Name: Spicy Cheddar & Chilli Buns
Prep time: 28 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 223 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 5 gram Baking Powder; 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 6 gram Ground Chili Pepper; 6 gram Black Pepper; 160 milliliter Cultured Buttermilk; 5 gram Powdered Sugar; 150 gram Cheddar; 5 gram Salt; 110 gram Unsalted Butter

Step-by-step method

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These cheesy, spicy savory buns come together quickly with a simple mix of dry ingredients, grated cheddar, and butter, then bound with egg and buttermilk to create a sticky dough that you'll drop onto a tray. The main thing to watch is handling the sticky dough (using two spoons makes it easier), and baking just until golden so the cheddar flavor shines through when you serve them warm.

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Prep the pan

Preheat the oven to 185°C (365°F). Take the butter out of the fridge.

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110 gram
Unsalted Butter
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Mix the dry ingredients

In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, black pepper, chilli, baking powder).

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223 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

5 gram
Powdered Sugar

5 gram
Salt

5 gram
Black Pepper

5 gram
Ground Chili Pepper

5 gram
Baking Powder
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Grate the cheddar

Coarsely grate the cheddar and stir it into the dry ingredients.

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150 gram
Cheddar

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Rub in the butter

Add the room-temperature butter, cut into small pieces, and work it in with your hands until you get a crumbly texture, like a streusel topping for cakes.
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Whisk the egg mixture

In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and buttermilk until lightly combined.

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1 piece
Chicken Eggs

160 milliliter
Cultured Buttermilk
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Sticky dough

Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir well with a wooden spoon until everything comes together. The dough will be sticky.
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Shape the buns on a baking tray

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and use two spoons to drop small mounds of dough onto it.
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Sprinkle with chilli or pepper

Before baking, sprinkle the buns with chilli or freshly ground black pepper.

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1 gram
Ground Chili Pepper

1 gram
Black Pepper
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Bake and serve

Bake for about 15–20 minutes at 185°C (365°F) until golden. Serve warm for the best flavour — that's when the cheddar aroma really comes through.

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Step-by-step method

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Prep the pan

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Mix the dry ingredients

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Grate the cheddar

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Rub in the butter

Whisk the egg mixture

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Sticky dough

Shape the buns on a baking tray

Sprinkle with chilli or pepper

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Bake and serve

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