Pizza buns

By jenorjeff

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 tbsp quick rise yeast
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/6 cup oil (half of 1/3 cup)
• 1.5 cups warm water
• 400 g deli meat of your choice
• 500 ml pizza sauce
• 2-3 cups shredded cheese of your choice (or a mix!)

Details

Adapted from foodlovas.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

The bread: start with 2 cups of flour, the yeast and salt, combine and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the egg, sugar, oil, and water. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir. Add the remaining 2 cups of flour. You may need a little less or a little more. The dough should be firm. Knead until combined. Return to bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.

Prepare the dishes for the buns to bake in with some cooking spray or oil. Shred the cheese and get other ingredients ready.

When the dough has risen for 15 minutes, take half of the ball and roll it out into a rectangle type shape. It should be about half a centimeter thick. Slather with the pizza sauce. Not too much or they will be soggy. Next, lay on the meat in a thin layer. Finally, sprinkle on about 1 cup of grated cheese. Do not over do the ingredients or the buns will be too full. Remember that we still have to roll these up!

Start with the long side and roll towards yourself. Just a little at a time and try not to tear the dough. I kinda do it like a type writer. When you have a long snake of a bun, use a sharp knife and slice it into buns, about 2 inches long. Place the buns in the prepared dishes. Cover and let rise for 1 hour in a warm place.

When the buns are puffed up, place them in a preheated oven of 350 degrees farenheit for 20 minutes. I had to let mine bake for about 25 minutes. Depends how much filling you add. Let cool and then dig in!