Portuguese Flour Rolls

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Portuguese Flour Rolls

Ingredients:

2 to 2 1/2 cups King Arthur flour
1/2 t. salt
1 T. dry yeast
1/2 t. sugar
1 cup warm water
2 t. canola oil or vegetable oil

Preparation:

In mixer bowl, place the flour and salt. Mix the dry yeast into the cup of warm water, add the sugar.

Add the yeast mixture to the flour and add the oil. Mix on low, and then switch to a dough hook. If the dough does not form a ball and looks dry, add more warm water, a tablespoon at a time, until it looks more elastic(the same if it is too sticky, adding flour a tablespoon at a time). You can also do this by hand, kneading until the dough is smooth.

Place in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm spot, and let double in size - about an hour.

Preheat oven to 400F. Oil a baking sheet.

Knead the ball of dough, then cut into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place on baking sheet.

Place a cup of boiling water at the bottom of the oven - make sure it is heatproof! This provides a little steam to the oven.

Sprinkle a little flour on top of each roll and spritz water on the rolls just as you slide them into the hot oven. This insures that crispy, thin crust.

Bake for 25 minutes or until the rolls are golden and light when you pick them up.