Rohlíky, the famous Czech bread rolls that look very similar to French croissants, are an old Czech tradition. Legend has it that the crescent shaped bread rolls were invented in 1683 to mock the Ottoman Empire for failing to invade Vienna.
In this episode of “Baking Bread”, DW’s EU correspondent Georg Matthes explains how to bake the crescent shaped golden bread rolls, and how Czech politicians greased their way to the top.
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Have you ever wondered why croissantsare shaped like a crescent? Today onbaking bread we’ll be making a Czechversion of the French classic andrevealing the historical secret behindit’s intriguing form. I’m Georg Matthesand I’m a European correspondent but Ialso love to bake so here’s some foodfor thought from the Czech Republic.For this recipe your butter needs to besoft. So take it out of the fridge a fewhours before baking. You’ll need 35 gramsto make Rohlíky the Czech bread rolls.Start by mixing together 280 millilitersof milk 6 grams of fresh yeast 520 gramsof plain flour 15 grams of liquid bakingmalt 1 egg yolk and 10 grams of salt.Knead in a stand mixer for 10 minutes[Music]Now add the softened butter, which willgive you dougha silky feel. Somethingthat’s ingrained in Czech history. Thinkof the smooth transition from communismto democracy the so-called VelvetRevolution in 1989 or the currentprotests against all those Czechpoliticians who’ve greased their way tothe top. Actually what billionaire and Prime Minister AndrejBabis would say is he baked his way tothe top. For example by making mountainsof dough through his agriculturalconglomerate. No bouncing checks withthis guy. Our dough now needs to provefor 30 minutes then shape it into eightballs and leave them to rest for 90minutes.Next flatten each ball into a triangleshape like the blue part of the Czechflag. Then curl them up which is an artCzech people mastered under communism. Inthe face of Soviet oppression theyissued violence and turtled up. After anight in the fridge you can now bend theRohlíky into a crescent-shaped form. Whatfor? Legend has it the crescent shaped breadrolls were invented in 1683 to mock theOttoman Empire for failing to invadeVienna. Next place the dough crescents ona sheet of baking paper cover them witha tea towel and leave them to rise atroom temperature for 90 minutes. Twistthe egg and clays the Roc-litzki with itbake them at 230 degrees celsius for 16minutes.They are ready when they’re as golden asthe 500-plus gilded domes that grace theskyline of the Czech capital PraqueCheck it out![Music]Thanks for watching and if you’re hungryfor more bread recipes click here!