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Cheesy brioche rolls from Angama Mara

The most delicious cheesy brioche rolls from the kitchen of Angama Mara in the Masaai Mara in Kenya.

Cook Time
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Course: Bread
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup flour
  • 4 tsp dried yeast
  • ½ cup lukewarm water
  • 4 cups flour
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 8 large eggs
  • 500 g butter melted but not separated
  • 300 g strong cheddar grated

Instructions

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  1. Mix together ¾ cup flour, yeast, and lukewarm water and allow to rise for 3 hours. Place dough in a mixer fitted with a dough hook and on a medium setting add 4 cups flour, salt, and sugar and mix for 5 minutes. Turn the mixer up by one setting and add eggs one by one. Then add melted butter. Once incorporated add grated cheese. Cover and place into the fridge for a minimum of 6 hours or a maximum of 4 days.
  2. Preheat the oven to 220°C. Oil two muffin baking trays. Portion dough into golf-ball-sized balls, cover, and prove until doubled in size. Bake for 20 minutes until golden and crispy, turning halfway.
  3. (reserve some of the dough to make the iconic brioche bobble tops)