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Stuffed Tuna Buns

Soft fluffy warm buns filled with a tuna and olive mixture. These stuffed tuna buns are an ideal savoury addition to your appetisers or snacks repertoire. 
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Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Resting Time:1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time:2 hours
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Maltese, Mediterranean
Keyword: buns, stuffed, Tuna
Servings: 16 buns

Ingredients

Bun Dough

  • 400 g strong bread flour
  • 75 g butter room temperature
  • 30 g castor sugar
  • 250 ml milk lukewarm
  • 11 g active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 egg for egg wash

Tuna Filling

  • 200 g tuna 2 cans
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp green & kalamata olives chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 small white onion finely chopped
  • 1 tsp dried mint
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • juice of half a lemon
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Buns

  • In a small bowl mix the lukewarm milk, yeast and sugar. Let the mixture foam for about 15 minutes.
  • In the meantime to a mixer with a dough hook, mix the flour and the butter until you get a crumbly texture. Once ready add all the remaining ingredients together and knead the dough for about 15 minutes.
  • Cover the dough and let it rest for an hour in the warmest place in your kitchen until it doubles in size.

Tuna filling

  • While the dough is rising, prepare your filling.
  • Prepare all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well together. Store in the fridge until it's time to fill in the buns.

Assembly

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Once the dough is ready, punch it down and knead for a couple of minutes. Divide the dough into 16 equal parts and form into balls.
  • Flatten each dough ball down and place the filling in the middle. Close the edges and roll into a bun. Making sure that none of the filling is oozing out.
  • Place the buns on the tray keeping a good amount of space between each one. Cover and let rise for another 20 minutes.
  • Before placing the buns into the oven, brush them with the egg wash.
  • Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the bun have a nice golden brown colour.
  • Once baked, let them rest for a couple of minutes before serving as the filling might be too warm. Enjoy!

Notes

  • You can also cook them in an air fryer: 170°C or 340°F for about 8/10 minutes.