I saw these piggy shaped buns on Pinterest and I could not get them out of my mind! They look too cute! As the theme of my youngest daughter’s birthday party was Peppa Pig, I thought it would be a good time for me to try and make them! I had so much fun and they looked almost too cute to eat! Hehehe Luckily the kids did not have a problem biting into them and they pretty much finished the whole batch! They were delicious and a mix between bread rolls and flaky pastries. The great thing about this recipe is that these buns freeze very well, so you can make them a few days in advance and defrost them the day you want to serve them. You can reheat them in the oven and serve them warm or at room temperature. Also, you can fill them with anything you fancy and I think they would be a great addition to any kids’ lunch box! In fact, I am already planning on making a few and keeping them in the freezer for my eldest daughter’s lunches! Have fun!
Pizza Flavoured Piggy Buns
A tutorial on how to make these fun and cute looking Pizza Flavoured Piggy Buns: perfect for a kid's party or lunch box!
Ingredients
Yeast Dough
- 400 gms – 13.5 oz all purpose flour you may need a little more
- 1 package instant dry yeast 7 gms – 1/4 oz.
- 1 egg
- 200 ml – 7 oz. plain yogurt
- 100 ml – 3.5 oz warm milk
- 1 pinch of salt
Flaky dough
- 150 gms – 5.5 oz flour
- 100 gms – 3.5 oz butter
- 1 pinch of salt
Filling
- Cheese I used Swiss
- Tomato sauce
- Oregano
- Salt
Egg Wash
- Egg white
- Egg yolk and some milk to brush
Instructions
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Start by making the yeast dough. Put all the ingredients in the bowl of an electric mix and knead well. I had to add a little extra flour, but I guess this will depend on how thick your yogurt is. You will need to get a soft but not sticky dough. Make it into a ball and keep aside to rise for at least 1 hour.
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In the meantime, make the flaky dough by kneading all the ingredients together.
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Roll the mixed dough into a 3 mm – 1.2 inch thick sheet and cut out circles of 6 cm – 2.4 inches in diameter. Also cut out smaller circles (3 cm – 1.2 inches in diameter) that you will use to make the noses and ears. For the ears, simple quarter the smaller circles.
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To make the filling, mix the tomato sauce with some salt and oregano.
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To assemble your Piggy Buns, put half of the big circles onto an oven tray lined with baking paper. Add 1 tsp of tomato and oregano sauce and a little piece of cheese in the middle. Brush the edges with some egg white and place the other half of the big circles on the top. Press with your fingers to close well.
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Now attach the nose and ears with some egg white wash. To make the eyes and nostrils, I have used some cumin seeds.
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Let the piggy buns rise again for 30 minutes, then brush them with egg yolk wash mixed with a little bit of milk.
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Bake them in a pre heated oven at 190-200°C – 375-390°F for about 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
I’m considering to add garlic butter on top but not sure on the impact with the egg wash. Or would I replace it. Suggestions?
You could just brush the garlic butter on the top and skip the egg wash. 🙂 Hope you enjoy them!
Can you make the dough a day ahead?
I just wanted to say I am so impressed by your Peppa Pig creations among other things and these buns are just the best. You make it look so simple and everything is amazing.
I love your piggy buns!!! It is such a great idea! I want to make them for my daughter’s party. Can I make them a day before and bake them on time for the party? Or will they not rise?
Would i be able to replace the natural yoghurt with something else?
These look amazing!!! So cute! In all your recipes do you use medium or large eggs please? Going to attempt these tomorrow-fingers crossed! X
Hi there! I use medium to big eggs (not jumbo ones)… not sure of what the US/UK size might be… in Australia they are the 700 gms eggs.
As a pig owner, I nearly squealed when I saw these! How absolutely adorable! Now I want to make them for Cupcake’s (my piglet) birthday! Think it’d be too much? 😉
These are absolutely delightful. You are such an artist.
These are SO fantastic…like…beyond adorable. I just love them, and can’t think of anything else to say. Tongue tied!
Clever idea … 🙂
They do look adorable! And delicious too!
These are just adorable! The dough recipe is very interesting and sounds delicious with any filling.
love these so darn cute
These are absolutely the cutest things EVER! It’d be funny to put a bit of bacon or pancetta inside! haha! Then they’d be Piggy Piggy Buns 😉