flour-dusted surface use a rolling pin to roll out half of the dough to about the size of a small tea towel. 1 hour 50 minutes. Repeat with the remaining piece of dough.