• Place the yeast,water and sugar in the bowl of your mixer and wait for the yeast  to bubble.
• Add the flour, salt and oil and mix well until a dough forms.
• Cover the dough and  rise for one hour.
• Divide the dough into 10-12 pieces and roll them into balls.
• Place the balls on a lined cookie sheets, cover and allow to rise for another half hour.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a large pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a low boil.
• Remove from heat and slowly add the baking soda.
• Place the pot back on heat and simmer.
• Place 3-4 of the rolls at a time into the pot.
• Poach for 30 seconds and then carefully turn the roll over and poach for another 30 seconds.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and put them back on the cookie sheet.
• Repeat with the remaining rolls.
• Using a pastry brush, brush each roll with the beaten egg, making sure to coat all sides completely & then prinkle each roll with .coarse sea salt
• Using a sharp straight edged knife, cut an “X” shape in the top of each roll.
• Bake the rolls in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.

Serve warm!