Pigs in a Blanket Hot Dog

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Ingredients

  • 300 g bread flour,sifted
  • 5 g instant dried yeast
  • 10 g granulated sugar
  • 6 g salt
  • 30 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 220-230 g 1 egg plus whole milk
  • 12 pieces normal size hot dog/sausage
  • 6 pieces of cheedar cheese,cut half
  • Egg wash - 1 egg plus 2 tsp water.
  • some butter from brushing

Preparation

Step 1

) Put ½ portion of the flour and yeast in a bowl, whisk to combine, add sugar and salt and whisk again.

2) Pour the egg and milk mixture into the bowl. Use a large spoon (or pastry scraper) to mix everything together.

3) Put the remaining ½ portion of the flour into the bowl and knead briefly to combine all the ingredients.

4) Take the dough out of the bowl and knead. You will feel the dough become elastic after kneading for about 5 minutes.

5) Add butter and knead by using the heel of your hands to compress and push the dough away from you, then fold it back over itself. Give the dough a little turn and repeat. Put the weight of your body into the motion and get into a rhythm. Keep folding over and compressing the dough. Knead for 5-10 minutes or until the dough is soft, pliable, smooth and slightly shiny, almost satiny. Or you can also try stretching part of the dough, if it can stretch into a thin sheet without breaking, the dough is well-kneaded.

6) Put the dough into a lightly buttered bowl and cover with damp cloth. Let the dough rise in a warm place until its size doubles (1 – 1 ½ hour depending on the room temperature).

7) Take the dough out of the bowl, deflate it by touching lightly.

8) Cut the dough into 8 pieces, roll into a ball and let them rest for 10 minutes (cover with damp cloth).

9) Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into an oval shape, then place the sausage and 1/2 cut cheddar cheese in the center. Cut both sides of the dough into 7 strips. Fold the strips alternating the left and right over the hot dog/sausage.

10) Place the rolls on the greased baking sheet. Cover the rolls and let it rise until it almost doubles in size. Brush with egg wash. Preheat oven at 200°C. Bake at 200°C for 8 minutes then at 180°C for another 5 minutes or until the rolls turn golden brown.