Grease a deep baking tray (or hot dog bun pan should you have one). Mine measured 31cm x 20,5cm x 3,5cm.
Pour the warm coconut milk into a small mixing bowl. Stir in the honey and the yeast. Set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, sieve together the dry ingredients (gluten-free flour, guar gum, baking powder and salt).
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the apple cider vinegar, coconut oil and eggs. Add the yeast mixture and whisk to combine.
Using an electric beater on medium-high speed with one dough hook fitted, add the dry ingredients to the wet while beating.
Beat for 3 minutes. The mixture will be a wet, thick cake-like batter.
Scrape the batter into your prepared baking tray – spreading in evenly and smoothing off the top. (These rise A LOT – so the batter should come half-way up the pan to allow space for this.)
Now to shape the rolls!
Wet your hands (to prevent the batter from sticking to them). Using your finger make lines / indents where you want the rolls to separate. You can also shape the rounded tops. (This is where a hot dog roll pan would be far more convenient).
Pour the boiling water into a small bowl and place alongside the baking tray in a draft-free place to proof. I have a double oven – so while the one is getting warm for the baking, I place the baking tray and the boiling water in the other one. The boiling water will help the mixture rise.
Proof for 25 minutes.
Place the baking tray in the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes cover the baking tray with tin foil (leaving 2 ends open) to prevent the rolls from burning on top – they tend to brown on top before the are fully cooked.
Bake for another 15 minutes. (Please note: all ovens are different – a knife or toothpick inserted into the centre should come out clean.)
Remove the rolls from the oven an allow to cool on your stove top for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before separating them.
Leftovers are best stored in the freezer.
To Make The Boerewors Rolls
Simply slice open, add a perfectly cooked piece of (gluten-free) boerewors, spread on some All Good Tomato sauce (recipe in Mila’s Meals: The Beginning & The Basics) –and there you have it!
Notes
Even though these rolls are ‘free-from’ in terms of refined sugar, gluten and dairy, I wouldn’t offer them to Mila everyday. The flour is refined and likely to spike the blood sugar levels and the rolls aren’t exactly nutrient-dense. But, just like with birthday party food, when there is an occasion that calls for a certain food (like National Braai Day), well then – I am glad that my free-from child can partake in the feast and this recipe is very useful.