Crusty Bread Rolls (the best) 

Who else gives a thumbs up before watching the video cuz you already know it's going to be good.

Oh my goodness ! Mr. Kirkwood ! I have no words to thank you ! I am a uni student, with not much to spare, and me and my roommate ran out of bread yesterday. (She loves everything bread related, especially if it’s crispy), so I searched for crispy bun recipes on RU-vid and your video comes up with a thumbnail that showed exactly what I had in mind. I don’t have a mixer and I’ve never even made bread before so it was quite a challenge for me. I happened to have all the ingredients so I thought I might aswell give it a try (WASNT very hopeful I dare say.) I followed your recipe carefully and after sore hands and sheer determination…. I made it !!! It tasted like real bread even the morning after ! My roommate was stunned !!! I gave two buns to the neighbor even, he was super surprised and asked when I would make bread again ! We thank you so much for this recipe, we loved the simplicity of it and of course, the result afterwards !!! It tasted like it was from a real bakery !!! I can’t put into words how good it was !! Thank you from the bottom of my heart ! Your kindness shows through the video, thank you from sharing this with us ! Greetings and best wishes from Mitilene, Greece!!! ❤️❤️❤️

I love the tip of using old dusting flour as an addition to sourdough starter!! Absolutely brilliant, especially in a world where so much food goes to waste. I’ll definitely be doing that!

Amazing bread-making. The voice of David Attenborough has made this more interesting. 😄

There is so much horrific stuff on the internet. And then there is John baking bread with fancy tools. Be like John!

Mr. Kirkwood, you are an incredible cook and an incredible teacher. Your attention to detail and organization, is off the charts. I wish that I had had the opportunity to work in your kitchen and study under you. You are an impressive man in the kitchen, sir. Nothing but respect.

Made my fourth batch of these yesterday and I nailed it. They turned out perfectly. So grateful to John for this recipe. As I have never baked any breads from scratch before, I was a little intimidated in taking on these buns, but with John's detailed video and some additional advice that he was so kind to provide me in the comments section, I am no longer cowed by the thought of taking on such tasks. Indeed, I am actually confident that I will be successful in any baking project that I take on. Looking forward to my next, "Kirkwood Challenge." Again, John, thank you so much for the help, instruction, guidance and encouragement. You have made me a better cook than I was a few short weeks ago. You the man. Respect, and God bless.

It's like listening to David Attenborough, but narrating a recipe instead of a nature documentary! 😂 I just made the rolls and trey turned out lovely. I learned lots of things. Thank you for sharing! ❤

Not only do the rolls look delicious but I like the way your oven door opens to the side.

You have a very warm and kind voice, it reminds me of Winnie the Pooh character. Thanks it looks delicious, I can smell it now.

You remind me of my Uncle Norbert who taught me to bake as a child. He was taught to bake with the US Navy in WW II and worked as a baker when he came home. He was always sleeping when we visited his wife, my mom's sister, as he would wake up at 2am to go to work to make the bread. God bless bakers!

OMG!... Thank you, Thank you, Mr. Kirkwood! I have done this recipe 4 times. This is what I had experienced in case there's someone nooby like me : The first time I used "all-purpose flour" it was good, but it came even better the second time when I used "King Arthur Bread Flour". On my third time forgot to give 30 minutes for the second proof, and it came out tasting like yeast but eatable 🤣... note to re-watch Mr. Kirkwood's video 😅finally the fourth time following everything mentioned here, it came out tasting really good 😊it's my forever recipe to follow. Thanks, again for sharing your knowledge!

My family lived over a bakery in Kaiserslautern, Germany many years ago. My mom gave us 10 pfennig each morning to get a fresh baked roll like these ( Brötchen ) from the bakery to eat on our way to school. To this day I am a fiend for fresh baked crusty bread! LOVED watching this video!

John, I just made these this morning, and I see why they're a favorite of your wife's. Absolutely scrumptious. Thanks for sharing, and being such a great instructor.

Hi John, I just baked your "crusty rolls" for tomorrow, they came out great, I've never worked with such moist dough but it was just as you showed. Thanks for all your shared skills. I am awed by all the folks who follow you, same reason I do. Your bread always works!!

