Treacle & Marmite Cheese Buns

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Serves
Makes 8
Cook Time
2.5 - 3 hours

Soft, fluffy buns swirled with treacle-sweet dough and a rich Marmite, mustard and cheese filling. Salty, savoury and deeply moreish.

Soft, fluffy buns swirled with treacle-sweet dough and a rich Marmite, mustard and cheese filling. Salty, savoury and deeply moreish.

Ingredients

For the dough
  1. Strong white bread flour |500g|
  2. Fine salt |1 tsp|
  3. Dried yeast |7g|
  4. Treacle |2 tbsp|
  5. Warm milk |175–200ml| (200–220ml for vegan)
  6. Eggs |2| (2 tbsp oil for vegan)
  7. Softened butter |50g| (plant based for vegan)
For the filling
  1. Softened butter |100g|
  2. Marmite |2 tbsp|
  3. Dijon mustard |1 tbsp|
  4. Cheese of choice |150g| I used Red Leicester (or 200g vegan cheese and 2 tbsp nutritional yeast for vegan)
To finish
  1. Beaten egg |1| to brush on pre-baking
  2. Butter | | to brush on post-baking

Ingredients

For the salad
Tofu
150g
Chickpeas
1 can (400g)
Green Lentils
100g
Spinach
150g
Almonds
2 tbsp
Tempeh
100g
Olive oil
1 tsp
Avocado
1
Chilli Flakes
Pinch

Method

Make the dough
  1. Combine the yeast and 50ml water in a small bowl
  2. Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl
  3. Add warm milk, eggs and softened butter
  4. Mix to a soft dough and knead 10-15 minutes until smooth and elastic
  5. Cover and rise 1-1½ hours until doubled in size
Make the filling
  1. Meanwhile mix the softened butter with Marmite, mustard and cheese
Shape the buns
  1. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface
  2. Roll to a large rectangle about 1cm thick
  3. Spread with the cheese mixture
  4. Roll up tightly from the long edge
  5. Slice into 8 rounds then arrange cut-side up in a buttered baking dish
  6. Cover and prove for another 30-40 minutes until puffy
Bake
  1. Heat oven to 180°C
  2. Brush buns with beaten egg
  3. Optionally, sprinkle with extra cheese and bake 25-30 minutes until golden, risen, and bubbling at the seams
  4. Optionally brush with melted butter and sprinkle with chives

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