Sugar Cheese Bun

Whenever we visit our neighborhood bakery sugar cheese bun is what the girls will pick up as their first choice. The bakery we visit to get our daily dose of bread always have this delicious soft buns arrange neatly in their bread tray waiting for customers to grab. While i'm scrolling the net, i came across this sugar cheese bun recepi and decided to give it a try. It was super soft and fluffy with rich cheese flavor and not too sweet for our palate. The girls love them for the breakfast as the sweet and savoury bun burst with sharp cheddar cheese flavor almost the dame what they get in our bakery.

Ingredients

3 cups bread flour
1/2 cup cake flour
2 tsp active yeast
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 tbsp granulated white sugar
100 ml whole milk,warmed
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp vegetable oil
100 g unsalted butter 
1 tsp salt

For Sprinkling

1 egg,beaten lightly with 1 tbsp water
3-4 tbsp grated cheddar cheese
3 tbsp granulated white sugar


Methods

In a bowl, add warmed milk,sugar and yeast. Stir until sugar dissolved and let the yeast to activate for about 10 minutes until the mixture foamy.

In a bowl, sift flour and salt together.

In another bowl, add the lightly beaten eggs,honey and vegetable oil.

In the mixing bowl, add the sifted flour,eggs mixture. Add the yeast mixture and using a stand mixture fitted with hook attachment knead well until the mixture well combined and leaves the sides of the mixing bowl.

Transfer the dough onto a clean working surface dusted lightly with flour. Knead the dough with your hand for about 10 minutes until soft and pliable.

Transfer the dough into a large bowl greased with oil. Cover the bowl with clean kitchen towel and place the bowl in a warm place for the dough to rise for about 1 or 1 1/2 hours.

Punch down the dough and transfer onto a floured surface. Divide the dough into 7 equal sized balls

Roll the balls into a disc and place 1 tbsp grated cheddar cheese in the middle of the dough. Secure the edges neatly to form a ball. Repeat with remaining dough. Arrange the dough in a greased baking pan.

Cover the baking pan with clean kitchen towel and place in a warm place for about 30-40 minutes.

Brush the dough with egg wash and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese and sugar.

Bake for 12-14 minutes on a 220'C preheated oven until golden.

Remove from oven and cool it on baking tray for 15 minutes.