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Boudin Stuffed King Cake

4.50 from 2 votes
Calories

Ingredients
  

King Cake Dough

  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1/2 cup warm water between 105-112 degrees
  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 2 large eggs beaten well
  • 4 cups all purpose flour -a little more for kneading
  • 2 Pounds of cold boudin removed from casing

Topping

  • 2 Tablespoons Room Temperature butter
  • Pepper Jelly of your Choice-I used a 10oz Jar
  • 6 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Scald the milk by bringing it up to a boil and remove it from the heat
  • Add sugar , salt , butter and stir until everything is dissolved . Set aside
  • In a large bowl add the warm water and add the yeast packages . Allow the yeast to dissolve
  • Add the milk mixture to the yeast mixture
  • Add the beat eggs
  • Add the flour a little at a time mixing as you go( I do this by hand)
  • Once everything is mixed well , turn the dough out unto a floured surface
  • Knead around 6-8 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic like
  • Form a ball and place in a oiled bowl
  • Cover the bowl with a towel and place in a warm place and let rise.
  • The dough needs to dough in size and usually takes around an hour depending on how warm it is
  • Remove the boudin from the casing and break it up in a bowl
  • Once the dough has doubled in size Punch it down and turn onto a floured surface
  • Roll out in a large oblong shape with the dough being about 1/4 of an inch
  • fold in half and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet
  • With a knife make a slit in the center and make the dough look like a large oblong donut
  • In the center of the dough line it with all of the boudin, it will seem like alot but use it all
  • Fold the dough over the boudin , pinch and seal the dough , tuck it on the bottom
  • Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes
  • At this time cook and crumble bacon and set aside
  • Bake in a Preheated 350 degrees oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • When The cake comes out of the oven brush with room temperature butter
  • Heat pepper jelly up either on the stove top or microwave so it is easy to drizzle
  • Drizzle the whole cake with pepper jelly
  • Top with Bacon
  • Any left overs store in the Fridge and heat up in the microwave to serve
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