Sausage buns with corn and cheese

Quick and easy recipe for sausage buns with corn and cheese topping. 

sausage bun

Making the dough

The dough for these sausage buns are super easy to make with minimal rest time. You basically just mix everything together until it forms a dough and that’s it! 

The dough is comprised of basic ingredients:

  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Yeast
  • Milk
  • Butter
  • Egg
  1. In a large bowl, add in the flour, sugar, and yeast. Give this a quick mix.
  2. Add in the milk, butter, and egg. Give it a mix and then knead until a dough forms
  3. Let rest ~1 hour until doubled in size
  4. Lightly knead the dough then separate into 6 pieces 

How to shape the buns

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  1. Roll out a piece of dough until it is big enough to cover a sausage
  2. Wrap the dough around the sausage. Seal the edges by pressing the dough together. 
  3. Cut 7-8 slits. You don’t want to cut all the way through the dough. Just cut through the sausage. The bottom of the dough should be intact.
  4. Shape the buns by alternating twisting each piece of dough left and right. 
shaping sausage buns

Sausage Bun Toppings

The toppings consists of:

  1. First brush your buns with an egg wash. This step is actually somewhat optional so you can feel free to skip this step if you like. 
  2. In a bowl, combine corn and Kewpie mayonnaise. Mix it together then spoon on top of the buns.
  3. Add on shredded cheese
  4. Top it off a drizzle of Kewpie mayonnaise
putting toppings on sausage buns

Sausage buns with corn and cheese

Ingredients
  

  • 280 grams flour
  • 25 grams granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp yeast
  • 125 grams milk
  • 43 grams butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 6 sausages

toppings

  • corn
  • Kewpie mayonnaise
  • shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions
 

Sausage bun dough

  • In a large bowl, add in the flour, sugar, and yeast. Give this a quick mix.
  • Add in the milk, melted butter, and egg. Mix it together then knead until a dough forms
  • Cover and let the dough rest ~1 hour until doubled in size
  • Lightly knead the dough then separate into 6 pieces

Shaping the buns

  • Roll out each piece of dough until it is large enough to wrap around a sausage
  • Wrap the dough around the sausage and pinch together the edges to seal it up
  • Cut 7-8 slits. You don't want to cut all the way through the dough. You only want to cut through the sausage. Ensure the dough at the bottom remains intact.
  • Alternate twisting each segment of dough left and right to shape the sausage buns
  • Place sausage buns onto a baking tray, cover it, and let rest 20 minutes
  • While the buns are resting, shred your cheese and mix the corn and Kewpie mayonnaise together in a bowl.
  • Once the buns are done resting, brush the buns with an egg wash
  • Add the corn and Kewpie mayonnaise mixture on top of each sausage bun
  • Add on the shredded cheese
  • Top off the buns with a drizzle of Kewpie Mayonnaise
  • Bake the sausage buns at 350F for 25 minutes

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