Christmas Tree Tear & Share Cheesy Garlic Bread
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FESTIVE FEASTING
Christmas Tree Tear & Share Cheesy Garlic Bread
Recipe by : Easy Peasy Baking Campaign , fabflour . co . uk / easy-peasy-baking
Makes : 22 portions Prep time : 1 hour Cook time : 30 minutes
Ingredients :
• 500g strong white bread flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 packet fast active dry yeast ( 7g )
• 250g unsalted butter , room temperature
• 250ml warm water
• 22 mozzarella cheese pearls
• 1 tsp garlic granules
• Handful of parsley , finely chopped
Method :
1 . Make your dough by combining the flour , sugar , 1 tsp salt and the yeast in a large mixing bowl , then add 100g melted butter and 250ml warm water . Bring together to form a dough , turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes before returning to the bowl , covering and leaving to prove for 30 minutes .
2 . Once the dough has risen , drain the mozzarella pearls , dry lightly with some paper towels and preheat the oven to 180 ° C fan .
3 . Divide the dough into 22 equal portions ( approx 35g each ), then take each one and flatten out into a disc , place a mozzarella pearl in the centre and pull the edges over to seal the dough ball . Place one at the top of the baking tray , then continue with the rest of the dough until you have created a tree shape , increasing the dough balls by one as you go down . Your biggest row will be six balls and you will have one left to use as the base / stump of the Christmas tree .
4 . Place in the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes until risen and golden .
5 . Prepare your garlic butter while your tree is baking by combining the remaining 150g butter with the remaining teaspoon of salt , the garlic granules and two generous pinches of chopped parsley .
6 . When your tree is baked , allow it to cool slightly before brushing with some of the garlic butter and sprinkling with the rest of the chopped parsley .
7 . Serve with the rest of the garlic butter on the side for dipping .
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