Spicy Cheesy Garlic Herb Loaf

Spicy Cheesy Garlic Herb Loaf

A Cheesy Garlic pull apart bread flavored with Chilli flakes ,Oregano and fresh parsley-the pillowy soft bread and it's aroma.....😍😘👌

Recipie

1.Milk(warm to touch)-3/4 cup

Sugar-2 tbsp

Instant Yeast-11/2 tsp

In a bowl add the warm milk,sugar & yeast.Stir to dissolve the sugar.

2.All purpose flour-2 cups+ 2 tbsp for dusting

Salt-1 tsp

Milk powder-1 1/2 tbsp

Fresh cream-1 1/2 tbsp

Add all the above ingredients to a bowl and mix.Add the yeast mixture and mix to form a sticky dough.If it's not sticky add some extra warm water/ milk(1-2 tbsp).

Now remove the dough to counter top & knead for 10 minutes until it's not sticky anymore .

3.Olive oil-1 tbsp

Add to the dough & knead for another 3-4 minutes till the oil is incorporated into the dough.Now the dough will be smooth.Oil the dough & bowl & place the dough in it well covered to double.

4.Mozzarella cheese-3/4 cup( grated)

Oregano-1/2 tsp

Garlic-3 tbsp (grated)

Thyme-1/4 tsp

Fresh Parsley -1/4 cup (chopped)

Chilli flakes-1 tsp

Chilli powder-a pinch

Salt -1 tsp

In a plate add all the above ingredients and mix with your hands.

Once the dough has doubled(around 1 -1 1/2 hours) punch the dough & roll it into a rectangle with the rolling pin dusting with flour sothat it doesn't stick to the countertop.Using a cookie cutter or a glass cut small circles on the rolled out dough.Take one of the circles and fill a tbsp of the cheese garlic filling .Fold that circle in half and place it in a well greased loaf tin as shown in the picture.Repeat this till all the circles are filled and the dough has been used up and form the bread loaf.

I sprinkled the leftover filling mixture all over the top.

Cover with cling wrap or butter paper & allow it to double or fills up the bread tin.Once doubled brush the top of the dough with milk wash (1 tsp sugar dissolved in 1 tbsp milk)& bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 20-30 minutes or until top is golden & aroma of freshly baked bread emanates.Mine was ready in 20 minutes .This may vary with the size of the pan & oven.

Notes:

1.Just brush the top of the bread with butter immediately after the baked bread is removed from the oven so that the crust doesn’t harden.

2.Cover the bread with a moistened towel while cooling the bread so that it doesn’t harden.

3.Since this is a pull apart one,spicy & Cheesy u can eat as it is.

4. After kneading the dough u can do the windowpane test by taking a small piece of the dough and extending it between your hands .If you can extend the dough without breaking and see the light passing through the dough it’s ready for proofing.Otherwise knead for a few minutes more until the dough passes the above windowpane test.