A little sweet, a little savoury, and a lot perfect for breakfast with a cup of coffee. These look fancy but come together with surprisingly little drama and are guaranteed (*) to impress even the pickiest of eaters.

Makes: 12 buns

Ingredients:

• Dough
  • 1 cup milk, warm but not hot
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tsp quick-rise yeast
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 3 1/2 cups AP flour
  • 1 tsp salt
• Filling
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tsp finely chopped fresh herbs (I used rosemary)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup very finely chopped peeled apples

Directions:

1. Stir together milk (1 cup) and butter (1/4 cup) in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook
2. Add yeast (1 tsp) to milk mixture
3. Whisk the egg and grab about 1 tbsp of whisked egg, set that aside for later
4. Add egg and whisk into milk mixture
5. Sift together flour (3/12 cups) and salt (1 tsp)
6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in the stand mixer and mix for about 3-5 minutes, until a smooth and elastic dough forms – add extra flour if this is too sticky
7. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp towel, and set aside somewhere warm until roughly doubled in size (about 1 hour)
8. Roll out dough into a rectangle that is wider than it is tall, try to make the corners square (don’t fuss too much over this, it will all be ok)
9. Brush evenly with mustard (1 tbsp) and butter (2 tbsp)
10. Sprinkle with herbs (2 tsp), salt (1/2 tsp), cheese (1 cup) and apples (1 cup)
11. Roll buns into a coil (lengthwise – you want the coil to be longer rather than wider
12. Slice roll into 12 roughly equal slices (I said roughly, you don’t need to get out the ruler)
13. Lightly grease a muffin tin
14. Place rolls in muffin tin
15. Cover and let rise for another 45 minutes or so
16. Brush buns with the reserved 1 tbsp of whisked egg
17. Bake 20-25 minutes, until golden brown

Notes:

• *Definitely not a guarantee, your mileage may vary, etc. – but they are really good!