Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2006
Some multigrain bread is better suited to propping open a door than making a sandwich. We wanted a light but flavorful loaf--and we didn't want to spend all day making it.
For a multigrain roll recipe with great grain flavor and a light texture, we turned to long kneading preceded by an autolyse, a resting period just after the initial mixing of water and flour that gives the flour time to hydrate. The rolls ...