I’ve made these several times now and they do not disappoint! I’m currently making 2 (staggered) batches right now so I can freeze some for easier meal prep later in the week. Thanks for this perfect recipe!

A classic German brotchen, no breakfast was complete without some of these babies from the local backerei. A definite for me John they look so light.

Besides your awesome recipes, I love how efficient you are, like scraping up the dusting flour for re-use and eventually putting it into your sourdough starter. No waste.

Thanks to your videos I’ve been inspired to start cooking more so I bought a stand mixer and made these over the weekend. My first time ever making bread, turned out great and went down a treat with the family! Wish I’d done it sooner! Thank you John 🙂

I discovered this about a week ago. Since, I've made 3 batches, gifting most away. They are absolutely amazing! Leftovers went into a zip bag to the fridge. Sliced and toasted were as good as fresh from the oven. My daughter and granddaughters picked up a bag to take home, still hot from the oven. Needless to say, the rolls didn't make it to their house. They consumed them before they arrived home. I asked when they wanted more, breakfsst was the reply. Thank you John, for such a wonderful recipe. A real favorite!

I’ve made them a few times now, but today I used fresh yeast (got it in my local polish shop) they grew beautifully and look like small golden breads. Thank you ☺️

Thank you so much for this recipe! I did it today and they turned out great! 😁 I’ll definitely bake them again!

I love this recipe so much! Made it today and they came out AMAZING!! I had a roll with tomato bisque 😊

I made these lovely Rolls yesterday to go with Clam Chowder I’d made. Easy to follow directions. Crusty yet soft crumb and flavor is spot on. I’ll be making them again and again.Thank you so much for the recipe Mr. Kirkwood.

I have to tell you, I love your videos John. It's a joy to watch you especially in these dark days of Covid. All the best from Yorkshire.

So gorgeous! They look like “pão francês” a bread i used to eat back in Brazil.. for sure I’ll be making these.

Honestly after making this a few times, I do get a little more confident w the sticky dough!! Thank you for showing 💗

I made your Crust Bread Rolls. When I was in Germany they had something like it or it the same ones LOVE THEM!!!

Glad to see your recipes appearing in my YT subscription list again. Hope you & yours are all safe & healthy.

Just made your rolls and they turned out great, every bit as good as the German Brötchen. Thanks for a great recipe.

These look so scrumptious! I know my husband and son will love them as much as I will! Even though I am losing my sight to macular degeneration, I feel that if I can measure properly I can still bake bread, as I have been pretty good at it in the past. It’s a good way to de-stress, and feel satisfied at the end of the day, and with good bread and fresh butter, things don’t seem quite so bad. I just found your channel today, and I think we will be spending the winter together, you and I. You have a soothing voice and a kind manner, and have soothed my soul today. Thank you.

These turned out AMAAAZZZINNNNGGG! First time making any kind of bread and no one could have guessed. You are an excellent teacher!

Merci Jeanne toujours aussi parfaitThank you John

You did us proud: an expected but welcomed guest for lunch and very little food in the house. I scraped together a veg and (a tiny bit of chorizo) soup with just enough time to make these rolls. They came out perfectly! They were hugely appreciated. Whew!

Beautiful finished rolls. A fantastic instructional video, as well!! I might be making these soon. Thanks John

Thanks so much, great video! I made these tonight and there are delicious! This was my first time attempting bread of any kind. I followed all instructions but I didn't have a water mister, instead I lightly sprayed mine with sunflower oil (that's all I had) but they were still amazing. With my oven I did have to cook mine for about 10 minutes longer. Can't wait to try another one of your recipes.

Thanks Mr Kirkwood. These are so easy to make and I was able to hand kneed the dough too. Portuguese Rolls remind me of these. Delicious and I will making these next week again.

Wow! These are great! I'm new to baking. This was my 3rd roll recipe. It was not hard to do, and the results are absolutely perfect. Thanks!

