On our latest visit to South Africa, we were very lucky to have a home made potjie! A Potjie is a traditional South African stew that is cooked over an open flame in a potjie kos pot which is basically a rounded cast iron pot not unlike a cauldron. My brother in law has a signature oxtail potjie that is just epic!
To go with this meal I baked up some soft buttery brioche rolls for mopping up all of the unctuous gravy! The rolls come together very easily but do need some time to rest and rise.
Let’s get cooking…
Start by combining flour, yeast and salt in a bowl. Add milk, honey, egg and butter then mix until a smooth dough forms, about 4-5 minutes. If you have one, this step is easily done in a stand mixer.
Once dough forms, cover and allow to rest from 15 minutes upwards to rise. Combine the butter filling ingredients together and set aside.
Dust a work surface with flour then roll out your dough into a large square, spread the flavoured butter all over the square and cut into 12 strips using a pizza cutter. Roll each strip into a cylinder, like a swiss roll and lay into a baking dish
Allow the rolls to rise for a further 30 minutes then bake for 18-25 minutes until golden. Serve while warm.
Ingredients
3 ¼- 3 ½ cups flour
1 packet instant yeast
½ tsp salt
1 cup warm milk
3 tblsp honey
4 tblsp softened butter
1 large egg
- Garlic butter for filling
6 tblsp butter
3 tblsp crushed garlic
Directions
- Combine flour, yeast and salt in a bowl. Add milk, honey, egg and butter then mix until a smooth dough forms, about 4-5 minutes. If you have one, this step is easily done in a stand mixer
- Once dough forms, cover and allow to rest from 15 minutes upwards to rise.
- Combine the butter filling ingredients together and set aside
- Dust a work surface with flour then roll out your dough into a large square, spread the flavoured butter all over the square and cut into 12 strips using a pizza cutter.
- Roll each strip into a cylinder, like a swiss roll and lay into a baking dish
- Allow the rolls to rise for a further 30 minutes then bake for 18-25 minutes until golden. Serve while warm
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