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CHEESE STUFFED GARLIC PULL APART BREAD

mayurisjikoni
This Cheese Stuffed Garlic Pull Apart Bread is stuffed with cheese and coated with garlic herb butter. It makes a wonderful bread to share with your family and guests for lunch or dinner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
FERMENTING TIME: 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course dinner, Lunch, Picnic, Side Dish
Cuisine International
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

FOR THE PULL APART BREAD:

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp instant dried active yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1-1¼ cups warm milk
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

FOR THE COATING:

  • ½ cup butter melt it
  • 1-2 tsp garlic paste
  • 2 tsp dried herbs of your choice I used oregano

FOR STUFFING:

  • 200 g cheddar or mozzarella cheese cut into 32 cubes or pieces
  • extra flour for dusting
  • extra butter for greasing

Instructions
 

PREPARATION OF THE BUTTER COATING:

  • Make the coating by melting the butter over low heat or in the microwave oven.
  • Add garlic and herbs to it and mix well.

PREPARATION OF THE PULL APART BREAD:

  • Mix flour, salt and sugar in a big bowl.
  • Add yeast and mix well.
  • Add 1 tbsp oil and rub it into the flour.
  • Add warm milk and form a dough.
  • Dust the worktop lightly with some flour.
  • Knead the dough on the worktop for 8-10 minutes until it is soft and smooth.
  • The dough may stick to your hands but keep on adding the remaining oil as you knead. Don't be tempted to add too much flour.
  • Grease the bowl with butter or oil.
  • Shape the dough into a ball shape and place it in the bowl.
  • Cover the bowl with a cling film or damp tea towel. leave it in a warm place for the dough to rise till its double the size. Mine took about 1 hour.
  • Lightly dust the worktop with some flour. Tip the dough onto the worktop.
  • Gently press the dough to degas it.
  • Divide the dough into 4 parts. Use a sharp kitchen knife or a scrapper to cut the dough.
  • Divide each part into half. So now you will have 8 parts.
  • Divide each part into half to get 16 parts.
  • Divide each part into half to get 32 parts.
  • Let the dough 'parts' rest for 5-10 minutes.
  • In the meantime cut the cheese into 32 cubes or parts.
  • Grease a small cake tin (about 6-7" in diameter) with some butter.
  • Take one part of the dough. Flatten it slightly with your finger tips.
  • Place one cube of cheese in the middle of the dough and roll it up.
  • Coat the rolled ball with the melted garlic butter.
  • Place the ball in the prepared tin.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough pieces and cheese.
  • As you place the coated balls in the pan, make sure you arrange them well.
  • Cover the pan with a damp kitchen towel and let the bread rise again for 45-60 minutes.

BAKE THE PULL APART BREAD:

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Place the pan with the risen dough in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes till the top is golden brown.
  • Remove the pull apart bread from the oven.
  • Pour any remaining melted butter over it.
  • Let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
  • Remove it from the pan and serve it warm.

Notes

  • Serve this bread with soup, salad or as a side dish.
  • Don't be in a hurry to remove the bread from the pan otherwise it will fall apart.
  • Stuff it with any cheese of your choice, parmesan, mozzarella, etc.
  • Use herbs of your choice.
Keyword cheese pull apart bread, pull apart bread