Hops Bread

3.96 from 21 votes

This is a great recipe for mouthwatering Trinidadian hops bread. This recipe makes hops bread that are nice and crispy on the outside and perfectly soft on the inside.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Resting Time1 20

Total Time2

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Caribbean

Servings: bread rolls

Calories: 276kcal

Author: Meals by Mavis

Ingredients

840 g all-purpose flour (6⅓ cups; divided)
8 g instant yeast (1 packet)
8 g sugar (2 tsp)
6 g salt (1 tsp)
28 g butter (2 tbsp; softened)
532 g warm water (2½ cups)

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine 800 g (6 cups) of the all-purpose flour, instant yeast, sugar, salt, and butter.
Add the water to the flour mixture a bit at a time. Mix the water with the flour using a spoon and form the flour into a sticky dough.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough, slowly adding the remaining flour to the dough until it’s smooth but still elastic; you might not need to use all the remaining flour to get to this point.
It will take about 10-12 minutes to fully knead the dough. You can take short rest breaks between kneading the dough if you get tired.
Use the windowpane test to ensure that the dough is fully kneaded. If the dough does not pass the test, knead it again for about 2 minutes then try the test again.
Grease a large bowl with oil. Place the dough in the bowl and turn it around in the bowl to grease the dough on all sides; end with the dough seam side down in the bowl.
Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen cloth and leave the bowl in a warm area for 40 minutes or until the dough doubles in size.
Punch down the dough then separate the dough into 12 equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball and put the dough balls into a greased baking pan.
Cover the pan with a damp kitchen cloth, place the pan in a warm area for 40 minutes or until the dough balls double in size.
Bake the hops bread in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for 25-30 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.
Let the bread cool completely or until it's just barely warm before serving it.

Notes

In baker’s math, all the ingredients must be weighed in the same unit of measurement. So, water should be measured in grams not milliliters.

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