CHEESY VEGEMITE HOT CROSS BUNS

Recipe's preparation

Put Parmesan cheese into TM bowl then grate 10 seconds/speed 9, set aside. Wash and dry bowl.

Put yeast and water into TM bowl then mix 1 minute/37°C/speed 1.

Add eggs, Vegemite, sugar and butter then mix 20 seconds/speed 3. Mix more if necessary.

Add cheese and flour then mix 6 seconds/speed 6. Then knead for 3 minutes.

Tip onto Thermo mat and bring dough together into a ball (if mixture is too sticky to work with add a little extra flour). Wrap dough up in Thermo mat and leave in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Knock back dough then knead lightly by hand. Divide into 12 even portions. Roll each into a smooth bun and place on a baking tray. Preheat oven to 200°C. Cover dough with Thermo mat and set aside in a warm place for 20 minutes or until doubled in size.

Beat together egg yolk and water to make an egg wash. Cut a cross in the top of each bun and brush egg wash over the top. Spoon the extra Vegemite into a piping bag with a small plain nozzle and pipe across the buns.

Bake in a hot oven 200°C for 15-20 minutes or until golden and bases are crisp and sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.