- 500 g white wheat flour t550
- 250 ml milk, full-fat, warmed to 38ºC
- 60 g butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp fresh herbs (oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme), chopped small
- 15 g yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- Milk for milk wash
Combine 150 g flour with 250 ml milk, yeast and sugar, leave to rise for two hours.
Sieve the remaining flour directly into a large bowl, work in the butter and egg, add the herbs and the yeast mixture. Knead into a soft dough, about 15 minutes. Cover and leave for 45 minutes, degas, leave for an hour. Grease a baking tray.
Punch back the dough, cut into 85 g pieces and shape into balls. Place each ball on the baking tray close to each other in a semi-circle. Leave to rise for an hour or more if necessary until they have doubled in volume. Apply the milk wash.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Bake on top and bottom heat in the middle rack for 25 minutes.