If you've ever visited a Chinese bakery, you might have seen rolls made with soft and fluffy bread that are filled with all sorts of fillings from sweet to savory. One of the most common breads to find are hot dog breads and this is my homemade version of those savory snacks.
3tbspunsalted butter, cut into small pieces, softened at room temperature
oil, for greasing the bowl
6sausages
1egg , for the egg wash
Instructions
Combine the flour, salt, sugar and instant yeast in a bowl of a stand mixer. Make a well in the center. Add in all wet ingredients: milk, egg and tangzhong. Fit the dough hook attachment on your stand mixer and begin mixing on medium speed and knead until your dough comes together and then add in the butter and continue kneading. Keep kneading until the dough is smooth, not too sticky on the surface and elastic. I kneaded the dough for about 18-20 minutes. Each mixer may vary.
When the dough is ready, you should be able to take a chunk of dough and stretch it to a very thin membrane before it breaks. When it does break, the break should be form a circle.
Knead the dough into a ball shape. Take a large bowl and grease with oil. Place dough into greased bowl and cover with a wet towel. Let it proof until it’s doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
Transfer to a clean surface. Divide the dough into six equal portions. Knead into balls. Cover with cling wrap, let rest for 15 minutes.
Roll out each portion of the dough to form a long rope. Take a sausage and begin wrapping the rope around the sausage, starting at one end and ending up at the other end.
Place each rolled sausage on a baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Let them rise until double the size, approximately another 40-60 minutes.
Beat an egg and brush egg mixture on top to create shiny eggwash finish.
Bake at 350°F for approximately 30 minutes. The sausage rolls are best eaten hot, when the crust of the bread is crunchy.
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.