This Mum's style bacon and onion roll offer a savory bite. The puffy pastry sheet is filled with bacon and onions for a salty & sweet combo.
Preparation:
10mins
Cooking:
2hrs10mins
Total:
6hrs5mins
Serves:
6
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flouradd more for dusting
1cupshorteningchilled
1cupice-cold waterplus more as needed
8ozbacon rasherschopped
3ozyellow onionsfinely chopped
¼cupmilk
1tbspbaking powder
1tbspvegetable oil
½tspsalt
cooking spray
To Serve:
1½ozside saladof your choice
¼tspparsleychopped
⅓cupgravy
Instructions
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
Heat up the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the bacon and onions until translucent. Set aside.
Add the chilled shortening and 1 cup of water into the sifted flour mixture. Mix until it forms a fairly stiff dough, adding more water as necessary.
Dust the working area with flour, then place the pastry on it. Roll the pastry into a rectangular shape roughly 1½-centimeters thick. Trim the pastry as necessary to achieve the rectangular shape.
Sprinkle the cooked bacon and onions on top of the pastry, leaving roughly ⅛ of the pastry not filled.
Roll the pastry into a cylindrical shape. Finally, tuck or trim the edges. Transfer the roll onto the greased and lined baking sheet. Place the pastry in a chilled area and allow it to rest briefly for roughly 30 minutes.
While waiting, preheat the oven to 360 degrees F.
When ready, brush the top and around the pastry with milk, then bake for roughly 1 hour or until the crust is golden brown.
Set aside briefly onto cooling racks once baked, and allow to cool briefly before serving.
Slice the portions accordingly and serve with a side salad of your choice and gravy.
Recipe Notes
Don't have shortening? You can also use the oil from the cooked bacon, just top up with shortening until it reaches 1 cup.
Our side salad was composed of spinach, red onions, pears, dried cranberries, roasted walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette.