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Bollos preñaos
Chorizo-filled bread rolls
Bollos preñaos: soft Asturian bread rolls baked around a whole chorizo
At every Asturian romería, the summer pilgrim fairs held in meadows from Llanes to Cangas del Narcea, stalls sell bollos preñaos by the dozen, warm from the oven, to eat with cider on the grass. The name means "pregnant buns": each soft roll carries a chorizo inside, and its paprika fat seeps into the crumb as it bakes. This contains pork (chorizo). Chef's tip: use semi-cured chorizo sausages that are already safe to eat; raw fresh chorizo may not cook through inside the dough.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1 ⅛ lb strong white bread flourplus a little for dusting
- ⅓ oz salt
- 1 ¼ cups lukewarm water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
For the filling
- 8 semi-cured chorizo sausagesabout 60 g each, skin removed if thick
To glaze
- 1 eggbeaten
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Mix 1 ⅛ lb strong white bread flour, ¼ oz fast-action dried yeast and ⅓ oz salt in a large bowl. Add 1 ¼ cups lukewarm water and 2 tbsp olive oil and bring together into a shaggy dough.
Step 2: Knead for 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface, until smooth, springy and slightly tacky. Cover and leave in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.
70 minStep 3: Knock back the dough and divide it into 8 pieces. Flatten each into an oval about 12 cm long and lay 8 semi-cured chorizo sausages in the middle.
Step 4: Wrap the dough around the sausage and pinch the seams firmly closed, tucking in the ends. A common mistake is leaving a gap: the fat escapes and the roll splits open.
Step 5: Place seam-side down on a lined baking tray, cover loosely and prove for 30 minutes, until puffy. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 400°F.
30 minStep 6: Brush the rolls with 1 egg and bake for 20–25 minutes, until deep golden and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
23 minStep 7: Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Eat warm or at room temperature; they keep for a day wrapped in a cloth and reheat well.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 49 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bollos preñaos take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of strong white bread flour?
- Plain flour, same amount (the dough will be softer and rise a little less).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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