Grinder Buns... Like Mancino's Abm

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast (quick rise)
• 2 tablespoons lard or 2 tablespoons shortening, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• olive oil flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 put first 6 ingredients into bread machine in order that your machine calls for. mine is water, lard,sugar, salt, flour then yeast.
• 2 set machine to dough setting and let run through.
• 3 spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray then sprinkle very lightly with cornmeal.
• 4 divide dough into 4 equal parts. take each part and roll it into a rope about 12 inches long. set the rope down, then flatten to about 3 -4 inches wide and roughly square off the ends with your fingers. should look like a flat rectangle.
• 5 place shaped dough onto prepared pan.
• 6 spray plastic wrap with olive oil spray and cover dough spray side down and let rise until doubled in size.
• 7 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 8 remove plastic wrap from dough. mix together 3 tbs cold water and the cornstarch. brush cornstarch mixture over the rolls then put in oven. discard remaining cornstarch mixture.
• 9 bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 10 let cool completely.
• 11 to slice in half for hoagies, place the bun flat on the counter. place your hand on top of the bun, holding it flat down, while you slice through it with a long serrated bread knife.
• 12 fill with your fave fillings and enjoy!