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Baked Feta Roses | Rose Buns with Feta Cheese

Baked feta roses, a rose shaped bread roll filled with delicious feta cheese and herb filling. A pretty looking bread roll to decorate your dining table.
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Main Course
Cuisine International
Keyword Cheese stuffed bread rolls, cheese stuffed buns, Eggless bread roll, Feta cheese bread, Feta cheese recipe, How to make a rose shaped bread, Rose bread, Rose bun rolls, Stuffed bread rolls
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 8
Calories

Equipment

  • Bowls for mixing the bread dough
  • Measuring spoons and cups
  • Convection oven

Ingredients

  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 2 cups spelt flour see notes
  • 1 tablespoon instant yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tablespoon milk powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 1&½ cup warm water plus ½ cup extra
  • ¼ cup yogurt/milk if using curd/yogurt it should be at room temperature
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds for topping
  • 2 tbsp milk for brushing the tops of the bread.

Stuffing

  • ¾ cup Feta cheese cubes
  • 1 bunch coriander leaves
  • 1 large capsicum, chopped thinly
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • I used my food processor to make the dough, the dough can be kneaded by hand too. Take both the flours, milk powder, salt, sugar and yeast. Run it a minimum speed for the contents to mix well.
  • Take milk and water together in a microwaveable mug, microwave high for 30 seconds. The liquid should be hot, not scalding hot.
  • Add this liquid slowly to the dough mix and knead a smooth and soft dough. After adding liquid, add oil and knead for around 3-4 minutes to get a soft dough. If kneading by hand, knead for around 6-8 minutes to get a soft dough
  • I have used a combination of bread and spelt flour, so i needed the water amount given here, if using all purpose flour or bread flour completely, then you might need less water than specified, so use water in small quantities (¼ cup at a time) while kneading.
  • Once kneaded, place the dough in a well-oiled bowl, cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it rest for an hour or until it is doubled. while the dough resting, lets prepare the filling.

Make Filling

  • Crumble the feta in a large bowl, wash and clean coriander leaves and chop them fine. Wash and chop capsicum thinly. Mix them together add a generous pinch of pepper. Divide the filling into 14-15 portions, according the number of dough portions.

Let us shape the Bread Roll

  • Once the dough has doubled, punch it down and divide it into 14-15 portions. Dust your working area with flour, Knead each portion and roll into a round about 5-6" inches in size.
  • Place a portion of filling in the center of the rolled dough. Keeping the center intact, make 4slits around the filling in the shape of '+'sign
  • Fold each quarter of the dough around the filling like a petal around the filling. Hope the picture helps in shaping. Once shaped like a rose, cup around the base to give it a good curved base. place the shaped roses on a parchment lied cookie tray. Repeat the same with the rest of the dough portions
  • Let the shaped roses sit for about 45 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of the second rise, preheat the oven to 180C.
  • Brush the roses with milk and sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Bake the roses for about 20-25 minutes or until they turn golden brown
  • Take them out of the oven, and move to cooling rack to cook a bit. Serve them warm with tomato sauce.

Notes

  • I have used a combination of bread and spelt flour, you can also entirely use Bread or All purpose flour. 
  • Bcoz of combination of flours,  i needed the water amount given here, if using all purpose flour or bread flour alone,  then you might need less water than specified, so use water in small quantities (¼ cup at a time) while kneading.