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These savoury braided buns are an excellent way to repurpose leftover spaghetti sauce, creating a deliciously comforting and satisfying meal or snack--a unique twist on traditional yeast buns. If your meat sauce is a bit runny, simmer it, uncovered, until it has thickened. Cool before using. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze them and they’ll stay fresh for up to three months. You can easily reheat them at 180C/350F for 15-20 minutes. For refrigerated buns, reduce the heating time to 10 minutes.
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- 200 g Milk, at room temperature
- 2 Small eggs, at room temperature
- 450 g White spelt flour
- 7 g Instant dry yeast
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- ½ tsp Sea salt
- 50 g Butter, softened
- Leftover Bolognese sauce, thickened
- 1 Small egg, lightly beaten
- Crushed flaxseeds, optional
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- Place all the ingredients, except butter, in the mixing bowl of your mixer fixed with a dough hook and stir at slow speed for 1-2 minute. Increase the speed, and continue to mix for 3 minutes until a dough forms. Gradually add in butter and mix for 6-8 minutes until gluten is fully developed, i. e. elastic, smooth, non-sticky and leaves from sides of mixing bowl.
- Cover and let the dough rest for 1-2 hour at room temperature until it has doubled in volumn.
Divide the dough into 7-9 portions. Shape each portion of dough into a ball. Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll each portion of dough into a 15-18cm circle. Using a pizza cutter, cut 2 strips at each side along the edge of dough circle. Place a tablespoon of meat filling in the middle and seal. Braid the 4 strips over the sealed buns. Once fully braided, pinch them tightly together and tuck the sealed ends underneath the bun. Repeat with the remaining dough portions. Place them on a parchment or a silicone baking liner lined baking tray. And set aside to proof for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Brush the buns with lightly beaten egg and sprinkle some crushed flaxseeds over if using. Bake for 20-22 minutes until nicely golden brown.
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30 comments:
Those would sure work for me, yum!
This is the perfect lunch box addition.
These are beautiful, Angie, and I bet they taste great. What a perfect thing to take on a picnic.
Stunning buns minus the meat filling LOL Your husband is lucky to have a wife who likes to bake with raised dough, who can resist all the pastries!
...what a delicious treat!
I shouldn't stop here :)) Now my mouth is watering... I'm going to go make something for lunch.
Greetings!
Son bocadillos de lujo, se ven extraordinariamente ricos con ese pan de bollo tierno y un buen relleno.
Wonderful Angie, a great combination!
Looks delicious
These look good :-D
Interesting concept. These look outstanding!
What a great idea, they look delicious.
Was für ein schönes Rezept. Zufällig ist heute Bolognese übrig geblieben. Da kommt dein Rezept genau richtig. Vielen Dank dafür.
They look delicious.
These look so good.
Luce muy apetitoso Angie!
Se me asemeja lo que aquí conocemos como “calzone”, originario de Italia.
Un abrazo.
Never seen anything like this before.
Delicious recipe.
Greetings
Oh I want one of these right now. These look fabulous Angie. Happy new week.
They do look nice, Angie.
These savoury braided buns sound like such a clever and comforting idea — turning leftover spaghetti sauce into something completely new and exciting. The braided shape alone makes them feel extra special, and that combination of practicality and homemade warmth is exactly what makes recipes like this so appealing.
A really inventive take on comfort baking — using leftover spaghetti sauce in braided buns turns something simple into a warm, homemade treat with a lot of character. It’s the kind of recipe that feels both practical and rewarding, especially when it comes out of the oven fresh and golden.
They look so good, Angie.
These braided meat buns look absolutely spectacular, and what a genius way to repurpose leftover Bolognese sauce into a completely new, comforting meal.
These look fantastic, Angie! I love that beautiful braided shape.
Looks good Angie ...
All the best Jan
Love how you repurpose leftover bolognese sauce for this...
Angie, A dough recipe that can be used to be filled with sweets instead of meat, and we would turn it into some very tasty buns.
Oh these braided meat buns look absolutely incredible, like the perfect mix of cozy, clever, and just a little bit show‑offy in the best way.
It looks like small challah breads with filling! I love it :-)
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