Another winner here! I made this to go with some Lasagna. But I made it hours before the Lasagna. Now for my secret weapon to bring it back to life and present it as hot and just fresh baked to serve with the evening Lasagna. I sliced it in half and put it in to our Breville toaster set on the bagel setting. This setting lightly toasted the face of the bread while just warming the back side. Thank you, John for another great recipe. This is now my new go to recipe and process when bread/rolls are called for.

I am absolutely obsessed with this recipe. I made these during the weekend and they were absolutely delicious. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

It’s incredible how good these are. I’ve just made them this morning and I’m speechless. Gonna buy the books soon too! 😁😁

You're a mind reader! I was just thinking today that I should look for a recipe for rolls such as these. Love 'em. Thanks again, John. :)

Ive made these and made slight adjustments (add a tablespoon of honey to the dough) And they're absolutely perfect every time. Everyone who tries them tells me theyre the best rolls they've had.

There is nothing better than a nice yeasty bread! Even better still warm!

Amazing John....the best on the internet

These are absolutely delectable! Just exactly what I wanted!

just made your Crusty Bread Rolls for the second time my first go i followed your instructions to the letter and they were delicious. Our second go (me and my wife) we made 8 rolls instead of 6, like you mentioned on the recording. the rolls are amazing and go so well with homemade potato and leek soup. a big thanks from all our family are looking forward to the rolls we will bring for Christmas lunch.

Thankyou John for your easy to follow instructions for your delicious recipes...I'm now confident in bread making...my hubby is loving reaping the results....as a army veteran of 40yrs service, he loves home cooking.....again, thankyou

The soothing voice is what made me watch right up to the end

John, you’re a legend! Great job again!

Of all the breads I have made, this one is my families favorite. I make them almost once a week. Thank you for sharing!!!

Hi Mr Kirkwood,I just made my bread and it's awesome,you are an amazing teacher.thank you for the wonderful share.

Oh my goodness John, these rolls look heavenly!!! You are truly a master baker and your videos are second to none! Take care and best regards, Rob from Durban, S Africa.

Why am I watching this while I'm on a diet! They look so WOW GOOD!

I made these today and they are wonderful! Crunchy and a little chewy. This video helped me immensely! I started and stopped the video many times to get it right and it was all worth it. My first really successful bread!

Wonderful, well done John. A south Italian bread lover here. Those rolls are the real deal, just flour, salt and yeast! no sugar, no oil or other fats. I wish the bread we can buy in London's shops was like yours.

Your voice sounds like "Winny the pooh"😂

2 of my grand-daughters were watching this recipe with me and they became so excited sayjng, "Grandad, Grandad, next time we're making these."

When i need an awesome recipe, this is the channel I search first! Its a one stop shop for me. John has the best recipes!!! Thank you, John! 🍞 🥪 🥖 🥐

Made these and they were delicious! Thank you for all the foolproof recipes! Will continue following other recipes of yours

Thank you John. I did exactly what you showed and ended up with the best rolls I ever baked.

Yes, these are the rolls my Dad would buy at the Italian shop and make mortadela and provolone sandwiches with from my childhood. Thanks John Ive been waiting for this video and will be making these tomorrow.Good on ya.

I watched this like 500 times cause I’ve done this bread so much! It’s soo good

Thank you for all the steps to have the perfect roll! Love your videos, there is so much work and I can see so much love also for what you do! God bless you chef! 👍🙏

Thank you for sharing your wonderful roll recipe. I can't wait to try it.

This is the only breadcake recipe I use now.. Everyone agrees they are the best ever.. I made a batch earlier and now making another as they all were eaten within a couple of hours. They make great soup bowls too if rolled into a ball.

John, thank you so much. I made my rolls smaller as I was looking for dinner rolls that I could freeze, then pop into the oven when needed. These were wonderful. I topped mine with sesame seeds. I am more than pleased. Thank you!

Thank you John! Sure your wife is lucky to have this magician cook! Keep up the good work and God bless you! ✌👍

Thank you for the detailed demonstration. I like how you did it.

They look wonderful and I can’t wait to try them.🌸

I've given these a go 4 times now and they're are absolutely brilliant. Crusty, fresh, really balanced taste.... Great recipe. Thank you so much.

