Cracked Pepper Rolls

Know how some people put salt on everything? For me, it's pepper pepper pepper :) I was originally planning for these to be biscuits or English muffins...but low and behold that's not what happened when I stepped in my kitchen! Bread is something I've been trying to perfect lately. These little rolls are yummy with strawberry jam (believe it or not!) I'm sure they can be made bigger to make more of a sandwich bread, too.

Ingredients:

-2 cups flour

-1 envelope dry active yeast
-1 tsp. baking powder
-1/2 tsp. salt
-1/2 tsp. ground thyme
-1/2 Tbsp. cracked black pepper
-1.5 + 2 Tbsp. warm water
-Extra flour for dusting/kneading

Directions:

1) Combine all dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl with a lid. Create a well at the bottom. Gradually stir in the water, add more if needed

2) When the dough is ready, it will be sticky and a little bit runny. Cover the bowl with a lid and let sit for at least 3 hours. Stir half way through. Dough should double in size.

3) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

4) Overturn the bowl onto a floured surface. Dust the entire ball of dough with flour and knead for 1 minute. Roll out into a rectangle. Using a knife, score the dough, creating 8 pieces.

5) Separate pieces and roll into smaller portions. Place on large, greased cookie sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes.