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BBQ Pulled Pork Stuffed Buns

Ingredients

  • Pizza Dough — makes 4 large rolls or 6 smaller, recipe below, or use store-bought
  • 8-10 tablespoons  Slow Cooker Pulled Apart Shredded Pork  or store-bought
  • 1 cup Shredded Mexican Cheese Blend
  • 1 tbsp melted unsalted Butter for brushing
  • Sprinkle Garlic Powder for each bun
  • Sprinkle Dried Parsley for each bun

Instructions

  1. Divide a dough into balls approximately size of a baseball (about 9 inches in circumference). RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE PIZZA DOUGH 

  2. Flatten each ball into 5-6 inches in diameter and into less than 1/2 inch thick disks.

  3. Add about 2 tablespoons of barbecue pull apart pork and sprinkle cheese on top.

    HOMEMADE RECIPE FOR SLOW-COOKED PULL APART PORK 

  4. Close each bun — Bring the edges together and pinch them to seal the dough completely, leaving the edges clear. Continue until all the dough and filling has been used.
  5. Place in well-greased baking pan or line baking pan with the parchment paper. Do not put the buns too close together, as they spread. Let them rise, covered for about 30 more minutes, or until they are almost double in size. During the last 10 minutes of rising time, preheat your oven to 400F. Brush buns with melted butter before baking.
  6. Bake for 30-40 min, or until golden brown.
  7. 15 minutes before they are done, brush the buns lightly with just a few strokes of melted butter so that garlic powder and dried parsley could stick. You'd need just a sprinkle of two of garlic powder and dried parsley for each bun.
  8. When they are done, cover them with a large cotton kitchen towel and allow them to rest for about 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

Mine cracked a bit while baking, but I kept them only 15 minutes to do the second rise instead of 30 minutes. Make sure to allow them to rise up again from 30 to 45 minutes. They will be amazingly fluffy and delicious, however, the buns were pretty amazing regardless. You can use any cheese that you want or do not cheese at all, it is up to you. You can make the dough a day before and place it in the fridge. Make sure that it is completely covered to prevent from drying. If you make buns, yes, you can freeze them ahead and bake later. They are just wonderful. The baking time will not change significantly, but it might vary if the buns are frozen.