Decorated Buns
These buns delight young and old with their beauty and their aromas. This ones will delight you even more as its recipe both easy and fast. Their garnish will entertain you and impress your guests. Do not hesitate because they are prepared very easily and quickly.
- 400 grams Flour (for all uses)
- 200 grams Flour
- 400 grams Water (in room temperature)
- 20 grams Yeast (fresh)
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 100 grams Cheese (parmesan or mizithra)
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sesame seeds (white)
- Sesame seeds (black or poppy seeds)
- Cumin
- Red Pepper (dried)
- Green Pepper (dried)
- Salt (smoked)
- Paprika (sweet or spicy)
In a bowl add the water with sugar and yeast and stir well until the ingredients dissolve.
Let the bowl aside.
In a mixer place the pastry hook and add the flour, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper, the mixture form before and the cheese.
Knead the ingredients together until they turn into a dough.
Once its ready, separate it in as many servings as you like.
Shape each piece into a ball and place it on a pan covered with olive oil spacing them evenly.
Sprinkle some water on top and garnish with the ingredients of your choice.
Even if its not necessary to let them rise, you could let them rest for 10 minutes before baking them.
Bake at 180C degrees for 25-35 minutes until they turn golden brown.
- You could cover the buns with some cooking paper so that the garnishments stay intact however, the color won't be as nice.
- Also, if you want to add other ingredients such as cheese, ham, sundried tomatoes, colorful peppers or olives, choose to add them inside the buns instead of on top so that they don't burn while baking.
- Lather them with some egg for a prettier color.
- Experiment with the shapes and use coup pats to have more freedom. Its the perfect recipe for a Childs Birthday party or to make burger buns. Make some heart shaped ones for your Valentines Day dinner.
- Add edible color and prep a beautiful basket to decorate your table with and impress your guests.
- You could use special forms in different shapes such as hearts, Christmas trees, bears or flowers, you could also use cup cake forms. A great recipe idea for a Birthday buffet.
