Pull-Apart Bread With Spicy Herbs And Pizza Sauce!!!

Pull-Apart Bread. Last week i was seeing this bread post in almost every blog, and i was very tempted to bake this bread. When ever i bake i have problem with yeast and which ever brand i buy. Actually i knew that gloripan yeast is good, i had read lot's of review about gloripan yeast, but i was not sure where do we get it. Then i started searching on net to buy Gloripan yeast near by my house, i got one in mission road which is pretty far from my house, and i asked my hubby should i go, as always he said will go on weekends and it is very sunny outside. Even i thought the same and kept quite for some time but my heart din't agree with me, without telling him i just took my bike and went searching the address. GUESS WHAT!!! I got the address and i rush to shop and bought the yeast.. After coming back home i started preparing to bake fast fast and finely my bread came out so yummy and perfect.. He also love it.

I should thank to Divya Kudua from EasyCooking for her very useful post and step by step pictures which made my work easy. I have followed her same steps but different ingredient's, This was my first attempt to bake bread a perfect bread and i'm very happy with the way bread was looking and tasting.. Thanks everybody for baking so many different types of Pull-Apart Bread and making me to start baking.. I'm sending this recipe to We Knead To Bake#1 event hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen.

Ingredients.

For the dough

1/2cup Warm milk

1/2tsp Sugar

1tsp Active dry yeast(I used Gloripan Yeast)

1 1/2cup All purpose flour

1/2tsp Salt

1tbsp Butter(soft at room temperature)

1tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

2tbsp Milk + a couple of tbsp to brush over the bread

For the filling

2tsp Melted butter 

1tbsp Mixed Italian herbs

1/2tsp Chilli flakes

2tbsp Grated Mozzarella cheese

1tbsp Pizza Sauce

1/2tsp Black Sesame Seeds.

Baking Method

In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar and the yeast in the 1/2 cup of warm milk. Keep aside for about 5 minutes till the yeast mixture bubbles up.

Put flour, salt, softened butter, and ginger garlic paste in a large bowl mix.
Then add the yeast mixture and the 2tbsp of milk and knead till you have a soft, smooth and elastic/ pliable dough which is not sticky. Add a little extra flour if your dough is sticking, but only just as much as is necessary.

Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a well-oiled bowl, turning the dough to coat it completely with oil. Cover and let it rise for about 1 1/2 hours or until almost double in volume.

Dust your work surface lightly with flour. Deflate the dough, shape it into a square and roll the dough out into a larger square that is about 12’ by 12”. Brush the surface of the square with the melted butter. Evenly sprinkle the herbs, chilli flakes, pizza sauce and then the grated cheese.

Use a rolling pin to very lightly press the topping into the dough to ensure the topping doesn’t fall off when you are stacking the strips.Using a pizza cutter, slice the dough from top to bottom into 6 long and even strips. Lay each strip on top of the next, with the topping facing upwards, until you have a stack of the strips.

Using a sharp knife, cut straight down through the stack dividing it into 6 equal pieces (6 square stacks).

Grease and lightly flour a loaf tin. Layer the square slices, cut sides down into the loaf tin.

Cover the loaf tin dough with a towel and allow the dough to rise for an hour. Lightly brush some milk over the top of the loaf and sprinkle the black sesame seeds from top.

Bake the dough at 180C (350F) for about 30 to 40 minutes until it is done and the top is golden brown.

Pull-Apart Bread is ready. Serve Warm.

Bread Pokada.. Bread Fritters.

Bread Pokada. First time i ate this bread pokada in faizabad after my marriage. It was good but some how i din't like it that much, i felt it was too oily. Most of the time when we go to my in-laws place, my elder brother in-law brings this bread pokada from his favorite shop for breakfast, because my hubby like's to eat this oily stuffs sometime. He was telling me from a long time to cook break pokada, i also use to tell him ask me anything to cook i will cook for you immediately except bread pokada. On last saturday he had gone for a hair cut and i felt this is the right time i should cook few bread pokada before he come's home, but before i prepare to cook he was home :) After seeing me cooking he was happy. I served with some mint chutney, tomato sauce and hot ginger tea.

Ingredient's

4-5 Bread Slices

1cup Gram Flour (Besan)

1/4th tsp turmeric powder

1/4th red chili powder to taste

1/4th tsp Garam Masala powder

1/4th coriander powder

1/2 tsp Ajwain

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Water to make a batter

Cooking Method.

Heat oil in a kadhai. Cut Bread slices into desired shapes (like triangle, rectangle etc.)

In a bowl add gram flour, salt, chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric, ajwain and mix it.

Now by pouring little water at a time to make a smooth batter (neither too thick nor too lose)

Dip bread piece in the batter and fry till crisp on medium flame.

Serve bread pakora hot with Green Chutney and Tea.

Spinach Paratha (Indian Flat Bread) Palak Paratha.....

Spinach Paratha is a perfect way to enjoy the goodness of spinach. This Indian recipe for unleavened flat bread is a little different from the traditional stuffed version of paratha. Here is the very simple recipe of spinach paratha. Which taste delicious and no need to put more effort to make parathas, you can cook the same delicious paratha with less time and less effort too..

Ingredient's
3 cups Flour
2 cups finely chopped palak
3 Green chillies
1/2 tsp Salt
Ghee/Oil for frying
Water as required

Cooking Method
Make a dough by adding spinach, green chillies, salt and sufficient water. Knead the dough properly and keep it aside for 10 minutes. Then roll out 10-12 pieces.Take a piece and flatten it on the floured board to give the shape of a roti. Put the paratha on a preheated tava.Turn after cooking for 1-2 minute. After a minute apply ghee/oil around the edges and turn again. Fry till the brownish color appears on both sides.
Serve it with Curd, Pickle or Tamrind chutney.

Garlic Rolls

For a long time i had been thinking of baking some bread but just couldn't happened. Recently i saw garlic bread recipe in Akilaskitchen blog and got tempted to bake it. I followed her recipe from start to the end, and the rolls was very tasty... I hope i have done justice to her recipe :)

Ingredients : For Rolls
All Purpose Flour - 2 cups

Instant Dry Yeast - 1 Sachet (11 gms)
Milk - 1/2 cup (Lukewarm)
Butter - 1 tsp

1/2 tsp - Sesame seeds
Oil - 1 to 2 tsp
Sugar - 3 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup (Lukewarm)

For Garlic Spread
Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves (Chopped very finely)
Coriander Leaves - few
Salted Butter - 2 to 3 tsp (Room temperature)

Method : For Garlic Spread
Mix all the ingredients and granted to smooth paste. Can be saved in fridge for 3 to 4 days and used again later.

For Rolls
In large bowl, add the all purpose flour, mix the yeast, sugar and salt well. Now add the butter and add the Milk, little by little and if needed, add the water little by little to make smooth soft dough. Add oil, and knead the dough nicely until, it becomes soft. Cover the dough with a wet cloth and leave it for 1 to 2 hrs or until it doubles in its size. Now beat down the dough so that the air in dough goes off. Divide the dough in to four equal parts and spread it with the garlic spread. Now roll the dough and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and leave it for another 30 min in the baking pan. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree celcius. Place the rolls in the oven and bake it for 20 to 25 min until, the aroma of garlic spread can be smelt. Hot and Soft Garlic rolls are ready to be served , can be served hot or cold with Tea or Coffee.

Raisin Bread

I love fresh made bread. You can make all sorts of great bread but a recipe I particularly like is a good raisin bread. I could eat a whole loaf. Anyway here is a great raisin bread recipe that you can make it easily... I must thanks to Priya for telling me how to bake bread.. First time i baked bread and thank god it came out very well..:)

Ingredient's

1tbsp active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup soft butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup scalded milk
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten

Preparation
Dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine raisins, butter, sugar, salt, and hot milk, stir to dissolve the sugar. Let mixture cool to lukewarm. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the flour, beat well. 

Add yeast mixture and the beaten eggs, mix to blend well. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft but stiff dough. 

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a lightly buttered bowl, turning once to grease the surface. 

Cover with a clean dish cloth, let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. 

Punch dough down and divide into 2 portions. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape into a round. and place it in a baking tray. Cover and let rise again for about 45 to 60 minutes, until almost double. apply some butter on the dough. 

Bake at 175 degree for 25 minutes in a pre heated oven, placing foil over loaves the last 10 minutes, if loaves are getting too brown. Remove loaves from pans and let cool on racks.

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