Cheese & Bacon ‘Pampushky’

Name: Cheese & Bacon ‘Pampushky’
Yield: 8 Rolls
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups Bread Flour *plus extra; 2 teaspoons (7 g) Dry Yeast; 2/3 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Sugar; 2 Eggs *whisked, save 1 tablespoonful for blushing; 1/2 cup Warm Milk; 2 tablespoons Sunflower Oil *OR melted Butter; Oil OR Butter for greasing a tin *optional; 1 tablespoon saved Egg; 1/2 cup grated Tasty Cheese (Cheddar) OR Cheese of your choice; 60 g Bacon *cut into small pieces

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

I have been loving ‘Pampushky’, Ukrainian Bread Rolls, since I discovered them. ‘Pampushky’ dough is made with Eggs and they have similar texture to Doughnuts. They can be savoury OR sweet. My ‘Easter Pampushky’ are absolutely delicious. Today I made savoury ones and topped with Cheese and Bacon. I knew they would taste great and I was right. I enjoyed these Cheese & Bacon ‘Pampushky’ with a hearty vegetable soup.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

8 Rolls

2 cupsBread Flour *plus extra
2 teaspoons (7 g)Dry Yeast
2/3 teaspoonSalt
1 teaspoonSugar
2Eggs *whisked, save 1 tablespoonful for blushing
1/2 cupWarm Milk
2 tablespoonsSunflower Oil *OR melted Butter
Oil OR Butter for greasing a tin *optional
Topping
1 tablespoonsaved Egg
1/2 cupgrated Tasty Cheese (Cheddar) OR Cheese of your choice
60 gBacon *cut into small pieces

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Steps

1

Combine Bread Flour, Yeast, Salt and Sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in Eggs (save 1 tablespoonful for brushing), Milk and Oil. Mix well and knead, adding extra Flour as required, for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and elastic.
2

Cover with a plate or plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
3

Grease a large cake tin (I used 23cm deep pie dish) with Oil OR Butter. *Note: If you want to bake rolls on a baking tray, line the tray with baking paper.
4

On a floured surface, shape the dough into a round, divide into 8 portions, roll each portion into a ball, then slightly flatten it, so that it would be easier to place Cheese and Bacon on top.
5

Arrange the dough in the tin (OR baking tray), brush the top with the saved Egg, and place Cheese and Bacon. Cover with a plate or plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 180℃.
6

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes OR until nicely browned. Enjoy freshly baked hot Pampushky.