Air-Fryer Latvian Bacon & Onion Piragi Rolls

Grand Tour Recipe

Air-Fryer Latvian Bacon & Onion Piragi Rolls

Make Air-Fryer Latvian Bacon & Onion Piragi Rolls with measured UK ingredients, practical air-fryer timings and bold Grand Tour flavour.

Latvian piragi are little crescent rolls packed with bacon and onion. They appear at celebrations for the excellent reason that a warm tray tends to vanish before anyone can start being polite.

Ready-made bread dough cuts out the long wait but keeps the soft, bready shell. The air fryer browns the tops quickly while the smoky filling stays tucked inside instead of leaking across a baking tray.

Air-Fryer Latvian Bacon & Onion Piragi Rolls
Air-Fryer Latvian Bacon & Onion Piragi Rolls preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Filling
200g smoked streaky bacon, finely diced
1 small onion, finely diced
½ tsp cracked black pepper
½ tsp caraway seeds

For the Rolls
400g ready-made white bread dough
Plain flour, for dusting
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp poppy seeds

Optional but Dangerous
Hot mustard
Extra bacon
A cold Baltic lager

Method

Place the bacon and onion in a small heatproof dish.

Air fry at 190°C for 6-8 minutes, stirring twice, until the onion softens and the bacon colours.

Stir in the black pepper and caraway, then cool the filling completely.

Divide the bread dough into 12 equal pieces on a lightly floured surface.

Flatten each piece into an oval and place a teaspoon of filling just off centre.

Fold over, press the edge firmly and curve it gently into a crescent.

Cover and leave the rolls to puff for 20 minutes.

Preheat your air fryer to 180°C.

Brush the rolls with beaten egg, scatter with poppy seeds and air fry in batches for 8-10 minutes.

Rest for 3 minutes before serving warm.

Lad Tip: Cool the bacon mixture before it touches the dough. Hot fat makes the seam slippery, and a slippery seam becomes a very small bacon explosion.

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