Mr. Aquil Samran ( BCT 6TH SEM )is a blossoming, young, talented Chef whose dream is to contribute to the culinary industry with his zealous interest to bring soul to the recipe. Henceforth Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary arts cheerfully delegates Chef as the Day.
INGREDIENTS
DOUGH
- 10 gms Dry Yeast
- 20 gms Granulated sugar
- 180 ml Whole milk
- 45 gms Unsalted butter
- 1 no Egg
- 291 gms Bread flour
- 5 gms Salt
- 8 gms Garlic powder
- 12 gms Fresh rosemary
FILLING
- 75g Unsalted butter, extra soft
- 12 gms Fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 10 gms Fresh parsley finely chopped
- 8 gms Garlic cloves, minced
- 5 gms Salt
- 95 gms Shredded parmesan, mozzarella
OPTIONAL TOPPING
- 10 gms Unsalted butter, melted
- 3 gms Flaky sea salt for sprinkling
METHOD:
- Make the dough: Mix yeast and sugar with warm milk and keep it covered in the bowl.
- Beat the butter, egg, salt, garlic powder, and rosemary together and add it to the yeast bowl. Mix well.
- Gradually add flour and combine them for 3 minutes. Dough will be soft. Transfer it to a lightly floured work surface. Using lightly floured hands, knead it for 1 minute. Shape into a ball.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and covered and place in a slightly warm area to rise until doubled in size, around 60-90 minutes.
- Make the filling: In a medium bowl, mix the soft butter, rosemary, parsley, garlic, and salt together. Cover tightly and set aside until ready to use.
- Assemble the bread: Punch down the dough to release the air. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface.
- Divide it into 12 equal pieces, each about a little larger than a golf ball. Using lightly floured hands, flatten each into a circle that’s about 4 inches in diameter. The circle doesn’t have to be perfectly round.
- Spread 1-2 teaspoons of filling mixture onto each. Sprinkle each with 1 Tablespoon of cheese.
- Fold circles in half and line it in prepared baking pan, round side up.
- Cover with plastic wrap or aluminium foil and allow to rise once again in a slightly warm environment until puffy, about 45 minutes.
- Heat oven to 180 degrees C, bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack. If desired, brush with melted butter for topping and sprinkle with sea salt.