DAS BROTKOERBCHEN’S NO-KNEAD BREAKFAST BROETCHEN
“Growing up, I would be sent to the village bakery around the corner every Saturday morning to get a variety of fresh brötchen,” says Barbara Leiber-Klotz. “Germans love their daily fresh bread rolls, especially on weekends for family breakfast.” Note: The bakers prefer grams as a unit of measurement because weight is more accurate than volume. The included conversion measurements to cups are approximate.
Makes 8 to 10 broetchen
400 grams (1 ¾ cups) lukewarm water
8 grams (2 teaspoons) sugar
6 grams (2 teaspoons) fresh yeast or2 grams (½ teaspoon) dry yeast
500 grams (3 ¾ cups) quality bread flour*
13 grams (2 ½ teaspoons) sea salt
Sesame, pumpkin, or sunflower seeds (optional)
Substitute 10 to 40 percent
