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Semolina Panini Bun Recipe

Ingredients

Night before:

  • 1 1/4 cups bread flour
  • 3/4 cup lukewarm water
  • 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast

Day of:

  • 2 1/4 cups lukewarm water
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups Semolina
  • 3/4 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 - 4 cups bread flour
  • extra Semolina for dusting

Method

Night before mix with wooden spoon 1 1/4 cups bread flour, 3/4 cup lukewarm water and 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast. Cover with plastic wrap and rest at room temp over night. Using a large bowl add water, olive oil and semolina. Mix together till well blended, then add night before ingredients. Mix in instant yeast and salt till smooth. Add 1cup of flour and beat with a wooden spoon till smooth. Add in another 1 1/2 cups of flour and mix. Sprinkle about a 1/2 cup of flour onto a flat surface. Pour out the wet dough onto the flour. Add about another 1/2 a cup of flour on top. Begin to knead dough adding flour as needed. The dough should remain on the sticky side, so add flour slowly, you may not need it all. Knead dough for 10 minutes. It will become smooth and elastic but still a little sticky. Add a little olive oil in a large clean bowl add dough and turn over a few time to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 2 to 3 hours. Turn on oven to 450F, if you are planning on using a stone place that into the oven to heat. Pour out dough onto a flat surface and cut in half. Place other half back into bowl and cover. Cut dough into 6 equal pieces. Sprinkle semolina onto the counter. Shape each piece onto a ball and flatten with palm of hand. Brush a little olive oil on each piece. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Remove plastic wrap and dimple tops of each piece. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet or place onto your stone and bake for about 20 minutes. The dough will be slightly spotted with brown but still be on the pale side. Continue with the second piece of dough. Makes 12 buns.