Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters

Name: Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 g of Yeast; 250 g of Water; 500 g of All Purpose Flour; 50 g of Lard; 10 g of Sugar; 10 g of Salt; 1 Eggs; Sausage; Cloves

Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters are animal-shaped stuffed rolls, perfect for a fun aperitivo, a different picnic or to wow the kids.

Recipe Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters

Difficulty Easy
Preparation 30 minutes
Cooking 30 minutes
Servings for 6 people

Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters are tasty stuffed rolls: the recipe is based on bread and frankfurters and is perfect for whetting the appetite of kids and grown-ups at picnics, snack time, aperitivos and birthday parties.

What makes these rolls special is the presentation, with the frankfurter forming the piggy’s snout and ears. Of course you can also make the rolls with the frankfurters closed inside, or even change the ingredients, perhaps adding some sausage cooked beforehand in a skillet.

With these Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters and the Monster Rolls, why settle for serving ordinary stuffed rolls?

If you are planning a themed party or a kids’ party, we also recommend trying the Mummy Frankfurters… they will be a big hit. And now here is the recipe for Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters.

Ingredients for 6 people

6 g of Yeast
250 g of Water
500 g of All Purpose Flour
50 g of Lard
10 g of Sugar
10 g of Salt
1 Eggs
Sausage frankfurters to taste
Cloves to taste

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Method

To make the Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters, start right away by activating the fresh yeast with 30 g of lukewarm water and 60 g of flour. Mix the ingredients, cover with plastic wrap and let the mixture double in volume.
After this time, transfer the starter to the bowl of a stand mixer along with the rest of the flour and water. Also add the sugar, the yeast, the salt and the lard and knead until you have a smooth, even dough.
Move the dough to a lightly oiled bowl. Seal it again with plastic wrap, then cover it with an old wool blanket and let it rise until doubled in volume. This will take about 2 hours.
Once it has risen, turn the dough out onto the work surface and shape it into a log. Cut it into about 12 pieces.
Cut off the rounded ends of your frankfurters, then cut each end piece into four smaller portions. You should get 8 future ears from each frankfurter used, so count two for each roll.
Take the frankfurters without their rounded ends and cut them into equal pieces. These will become the snouts of the rolls.
Quickly shape each portion of dough into a ball with your hands.
Now let’s decorate the rolls. Take a piece of frankfurter for the snout and press it into the dough, then make two holes in it with a toothpick.
Just above the frankfurter snout, insert two cloves for the eyes. Make two small cuts beside the clove eyes to hold the frankfurter ears, one on each side.
Gently place your rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then brush them with a little beaten egg.
Now you need to steam the oven: turn the oven on to 180 °C (350 °F) and immediately put a small pot of water inside. When the oven is up to temperature and the water inside is boiling, put the rolls in.
With an ordinary clean spray bottle, spray plenty of water on both the bread and the oven walls, then quickly close the door.
Bake your rolls for 30 minutes, making sure to repeat the previous step after a few minutes of baking. When they are done, take them out of the oven and serve the Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters warm or at room temperature. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you don’t like cloves, you can make the eyes of your Piggy Rolls with the same number of black peppercorns or with round slices of black olives. In that case, just be careful to press them lightly into the dough, or they may shift or fall off during baking.

Tips

The egg you brush on your Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters before baking serves two purposes: it browns the dough and acts as glue between the various ingredients. Creating steam with water inside the oven is essential to keep the rolls soft while they bake.

Storage

You can keep the Piggy Bread Rolls with Frankfurters at room temperature for 24 hours after baking; otherwise it’s best to refrigerate them and eat them within a couple of days.