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olive and fetta bread twist rolls
cottageontheleft

Olive & Fetta twist buns

This easy savoury bun recipe uses no machine and minimal kneading. You can put these together within a couple of hours.
Prep Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 4 large buns
Course: Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 350 grams plain flour
  • 20 grams white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 7 grams instant dried yeast
Wet ingredients
  • 240 ml warm milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 45 grams soft room temp butter
Fillings
  • 100 grams olives
  • 150 grams fetta
  • dried herbs to taste
  • salt & pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Kitchen scales
  • Mixing bowl
  • Baking tray
  • Cling wrap
  • Sharp knife

Method
 

  1. Add flour to a mixing bowl, add sugar and salt to on side of bowl and yeast to the other. Mix some flour into the separate piles before mixing all together
  2. Stir wet ingredients into flour until combined and smooth
  3. Smooth the dough's surface, cover bowl with cling wrap and proof for 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size
  4. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead dough into the flour 4/5 times
    Dough may be sticky to work with- flour hands and add a pinch of flour as you knead, until dough is no longer sticky
  5. Roll dough into a large rectangle, approx a pinky finger in thickness
  6. Evenly top doughs surface with fetta, olives, dried herbs, salt and pepper and roll dough into a log -lengthways
  7. Refer to video to shape dough
    Divide log into 4 with a sharp knife. With each piece; pinch ends together so the logs are enclosed at each end.
  8. Using knife, slice down the middle of each log, lengthways - leaving the bottom layer of dough untouched. Use fingers to slightly spread open the sliced opening
  9. Gently twist the buns from the middle until the two open sides are facing up
  10. Sprinkle buns with olive oil, cover with cling wrap and proof for a further 30 minutes
  11. Bake buns at 190c/375f for 15-20 minutes