Pogacele cu sunca si ceapa

Another amazing recipe from Savori Urbane. Here is the romanian version: http://savoriurbane.com/pogacele-cu-sunca-si-ceapa/#

For dough: 600 g flour, 30 g pork fat or 50 g butter with min. 80% fat, 2 egg yolks, 400 ml milk, 30 g fresh yeast or 10 g dry yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt

Bacon composition: 125 g bacon or ham, 1 small red onion, pepper, 50 g cheddar, 50 g butter with min. 80% fat

To glaze: 1 egg yolk, caraway seeds, coarse salt

Cut the bacon into cubes and fry it a little in a non-stick pan. Add the chopped onion. Heat the onion, 1-2 minutes and put the bacon in a bowl and leave to cool. Season it with pepper.
For the dough, heat the milk a little, add the sugar and yeast. After 5 minutes add the yolks, butter or pork fat, and gradually the flour and salt. Knead the dough which is quite soft and finally add the bacon and onion. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough on the work surface and spread it so that it has a thickness of about 5 mm. Glaze it with melted butter and sprinkle with cheese on 2/3 of the surface.
Fold the dough first laterally and then up and down. Spread the dough once more, now at a thickness of about 8 mm. Glaze it with egg yolk. Cut round shapes with the help of a glass and place them in the tray. Sprinkle them with cumin and coarse salt. Allow 10 minutes to rest in the tray.
Bake them for 18-20 minutes at 180 ° C - preheated oven