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Butter Flap with Cheese

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Cuisine Guyanese
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 10
Author Jehan Powell

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp dry active yeast
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/3 cup warm water
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp melted butter
  • 7 tbsp softened butter
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp yellow mustard

Instructions

  • In a bowl add warm water, sugar and yeast and stir to combine. Let sit for 10 minutes until the yeast become foamy.
  • Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
  • Add flour, salt and melted butter to the yeast mix and mix to form a dough. Knead dough for about 10 minutes until smooth and no longer sticky. This can be done in a mixer using a hook attachment.
  • Form dough into a ball and place in large bowl and cover loosely with cling wrap. Place in a warm place and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Mix softened butter, shredded cheddar cheese and mustard to form a paste.
  • Punch down dough and turn out onto the counter. Knead for 30 seconds then cut into 10 equal pieces.
  • Form each dough into a ball then roll to form a circle about5 ½ inch in diameter. Spread about ½ tsp cheese spread on the dough, but not on the edges. Fold in half then spread with cheese spread, then fold in half again for form a triangle. See video for technique.
  • Gently press the edges together then place on an ungreased baking sheet pan. Repeat and place all the butterflap on the pan about 2 inches apart.
  • Cover loosely with cling wrap in a warm place and allow to rise, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove cling wrap then place in an oven preheated to 375degrees and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately brush with melted butter.
  • Serve warm.

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