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PIZZA FLAVOURED PIGGY BUNS

December 6, 2012 By Manu 19 Comments

Pizza Flavoured Piggy Buns

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

Pizza Flavoured Piggy Buns
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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!

Course Snack
Cuisine International
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Author Recipe adapted from Cafe Chocolada

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

  1. 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.
  2. In the meantime, make the flaky dough by kneading all the ingredients together.
  3. Once the yeast dough has risen, add the flaky dough to it and knead well.
  4. 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.
  5. To make the filling, mix the tomato sauce with some salt and oregano.
  6. 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.
  7. Now attach the nose and ears with some egg white wash. To make the eyes and nostrils, I have used some cumin seeds.
  8. Let the piggy buns rise again for 30 minutes, then brush them with egg yolk wash mixed with a little bit of milk.
  9. Bake them in a pre heated oven at 190-200°C – 375-390°F for about 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Pizza Flavoured Piggy Buns

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Filed Under: Appetisers, Baking, Birthday, Bread, Finger food, Pizza, Snack, Special Occasions, Tea Time Tagged With: baking, bread, buns, cheese, children, decoration, finger food, kids, lunch box, party, Peppa Pig, picnic, piggy, pizza, snack, Special Occasions, tea time, tomato sauce

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Comments

  1. Christina says

    December 7, 2012 at 1:18 am

    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 😉

    Reply
  2. Berrie says

    December 7, 2012 at 9:15 am

    love these so darn cute

    Reply
  3. Adora's Box says

    December 7, 2012 at 9:43 am

    These are just adorable! The dough recipe is very interesting and sounds delicious with any filling.

    Reply
  4. PolaM says

    December 7, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    They do look adorable! And delicious too!

    Reply
  5. J says

    December 7, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    Clever idea … 🙂

    Reply
  6. Heather @girlichef says

    December 7, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    These are SO fantastic…like…beyond adorable. I just love them, and can’t think of anything else to say. Tongue tied!

    Reply
  7. suzanne Perazzini says

    December 8, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    These are absolutely delightful. You are such an artist.

    Reply
  8. Rachel @ The Pescetarian and the Pig says

    January 7, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    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? 😉

    Reply
  9. Gemma says

    August 3, 2013 at 7:30 am

    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

    Reply
    • Manu says

      August 4, 2013 at 8:11 am

      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.

      Reply
  10. Sarah says

    August 5, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    Would i be able to replace the natural yoghurt with something else?

    Reply
  11. Christina says

    May 6, 2015 at 7:58 am

    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?

    Reply
  12. Una says

    June 25, 2015 at 10:11 am

    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.

    Reply
  13. Angel says

    October 3, 2016 at 3:12 am

    Can you make the dough a day ahead?

    Reply
  14. Shan says

    September 22, 2019 at 4:24 am

    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?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      September 30, 2019 at 7:14 am

      You could just brush the garlic butter on the top and skip the egg wash. 🙂 Hope you enjoy them!

      Reply

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