How to Make Crusty German Bread Rolls

With this easy recipe, you can make authentic German buns - just like from the bakery down the street. Crusty and crunchy, these Brötchen or bread rolls are perfect for all your sweet or savory toppings.

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[patriciaredick]

Ohh Anja, thank you. This is the recipe I have been waiting for. They look delicious. I'm heading into the kitchen and will report back tomorrow! Have a lovely day.

[daltongang]

My husband lived in Germany for a number of years. I had found your video and had him watch it too. Thank you much! Finally, I can make him a roll like he has missed for about 45 years!!! These are delicious!!!

[patwagner]

At long last, brotchen!! We lived in Germany awhile & loved have missed the schnell imbiss in our quaint German town (Sohren) where we would get a bratwurst & a mettwurst in brotchen. You just can't find it here. So, thank you for bringing us a recipe for it ! Now, if only I could find authentic mettwurst but that's not made here the way it is in Germany; so I think I'm out of luck.

[francoise-mariethein]

Anja, this recipe is a gift for me !!! For so long I look for the recipe of the rolls from my childhood. There are the best of the best. On Sunday after the mass everybody went to the backery to buy a big bag of " pistolets" . there were still warm and they smell like haven. This was a very happy moment for the little girl I was. You understand why I said your recipe is really a present for me. The image is the same the one I keep in my memory. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sunday I will make a super surprise for my husband !

[judemichalak]

Thank you for this recipe, Anja! My husband is German and we have missed the breads so much since moving to the states. He is very excited to have me try this recipe!

[MiniVacationista]

Would love to see the recipe using sourdough starter! (Rather than commercial yeast)

[davidpeak]

Back in the 70’s I spend 18 months in your beautiful country (Berlin). One of the things I miss is these wonderful rolls. As a new bread baker, I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!

[pjstar]

You shape the dough balls like I do, cupping them under. Works for me too

[ellibellescorner-blog]

Thank you for this great video and recipe! I made the dough last night at 10:30pm and the rolls are now rising. Think they will be perfect for the Nuernberger Bratwuerste I got from Aldi yesterday :) Thank you so much!!

[TheLatinaNextDoor]

Oh I am so excited to make these! I used to live in Germany and I loved eating these. These are so delicious and this just brings back so many memories. They look exactly as I remember. Thank you for sharing!

[oegjfzv]

These rolls bring back good memories. When i was a teenager i worked as a busboy in a fancy club. The german baker, Chris, made these rolls. The only difference i see is he had cornmeal on the bottoms and they had a very light shine. So delicious fresh out of the oven!! I was an animal back then. I would just stab my thumb through the side to make an opening and just smash two pats of butter inside the hole. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!! Im afraid to try your recipe, i might start the thumb smashing through the side thing again :-). Great video!! Thank you!!

[davebillnitzer]

Endlich habe ich Brötchen korrekt gebacken. I've been trying to get this right for months. Yours is the only recipe I've come across that gives the rolls a 2nd rise **after** shaping them. Other videos I've seen let the dough rise twice, then shape them and then straight into the oven but they always come out heavy. That 2nd rise **after** they've been shaped made all the difference. Knusprig aussen, weich innen! Echt!! Danke, danke, danke!

[idekmarijke]

Vielen Dank! Vor 60 Jahren war ich in Stuttgart und diese frischen Brötchen habe ich nie vergessen. Viele Male habe ich versucht, sie zu machen, aber es kam nie richtig heraus. Dieses Rezept sieht so gut aus. Danke nochmal!

[gerriebell]

I’m so happy to see this recipe! The first time I went to visit my brother in Germany many years ago, he went to the bakery and got Brötchen for breakfast or lunch, and I fell in love with them. I came home to Southern California and tried to find the same rolls, crispy outside and soft inside, and could NOT find them. Now I can make some:)

[PalmettoCraftworks]

Brotchen is one of the things I miss most from Germany. Will have to try this. Thanks for sharing.

[gabbiesmeemee]

😊 I grew up in Germany as a child. The 1st time I ever had a brought worst it was in the brochen bread We had gone to the largest city in our area called KaiserSlatern There were a lot of Food trucks around the area Where I tried my 1st brought worst in brochen bread. I had not found this bread anywhere since coming back to America. Thank you for posting this video so I can learn to make it myself. God-bless

[couldbecooking]

I love it when the bread rolls are crusty and crunchy! 🤤

[chrystinabush]

I love your videos! Thank you for all that you share. Your voice soothes me when I’m stressed

[tomcherry]

Hallo Anja, Ich bin auch seit '97 Immigrant hier in USA, Orlando Fl. Ich bin sehr froh dass ich Ihre Youtube Beitraege gefunden habe. Mein Sourdough ist angesetzt nd ich werde bald deutsches Mischbrot backen koennen. Ach deieses Rezept fuer Broetchen werde ich bald backen koennne. Recht herzlichen Dank fuer ae Tips und Rezepte.

[ariainman]

Anja THANK YOU....watched you make them, have a printed copy, will be my Roll Recipe.
PERFECT.