Chicken In A Bun

You have heard of chicken on a bun, well this is chicken in a bun. Chicken In A Bun has the chicken baked into the fresh bun. This bread comes together easily with yogurt. Fresh yogurt is my new go-to when baking bread and buns. Using yogurt makes the bread rise quicker and you can get it to the table faster. Your bread is light and fluffy and your family will devour this. I love little buns with everything in them. Called Cornetti Salati in Italy, we always had one in the middle of the day.

I used chicken today, but you can adapt the filing. Sometimes I add 1/2 a cup of chopped kale or spinach to the filling. Like everything else, don’t use too much. Less is better. I have also made these with cremini mushrooms for a vegetarian flare. Often mentioned is my recipes is the message to experiment with flavours and ingredients.

My pizza buns are also a hit https://recipesatmytable.com/buns-stuffed-with-rapini-sausage-and-onions/

Ingredients for Buns

1 1/2 cups yogurt
1/4 cup each of water and olive oil
1 egg white ( save the egg yolk for a wash)
1/s tsp salt
1 tbsp each lemon juice and sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus 1/4 for dusting and rolling
2 tbsp butter (softened)

Filling

1 Roasted Chicken breast( finely diced)
12 cubes of your favourite cheese
2 tbsp ranch or Caesar dressing
1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1 tbsp romano cheese

Extras

1 tsp parmesan cheese for baking
1/2 tsp italian seasoning for baking

Process

In a large bowl place the yogurt, water, olive oil, salt, egg white, lemon juice and sugar. Whisk quickly and then add the baking powder and baking soda.

Sift in the all-purpose flour. I sifted in one cup at a time and stirred. Stir until it comes together.

Add in the softened butter and knead. Put it aside for 20 minutes.

Assemble your filling.

Place the dough on the counter and knead. You may need to add about another 1/4 cup of flour here for dusting, etc.

Roll out dough into a log and cut 12 equal pieces.

Flatten them out with the palm of your hand. Cut a radius down the centre and place 1 tablespoon of filing and one piece of cheese en each.

Start folding over and flipping the dough.

Keep folding over 2 more times. You will have a cone shape. Now pinch the bottom of the cone and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.