Milk And Cheese Plait Bun With A Local Twist Recipe

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Ingredients

Method:
Bread flour: 600g
Milk powder: 100g
Bread improver: 8g
Instant dry yeast: 4g
Sugar: 70g
Salt: 9g
Water: 300g
Butter: 40g, softened
Egg: 1, beaten
Fresh cheddar cheese: 10g, grated

Preparation

Step 1

Mix dry ingredients together for 1 min.
Add water and mix for 5 min.
Add butter and knead for 10 min till dough is fully developed.
Round up dough and place in airtight container to rise in a warm place for 1 hr.
Divide dough into 100g pieces (about 32 pieces). Leave for 10 min.
Roll out 4 pieces of dough into 20-cm long strips.
Weave strips to form a braid (strip 2 over strip 3, strip 4 over strip 2, strip 1 over strip 3).
Prove braids in warm place for 1 hr.
Preheat oven at 170 degrees.
Brush egg over surface. Grate cheese over braids.
Bake for 15 min. Remove and leave to cool for 15min before serving.