My first attempt at making rolls ever, and I must say these look delicious I can not wait for them to cool down. Thanks so much.

Today, I baked 6 rolls using this recipe. The surface is crisp and a bit hard and the inside is moist and chewy :) Thank you for nice recipe!

Hello John, Happy New Year 2022!! All my best wishes to tou and your family!! Thank you for that great recipe!! I made my bread rolls today following step by step your advice.They were perfectly done!!! Thank you again for your time and love to share your recipes.!!

the mixer is a true blessing given my onset of arthritis so thank you for showing the bread making w/the mixer.

I just love your channel. And that tip about reusing the dusting flour, great idea! Im not much of a bread maker ( I even have a machine and rarely use it). But my husband LOVES fresh bread of any kind, and watching your recipes always make things look very easy to make! I might have to actually try this one as well!

Man if you would have seen me trying to do this in my kitchen you would of thought I was a hot mess! 😂 I cannot bake to save my life! My roles were not pretty but somehow they came out tasting delicious!

Au fait j’ai oublié de vous dire j’adore vos recettes 😉

Absolutely fool-proof, as usual, and the rolls were so good, I had to go to your web store to buy myself some proper kit. Makes a big difference having decent scrapers, lame, and oven gloves. Also, the shower cap is a genius hack for rising. Thank you, you have demystified so much about baking science. Keep these recipes coming!

Love that you don't like to waste anything. These panini are my favourite thank you for sharing your experience! 😍

This is the recipe I’ve been looking for, I’m sure. I’ll try these later this week!

I didn’t know it, but I’ve been waiting for this video!

These rolls look yummy! Going to try this recipe...I love how calm he explains everything. Thanks you!

Thank you for the recipe Mr.Kirkwood. I baked this for my dinner today, had the bread with wagyu steak. It’s amazing.

I love this recipe for the rolls. My friends from Germany said they taste just like German Brotchen.

You really do have a wonderful voice!! I'm definitely making these!!

Wow, I love the sound of that crunch. It’s got to be yummy with butter. With coffee . . . that would be my amazing breakfast!!!

I made them yesterday and they are delicious. The texture is so nice. Thank you John.

Thanks for the recipes John. You are bsolutely brilliant, especially the way you teach. thank you very much.

Indeed they look wonderful. I will have mine with lots of butter, and 4 or 5 of the thinnest Mortadella slices (the kind that has pistachio nuts in it) you can cut. Fit for a king.

Made these crusty rolls and they were so tasty. Took three tries and finally got them almost perfect. Your ciabatta and sandwich recipes are other winners I have finally perfected. So yummy. You're such a fabulous Baker. Calm and easy to understand. No showmanship like that phoney baker on the GBBO. Still working on your baguette recipe. Not quite there yet. Keep the real baking coming.

I have never ever baked or made bread before. Tried this today and they came out absolutely amazing. Thank you for making this video!

Hello John! Those rolls look amazing, I'll be trying them shortly. Also very happy with my recent order from your shop. Thank you for the fast shipping to the USA!

You feel like a grandpa to me ! Thank you for teaching me how to bake 🥰

Amazing recipe - so simple! I'm making these tomorrow for my dad's 84th birthday, as he loves freshly baked bread. Wish me luck! Thanks John, much love to you and your lovely lady. XXX

John I love your videos. I'm approaching my 40's and I've started to enjoy baking. It's became a bit of an addiction. Thank you so much for everything. It's very useful. I can't wait to learn how to make butter, it's so expensive! I've been doing everything by hand because I enjoy the process, and for some reason I can taste the love put into the food when it's cooked. You're awesome.

Made these tonight to go with chicken veggie soup 😋 didn't realize bread took so long 🤣 wee bit of a later dinner than normal lol but so worth the wait 🥰 thank you so much for sharing ☺️☺️☺️

Thanks for the recipe John. I tend to do 50/50 white and wholemeal flour and it works well for me too!

All these videos are so expert, and so pleasant to watch. I could listen to John's voice reading the ingredients off a box of cereal.

I made 2 batches today, one using bread flour and the other all purpose. A/p was stickier and did not brown as well, both tasted very good and family loved them. Thank you for you recipe