Cheese or ham snails

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• ½ cube of yeast
• 200 ml water, lukewarm
• ½ tsp sugar
• 300 g flour
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp thyme, dried or rosemary
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg yolk, for brushing
• 30 g cheese or
• 100 g bacon, diced, fried (for ham snails)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Great for parties, fondues, barbecues, picnics, on the go….

Mix crumbled yeast with a little water and sugar. Add 1 tablespoon of flour and let rest for about 15 minutes. Add the remaining water, oil, flour, thyme and salt and knead well. Let rise in a warm place for 40 minutes. (For ham snails, also knead in the bacon.) Knead the dough again and divide into 8-12 pieces and roll into long, finger-thick sausages. Then form snails. Let rise on a baking sheet for another 20 minutes. Mix the egg yolk and brush over the snails. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven at 200°C top and bottom heat for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Let cool.