Homemade bread. It really is the best. I almost never buy bread at the store anymore, with the exception of hamburger and hot dog rolls, which I’m hoping to get around to trying before too long. A week or so ago, Nancy mentioned this Dan Lepard recipe for buttermilk baps she’d found. I wasn’t familiar with the word “bap” so I looked it up and a bap is really just a small bread roll or bun. Nancy, Margaret and I decided to try the recipe that day. It came together easily and though I stressed over my dough not being smooth after kneading, the rolls came out perfectly! They’re soft with a nice, light crumb. I made mine plain but you could add herbs or spices during the kneading process for extra flavor.
This is the second Dan Lepard recipe I’ve made (the wonderful milk loaf was the first) and they’ve both been hits so it might be time to look into picking up one of his bread baking books. The recipe for the buttermilk baps can be found here.
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I love baking with buttermilk. Lovely bread!
This bread looks so comforting.
YUM! I’ve been missing out on all these Tweets about group bakes. 🙁 Oh well, at least I can see the results!
Wow, these look terrific! How much yeast did you use to equal the “sachet?”
I have buttermilk this week, so this might be the week, but not until Friday or Saturday. Yours are inspiring and the inside of that bap is perfect!
these were fun to make. Fun doing it 2gether.
Yours came out perfectly.
I really need to post mine.
Yum yum yum! They look delicious!
Is it bad that I giggle whenever I hear the word “baps?” Because while they look wonderful, all I can do is giggle 🙂
I’ve never heard of a bap before, but it sure looks good!
and i bet you can cut them in half horizontally and make little beef sliders. oh great. its 730am and i just made myself drool. 🙂
I love your baps !!! Of course I didn’t know what they were up to now !
Those look perfect, Tracey!
Dan Lepard’s bread’s are the best! I love his kneading method, and the taste of these baps was so good. Thanks for baking with me; it’s always more fun cooking with a friend!
Leslie – Thanks! I used 2 1/4 teaspoons of instant yeast, which is the amount in one of those little envelopes you can buy in the store.
I’ve made these a couple times now, and they really are delicious. Hot dog and hamburger buns really aren’t that hard. In fact, the first time I made this recipe, I used part of it for hot dog buns, and they were really good. For hamburgers, there are several good recipe on the King Arthur site.
your baps came out beautifully. aren’t you glad you made them. Great crumb.
I’m studying abroad in Northern Ireland right now and bap is an Irish word. Here it isn’t a bun…it is a bap. 🙂