I've made this recipe twice now and it is out of this world. And while my end results both times were perfect, I do have a question. Both times my first rise was negligible to very slight. The directions call for an hour rise until puffy but your blog photos show a decided double + in volume rise. Which should it be? A one hour rise, no matter what the change in volume, or go ahead and let rise until double? The photos don't quite match the directions (or vice versa)! Both times I got a good puffiness of my shaped buns after about 90 minutes and they popped up perfectly during baking. So, I only wonder if I'd have even better results/flavor if I let the first rise go to double in bulk.

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