Kaiser Rolls

Name: Kaiser Rolls
Yield: Makes 12 rolls
Ingredients: 5 cups (27½ ounces), bread flour; 4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 tablespoon plus pinch, table salt, divided; 2 cups (16 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon, water, room temperature, divided; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 , large eggs, room temperature, divided; 4 teaspoons, sugar; 1 tablespoon, poppy seeds (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2021

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Our biggest and boldest burgers are high-stacked, decked-out creations that need a sturdy bun to keep the loaded towers intact.

SERVESMakes 12 rolls

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1½ hours rising and 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We thought that kaiser rolls, with their crusty exteriors, would be the perfect choice for our heftiest hamburgers. Aiming to re-create the thin, crisp, golden exterior and moist, sturdy crumb of deli-style rolls, we started by using high-...

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