Are you hungry? Today I suggest soft and tasty ham and cheese buns. They are a truly delicious snack, easy to prepare, and great whether filled or plain. If eaten warm, just out of the oven, they are really delightful. So, what are you waiting for? Get out the flour and start kneading since there’s no need for rising! Then, let me know if you liked them, okay!?
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economic
- Preparation time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 7 buns
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 264.51 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 32.74 (g) of which sugars 2.08 (g)
- Proteins 11.15 (g)
- Fat 9.60 (g) of which saturated 3.26 (g)of which unsaturated 2.14 (g)
- Fibers 0.88 (g)
- Sodium 461.84 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 95 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for 7 Ham and Cheese Buns
Self-raising flour is flour that already has perfectly dosed yeast. It is available in all supermarkets.
With these quantities, you can prepare 7 ham and cheese buns.
- 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 3/4 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 6 tbsp water
- 6 tbsp milk
- 3.5 oz cooked ham
- 3.5 oz scamorza (or fontina)
Tools
To prepare the dough for these buns, I used a stand mixer, but any other mixer will do. You can also knead everything by hand, working the ingredients first in a bowl and then on the countertop.
- Stand mixer
- Mezzaluna
- 1 Baking tray
Preparation of Ham and Cheese Buns
Coarsely chop the cooked ham and scamorza and set them aside. You can do this in a mixer, being careful not to turn them into a sort of pâté. Alternatively, you can use a mezzaluna, as I did.
Place the flour, cold butter cut into pieces, salt, sugar, water, and milk in the bowl of a stand mixer and start kneading with the dough hook.
When the mixture has compacted, add the chopped ham and cheese and continue kneading until all ingredients are well combined into a homogeneous and elastic dough.
Transfer it to a lightly floured countertop and divide it into seven pieces, each weighing about 3.5 oz.
Shape each piece into a ball and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Bake the ham and cheese buns in a preheated static oven at 356°F for 30/35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving. Enjoy! Paola
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