The whole wheat bread that you usually get from a store or from a deli doesn’t taste good. Crumbly and tasteless, you think that’s the price of eating a bit more healthily. I think most people in America think under these assumptions: that you must either eat healthily, or eat food with flavor. I fully disagree with such assumptions. For instance, this recipe for a (mostly) whole wheat sandwich roll, provides a much better nutritional profile than a standard white roll, but tastes much better than the typical rolls (wheat or white) that you can buy. photos coco zordan . The next time you need to please a crowd of diverse tastes, consider giving this a try – it’s the best of both worlds! Trivia: Panino means a sandwich or a roll in italian. Panini is the plural, so please if you’re in Italy and ordering only one sandwich ask for ” Un panino, per favore!” : )
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Yummy Whole Wheat Panini!
cakeThe Recipe
8 rolls
15 + 6 hours proofing
15 min.
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Ingredients
2 1/2 c. whole wheat
1 c. filtered water
1 c. unbleached flour
4 Tbs. XV olive oil
5 Tbs. milk
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
2 tsp sugar
1 1/2 sea salt
1 tbs. honey
Directions
in the mixer bowl dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk, add sugar. Once yeast starts to foam add the flours, the honey,
and mix, slowly add the water, then oil and salt
keep mixing till you obtain an homogeneous, smooth dough but not sticky. If sticky add some more flour. If too dry add a little bit of water at the time. Mix for 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a slightly floured countertop, fold into a ball and let proof in a greased bowl, covered with a plastic wrap in a warm place till it doubles its size, for about 3-4 hours.
once proofed, remove dough from bowl, knead for a few seconds and let rest under the upside down bowl for about 30 minutes. Afterwards remove dough from bowl
an cut in 8 pieces of equal size. Roll each piece flat
and roll it over itself to obtain a cylinder
and repeat one more time
and place buns on the oven liner, spray with water and
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let rest in a warm place till they almost double their size (about one hour). Bake at 400 F* for about 15 minutes or till they turn golden brown.
Remove and cool down on a cooling rack.
