Pão com Chouriço (Portuguese Chorizo Rolls)

Ingredients

• 200 g Chorizo (Thinly sliced)
• 1 kg Flour (Also set aside a little flour for dusting the rolls)
• 60 cl Very cold water
• 15 g Olive oil
• 17 g Salt
• 3.2 g Active dry yeast
• Limiano cheese or Comté (Optional, in a small quantity for the filling)

Steps

1. 1

   Mix the very cold water, salt, yeast, olive oil, and flour until a large ball of dough forms.

2. 2

   Knead the dough by hand for approximately 5 to 6 minutes, until its texture changes and it becomes very soft.

3. 3

   Divide the dough into small portions and shape 8 balls.

4. 4

   Cut the chorizo into thin slices.

5. 5

   For each roll, arrange a first row of chorizo slices on the dough, then fold the dough over them.

6. 6

   Arrange a second row of chorizo and fold the dough over it in the same way to form the roll. For a version with cheese, add a little cheese with the chorizo and proceed in the same way.

7. 7

   Dust the rolls with a little flour to give them a rustic appearance, then make three small slashes in each one.

8. 8

   Bake in the oven at 200 °C for 15 minutes.

Notes

The transcript does not specify a possible rising time or the quantity of cheese. Cheese is an optional variation mentioned in the video; it is not included in the quantity list in the description.

Nutrition per serving

• bread
• baking
• snack
• Portuguese cuisine
• oven
• chorizo
• cheese option