Chicken Rolls

There are a few things that make our heart beat the way these Chicken Rolls do. We love making a big batch and keeping in the fridge for an entire week. Thinking of heating one up for our breakfast motivates us in the morning. It also serves as great entertainment to guests alongside our Spring Rolls With Beef.When we were testing this recipe, we made some of the dough as circles then made some as rolls. We did a survey on Facebook, asking our Facebook friends to choose if they preferred the circles or the rolls. Most of them chose the rolls so we'll be sticking with them.The rolls are very similar to Fish Rolls. The difference is these ones are slightly bigger and are baked. Chicken Rolls are basically pastry, filled with minced or shredded chicken and baked. If you can’t find ground chicken, simply season and boil any chicken you have on hand and take out the flesh. These rolls will be winners at the table at any occasion. Good is insufficient to describe them. Please if you know a word that is better than good, tell us below.Let’s start cooking. Shall we?Chicken Rolls RecipePrep time: 30 minsCook time: 20 minsTotal time: 50 minsIngredientsFor the dough:3 cups all-purpose flour4 tablespoons margarineA quarter teaspoon saltHalf teaspoon baking powderHalf cup of waterOne egg for egg washFor the filling:1 pound ground or shredded chicken (about half a kilogram)A medium sized onionWe teaspoon ground garlic and gingerA quarter teaspoon ground white pepper1 seasoning cube (maggi)Salt to tasteHalf cup mixed vegetables (carrots, green peppers, etc)One tablespoon vegetable oilTo make the filling, chop onions, heat oil in a pan and saute the onions. Add ground chicken and stir from time to time until it gets cooked. Chicken will go from pink to brown when cooked. If you are using shredded chicken, no need to let it cook as it must have been pre-cooked. Now get some of that chicken and toss in your mouth. Yum, yum!Add in all other ingredients: ground garlic and ginger, white pepper, mixed vegetables and seasoning. If mixture seems too dry at this point, add in two tablespoons of water to make it moist. However, refrain from adding much water because it doesn’t have to be dripping moist. Let those simmer for two minutes then turn off the heat.’Now make the dough. Place flour, margarine, salt and baking powder together in a bowl.

Rub in together with your finger tips until the mixture looks like fine bread crumbs.

Add in water and work with your heads until it forms a nice elastic dough. If your dough turns out too sticky, add more flour. If it turns out too tough, soften with a little water.

Now cut a piece of your dough, about the size of a small orange and place on a lightly floured board.

Roll that out.

Place about a tablespoon of the filling at one end.

Start rolling…

…until it gets to the other end.

Place on a baking tray lined with parchment or greased with oil.

Repeat process until dough is finished. Sing with us brothers and sisters, “Today is the day of joy, the day of joy, the day of jooooy! Today is the day of joy, the day of joy that the chicken has made.”
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Heat up oven to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit. Beat an egg and brush the rolls with a pastry brush.

Place in your pre-heated oven and start to bake.

While it bakes, keep singing, “Today is the day of joy…” (Look above for complete lyrics). After ten minutes, open oven and brush again with egg wash so the rolls are really shiny.

Bake for another 5-10 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. Just look at those!

Enjoy!

Do you love pastries? Check out the following joy-inducing pastry recipes:

MEAT PIES

FISH ROLLS

SCOTCH EGGS