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Garlic Bread to share

Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 210 ml buttermilk at room temperature
  • 350 g bread flour
  • 50 g unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbls fresh rosemary chopped
  • 1 tsp olive oil

Garlic Butter filling

  • 80 g unsalted butter
  • 80 g cream cheese
  • 4 cloves garlic grated
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbls rosemary
  • 2 Tbls flat leaf parsley

Instructions

  • Put yeast and sugar into stand mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment (K-beater) pour buttermilk in and mix. Leave to bubble for 5-10 minutes
    1 tsp caster sugar, 2 tsp instant yeast, 210 ml buttermilk at room temperature
  • Add in flour, egg, butter, salt, garlic powder and rosemary. Mix for 3 minutes on low speed.
    350 g bread flour, 50 g unsalted butter at room temperature, 1 egg, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 Tbls fresh rosemary chopped
  • Tip dough onto floured surface and knead by hand or about 5-7 minutes OR leave in stand mixer, replace the paddle with a dough hook and knead for 5 minutes until dough is soft and pliable like fat thighs
  • Spritz dough with olive oil and proof in warm place for 90 minutes or until double in size.
    1 tsp olive oil
  • Prepare the garlic butter filling- add all the ingredients to a small blender attached with a blade and mix together to form a smooth'ish spreadable butter
    80 g unsalted butter, 80 g cream cheese, 4 cloves garlic grated, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 Tbls rosemary, 2 Tbls flat leaf parsley
  • prepare a 22cm loaf pan with butter and baking paper
  • Divide dough into 12 balls of about 56g each.
  • Roll into 12cm discs
  • Spread filling equally onto the 12 discs and fold each disc in half creating a half moon shape.
  • Place the folded and filled dough into a prepared loaf pan and leave to proof for 45 minutes
  • Preheat oven to 180ºC
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes -Check after 30 minutes, if browning too much tent with a sheet of foil

Notes

You can make this bread ahead of time and re-heat it in a preheated 175ºC oven for about 15 minutes.