Garlic & Cheese Bread Knots
Delicious side of bread stuffed with garlic and cheese.
Ingredients
- 1.5 Cups All Purpose flour (maida)
- 1 Tsp Sugar
- 1 Tsp Dry active yeast
- 1/4+1/3 Cups Water - lukewarm
- 1/4 Cup Butter cubes
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Rosemary - fresh or dried
- 2/3 Cup Mozzarella and cheddar - shredded or diced
- 1/3 Cup Garlic - minced
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp Milk
To brush later
- Melted butter
- Dry herbs
- Red chilli flakes
- Parsley or cilantro
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix 1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp dry yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water and leave it to get activated/ get frothy for around 10 mins. If it doesn’t get frothy, discard and start over again.
- Mix 1.5 cup all purpose flour with 1/4 cup butter cubes, half a tsp salt, 1/3 cup lukewarm water, 1 tbsp fresh or dried rosemary and the activated yeast mix and using a spatula, bring it together. It would be a messy sticky mass.Sprinkle some flour on the kneading surface and knead the dough for atleast 12 mins or until it becomes smooth. Make a dent with the finger and watch the dough spring right back up. Now the dough is ready :)
- Now tuck the dough, cover with cling film or moistened muslin cloth and leave it to rest for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile for the filling, in a bowl mix - 2/3 cup shredded mozzarella and cheddar (use any cheese or choice), salt and black pepper to taste and 1/3 cup minced garlic. Keep it in the fridge.
- The dough should double in size after an hour. Then punch it gently to release air and cut it into equal portions.
- Flatten one portion with a rolling pin into a long strip. Layer it with cheese filling. Fold and roll it. Pinch the edges and twist the ends into a knot shape. Repeat with all.
- Place them on a baking tray lined with baking sheet. Then cover them with a moist soft cloth for 30 mins.
- Brush the buns with milk. Bake it in a pre heated oven for 25 mins or until it turns golden brown at 180 degrees C without fan and 170 degrees C with fan.
- In a bowl, mix melted butter, dry herbs of choice, chilli flakes, fresh parsley and brush it on top of baked knots.Enjoy!!!