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🍽️ Crispy Cheese Bombs with Fresh Basil Butter
390 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- milk 40 ml
- yeast, fresh 1 pc.
- sugar 30 g
- wheat flour, Type 405 400 g
- salt 1 tsp.
- eggs 3 pcs.
- egg yolk 1 pc.
- butter 190 g
- basil, fresh 10 g
- sea salt 0.5 tsp.
- pepper, black ground pinch
- mini mozzarella balls 25 pcs.
Instructions
- 1. Pour the milk, 50 milliliters of water, and the crumbled yeast into the mixing container.
- 2. Add the sugar.
- 3. Heat the mixture without the measuring cup for 3 minutes at speed 1 and 37 degrees Celsius.
- 4. Add the flour and salt to the container.
- 5. Knead the dough with the measuring cup inserted for 2 minutes on speed 2.
- 6. Remove the measuring cup.
- 7. Alternately add the eggs, the egg yolk, and the 150 grams of butter cut into pieces through the lid opening.
- 8. Mix the ingredients for 3 minutes on speed 3.
- 9. Reinsert the measuring cup.
- 10. Knead the dough using the dough knead function for 2 minutes until smooth.
- 11. Place the dough into a lightly floured bowl.
- 12. Sprinkle some flour over the dough.
- 13. Cover the bowl with cling film.
- 14. Let the dough rise in a warm and sheltered place for about 45 minutes.
- 15. Clean the mixing container thoroughly.
- 16. After about 40 minutes of rising time, put 40 grams of butter into the clean container.
- 17. Melt the butter for 2 minutes on speed 1 at 70 degrees Celsius.
- 18. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- 19. Wash the basil and shake it dry.
- 20. Pluck the leaves off the stems.
- 21. Set aside 20 basilisk leaves.
- 22. Add the remaining basil leaves to the container with the melted butter.
- 23. Add sea salt and pepper.
- 24. Blend the butter-oil mixture with the measuring cup inserted for 10 seconds on speed 10.
- 25. Let the mozzarella balls drain in a sieve.
- 26. Gently pat the balls dry with kitchen paper.
- 27. Work the yeast dough briefly again on a floured work surface.
- 28. Work in enough flour until the dough no longer sticks.
- 29. Divide the dough into 25 equal portions.
- 30. Press one mozzarella ball into each dough portion.
- 31. Seal the dough balls well so that the cheese stays inside.
- 32. Place the cheese balls on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- 33. Brush the balls with the basil butter mixture.
- 34. Bake the bombs for 15 minutes on the middle rack until golden brown.
- 35. Remove the tray from the oven.
- 36. Brush the hot bombs again with some butter.
- 37. Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt over them.
- 38. Serve the cheese bombs immediately while hot.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 390
- Protein: 13 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 42 g