In honor of summer days, hot grills, cold beer, and the lady who forgot to buy the buns, I give you:

No Knead Cheddar Buns

(what did you just call me?)

 

Ingredients:

• 13 oz all-purpose unbleached flour (2 ¾ c)
• ½ cup shredded white cheddar cheese
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons yeast
• 4 Tablespoons bacon fat (if you don’t have this on hand, butter will do…but if you’re having bacon burgers, just cook your bacon first and save the grease!)
• 1 egg
• butter for brushing the buns

 

 

Combine all the ingredients and beat it on high for about two to three minutes until it looks like this:

And there’s a little bit of gluten stretch

Cover it and let it rise for 90 minutes. It’ll rise and puff up.

Divide your dough into the bun size you like and place them on a greased cookie sheet. I make little buns for my little ones and big buns for my big ones.

This should make 6-8 buns, depending on your preference.

Cover and let them rise another 90 minutes

 

Heat your oven to 350°

Brush your buns with melted butter.

Bake for 18-20 minutes, until they’re golden brown.

Remove from the oven, give them another butter brush and let them cool…

 

Slice, fill, eat.

Enjoy.

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