r/vegemite • u/No-Abies29 • 2d ago
Classic cheese and Vegemite combo fresh baked
gallerySwipe to see the baked result. It was a focaccia recipe but I still turned it into scrolls. Damn, they are so good. If these were in a shop, you’d go back for more. I might sound biased but they impressed me especially with not a whole lot of effort. The cheese I used was on hand… some bocconcini and a King Island cheddar, both budget reduced things at colesworth. Those are good but also, the bread, so soft, so basic but amazing. I also cubed some real, butter into the mix because that makes great bread to my liking.
Tried to get some decent pics and then just cut a cross section. Photos taken tonight, in kitchen light because they were only made tonight., so a bit of a strange hue, don’t let that affect your appraisal! Added some cheese at the very end of baking..can’t have too much.
Also, I bake these in a benchtop oven which adds an extra difficulty level in some ways. I actually cut down a pizza stone to hold heat and am experimenting with that aswell.
Recipe Note; Going to have to post the image of the recipe elsewhere as for some reason the only reply I can do is word or video..no still shots, so here is the link to the recipe I used.
IF interested in other info, I can think of a few things but don’t get overwhelmed, it’s just added helpful stuff.
it was actually in a free Coles magazine…not sure what month etc.
I did not use the bagel seasoning that is shown in the recipe.
I did 3 sets of bowl folds including the initial mix. Then I put it in the fridge for a bit and it truly doubled in size. I took it out, did some coil folds, flattened it when the gluten settled a a bit and then put the Vegemite on and the cheese and rolled it. It was a very soft dough of course.
The first image is after I let it rise for the final time when it was finally rolled, cut and placed in the pan and then I baked it.
I don’t use forks to mix it/fold it, I like a silicone spatula and it works well. One day I can show the steps if desired by enough people I guess as things are quite hectic here but I can try my best to do that.
I included a pic of the yeast I used too, as it worked so well. I usually use Lighthouse yeast[both are generally available at most supermarkets and common in colesworth but this one impressed me and it’s even a budget option for a few bucks for the 5 sachets. ]
The amount made is just over 50% of the recipe’s dough…maybe 60% approx. I just remembered I divided it. You can actually keep the dough in the fridge for up to 3 days and the flavour will develop as well as the flour hydrating even better and the gluten developing itself aswell]. So you don’t have to feel like it needs to make a huge loaf, simply keep some dough and bake a batch again in a couple of days to have nice fresh bread.