Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[kugan98]

My dear friends, I have seen many methods, for making this pull apart bread.
The fillings too, are many types. I used what I had to make the fillings.
Here is the recipe. Kugan


PULL APART BREAD

Ingredients:

1 tsp sugar
2 tsp active dry yeast
¼ cup warm water

3 cups all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbs chillie flakes
2 tbs melted butter
1 cup warm milk

3 tsp vegetable oil for greasing

FILLINGS:

2 tbs melted butter
¼ cup tomato sauce
2 tbs finely chopped onions
2 tbs grated carrots
2 tsp mixed dry herbs
¼ cup grated cheese

Method:
Pre heat a oven to 180 degrees C.
Grease a loaf tin with oil.

In a small bowl, add in the sugar, yeast and warm water and keep aside to become frothy.
In a big bowl, add in the flour, salt, garlic powder and chillie flakes.
Mix well and keep aside.

Once the yeast becomes frothy, make a well in the flour and add in the yeast mixture.
Now add in the melted butter and the cup of warm milk.
Now start to mix the flour and knead by pushing the dough with your palm.
Knead well till the dough becomes springy to your touch.

Now grease another bowl with the 3 tsp of oil. Place the dough and smear the top with oil.
Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for about an hour.
After an hour, punch the dough to release the air, and knead again for few minutes.
Let it rest for half an hour and rise again.

Now take the dough, and roll it on a working surface to make a big square.
Spread the butter all over the square, followed by the tomato sauce, onions, carrots,
herbs and the grated cheese. Press down the filling a bit.

Now cut the square with a knife into 4 equal strips.
Stack the strips one above the other with the filling facing upwards.
Once again cut the stacked strips into 5 equal slices starting from the top and cutting straight down to the bottom layer.

Arrange all the cut slices into the loaf tin with the cut side facing the inside of the pan.
Brush the top with milk, sprinkle some herbs and grated cheese on top.
Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest once again for an hour.
After the hour, bake it in the oven for about 50 minutes or till browned on top.
Let it cool before removing and enjoy your pull apart bread.


BREAD BEFORE BAKING:




BREAD AFTER BAKING: