Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 8 slices of streaky bacon
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 cups semi-coarse flour
• ground black pepper

• cayenne pepper
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried garlic
• 3 tablespoons chopped chives
• 1 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 10 tablespoons solid butter

Cooking guidelines

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, line a baking tray with baking paper or grease with oil. In a large bowl, mix a pinch of cayenne, black pepper and salt with the baking powder, garlic powder and flour. Now add the solid butter and use your hands to form a coarse crumb.Add the finely chopped bacon, cheese and chives and mix everything thoroughly. Finally, add the buttermilk to the dough and knead it thoroughly with your hands.

Then transfer the dough to a floured rolling pin, roll it out into a pancake and fold it in half. Roll out the dough again, fold it in half and roll it out again.Cut out circles from the last rolled out pancake, about 13 mm thick, with a mould and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Whisk the egg and water in a bowl and brush each bun with the egg.Bake the savoury pastry in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.The savoury cheese buns can be served hot or cold.