The simple life, back up for Easter

Sometimes life can be simple, especially when you spent a long morning waiting with son nr. 2 in an academic hospital room only to be send home with an affirmation of the earlier diagnose. Son nr. 2 happy that, in his words: "they won't rip anything out." We had our bit of fun as we saw the first doctor, coming back with a second one, both disappearing only to return with a third; Huey, Dewey and Louie in white. Luckily they all agreed with our own hospital: it's a tiny rust colored spot, we know what it is (they did tell us but I can't remember; blood vessels in the upper skin layer leaving a rusty iron red), no need to do anything. Teehee! McDonalds time!

On to the food then, another simplification; all you need is a regular white bread recipe, no additions, just plain bread flour, yeast, salt and water.For instance:
500 gr bread flour
350 gr water
1.1/4 ts salt
1 ts yeast

Knead this dough to an elastic ball that clears your work surface / bowl of your standmixer. Cover and ferment in a lightly oiled bowl untill doubled (approx. 1 hour). Carefully tip on a lightly floured surface (I prefer a light coating of vegetable oil) and divide into tiny pieces, each weighing a 30 grams. Ball up, making tiny tight skinned rolls and place 2 inches apart on a lined baking sheet.
Dip your finger, or the handle of a wooden spoon in flour and press holes in the middle of each roll. Fill each dimple with a topping of your choice*, I used pesto and red bell pepper & ancho chili jam. Tent with plastic wrap, make sure you leave the top side undisturbed. Second rise will take something between 45 minutes and 1 hour or untill quite puffy. Bake in a preheated oven (250C), immediately lowering the temperature to 200C after the rolls are in. Bake for 12-17 minutes to a golden brown. Let cool thoroughly and freeze for later use. Pre-baking is also an option: bake for 4-5 minutes, let cool and freeze. Bake-off in a 220C oven for a couple of minutes untill golden brown. (Go wild on toppings, pretty much anything goes; cheese and onion, minced pre-cooked mushrooms, chocolate, dried fruit.. I would suggest an eggwash prior to baking when using sweet toppings.)