Bacon & Sun-dried Tomato Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 -2 tablespoon oil
• 2 cups wholemeal bread flour
• 2 cups bread flour
• 3/4-1 teaspoon instant dried yeast (for bread makers)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 100 -150 g smoked bacon (smoked cooking bacon, finely diced)
• 4 -6 sun-dried tomatoes (roughly chopped)
• 1 teaspoon tomato puree
• 1 small onions (finely diced) or 2 shallots (finely diced)

Recipe

• 1 place the sun-dried tomatoes, bacon, onions and oregano in a frying pan. depending on the amount of residual oil from the tomatoes and the amount of fat on the bacon, add 1-2 tbsp of oil to the pan and fry gently until lightly browned. add to the bread tin.
• 2 add the remaining ingredients in the following order; tomatoe puree, milk, water, sugar, wholemeal & bread flours and finally the dried yeast.
• 3 run your breadmaker on the dough setting.
• 4 meanwhile, grease a baking sheet with butter and pre-heat the oven to 40-50°c.
• 5 when the dough is ready, cut into 12 equal portions and place on the baking sheet. (if the dough is sticky, knead in some extra flour).
• 6 place the rolls in the warmed oven for about ~20 minutes for a 2nd rising.
• 7 turn the oven up to 200c and bake for 15 minutes, turning once half way through (no need to wait for the oven to get up to temperature).
• 8 remove from the oven and place on a cooling tray.
• 9 cut open, spread with unsalted butter and enjoy.