What are petits pains? and can i use anything instead of them?!

comme des petits pains ("like little loaves of bread")

1!. (idiomatic) Used for anything that is selling away very fast; like hot cakes!.

Petits Pains au Lait (French) recipe
ingredients
1 oz (25 g) fresh yeast or 1 tbsp dried yeast
1 cup (8 fl oz!.) + tbsp warm milk
3 cups (1 lb) (450 g) bread flour (u!.k!.strong plain flour)
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp (1 1/2 oz) 40 g sugar + 2 tbsp (1 oz) 25 g
1 egg
1/2 stick (2 oz) 50 g butter, softened

method
1!. Dissolve the yeast in a little of the warm milk and leave to stand, 5 minutes for fresh yeast and 15 for dried yeast!.

2!. Place the flour in a bowl and toss in the salt and 3 tbsp (1 1/2 oz) 40 g sugar!. Make a well in the centre, pour in the yeast and the remaining milk and add the egg!. Mix everything to a dough and knead it on a floured board until it is smooth!. Knead in the butter!.

4 Place the dough it in a bowl, cover it with a cloth and leave in a warm place for 1 hour!.

5!. Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C) gas 6!.

6!. Knead the dough again and divide it into sixteen equal pieces!. Form them into round rolls and place them on a floured baking sheet!. Leave the buns to prove for 20 minutes and bake them for 15 minutes!.

7!. Cool on a wire rack!.

8!. To glaze, dissolve 2 tbsp (1 oz) 25 g sugar in 2 tbsp milk and brush over the hot buns!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

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I've had them for breakfast at MiMi's cafe-they are kinda soft and french toast-like sticks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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they are a pain you get in your petitsWww@FoodAQ@Com

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