Description
Soft, buttery Japanese Sweet Potato Cheese Salt Bread with a golden, lightly fried bottom. Filled with butter, melty cheese and sweet potato, these rolls are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or holiday dinners!
Ingredients
Units
- 1 batch salt bread recipe (egg vr.)
- + 2 tbsp black sesame seeds, optional
- 3 oz (90 g) cheese of choice, cut into 6 pieces, 15 grams each (gouda, mozzarella, white cheddar, brie even cream cheese are great choices)
- 1/4 cup (60 g) salted butter, cut into 6 pieces, 10 grams each
- 3 tbsp (42 g) butter for lining
- rock salt, pearl salt, flaky salt or pretzel salt, for topping
Sweet Potato Filling (each enough for 6 pieces)
- 2-3 (210-240 g) small japanese sweet potatoes, cooked
- honey stewed japanese sweet potatoes
- 2 small (180 g) Japanese sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp salted butter
- 1 1/2 tbsp (30 g) honey
- 1 1/2 tbsp (18 g) sugar
- 2-3 tbsp water
Instructions
Prepare Sweet Potato Filling:
- Option 1: Cook Japanese sweet potatoes in the oven or rice cooker. If using a rice cooker, microwave for 1 minute to remove some of the moisture. Set aside to cool completely. Divide into 35-40 gram portions.
- Option 2: Dice the sweet potato into 1 cm chunks. Soak in water for 5 minutes. Drain and add to a pan over medium low heat. Add the water, cover and cook for about 5 minutes, until just fork tender. Remove the lid and add honey and sugar. Cook until the sugar thickens. Transfer to another bowl and allow it to fully cool.
- Make the dough: Prepare one batch of salt bread dough. I used the egg version but you can also use the semi hard or hard crust version!
- Prepare Pan: Rub ~7 g butter per roll about 2.5 inches apart onto a non-stick pan in an oval shape where each dough piece will sit.
- Shape Dough: Roll each rested pre-shaped dough into a long teardrop (~35–40 cm).
- Add Fillings: Place 1 piece of butter at the wide base of the dough and roll once to seal. Add 1 piece of cheese and your sweet potato filling along the base.
- Roll & Seal: Roll down tightly and firmly. Press tip into the dough to seal and pinch left/right sides closed. Repeat for all rolls.
- Proof: Cover and proof at 27–30°C for 50–70 minutes, until doubled in size.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C). Uncover rolls, lightly mist with water, and sprinkle with salt. Place pan in oven, and spray the oven walls about 15 times. Then immediately reduce heat to 200°C (392°F). Bake 12–14 minutes until tops are deeply golden.
- Finish: Remove from oven and brush with melted butter while hot. Serve warm and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg