Recipe adapted from:vegrecipesofindia.com
Ingredients for the garlic bread:
Garlic-1 small
Whole wheat flour-2 cups
All purpose flour-1 cup
Active dry yeast-1/2 tbsp
Sugar-1 tbsp
Unsalted butter at room temperature or oil-2 tbsp
Water- 1 cup plus 2-3 tbsp
Salt-1 tsp
Whole wheat flour-2 cups
All purpose flour-1 cup
Active dry yeast-1/2 tbsp
Sugar-1 tbsp
Unsalted butter at room temperature or oil-2 tbsp
Water- 1 cup plus 2-3 tbsp
Salt-1 tsp
Ingredients for the garlic butter:
Butter-1/2 cup
Garlic-5-6,finely chopped
Parsley-2-3 tsp
Salt and black pepper powder-to taste
Parsley-2-3 tsp
Salt and black pepper powder-to taste
Method:
- Roast the garlic on stove,grill or oven.
- Peel when cooled and mash the garlic cloves in a mortar pestle and keep it aside.
- Warm 1 cup of water,stir 1 tbsp sugar in the water and add active dry yeast,stir and keep it aside for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Mix both the flours in a bowl,salt,mashed garlic and the yeast mixture.
- Knead the dough with your hands or in a food processor,adding 1-2 tbsp water if the dough looks dry.
- Rub some oil all over the dough,keep it in a bowl covered with a wet kitchen towel and leave it aside for 2-3 hours.
- Dust the work surface with some flour and punch the dough,roll it into a log and seam the edges.
- Place the dough loaf in a greased loaf pan of 9*4",cover and keep it aside for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven at 180 degree C,brush the bread with some milk and bake it for 35- 40 minutes or until the bread turns brown.
- Cool it for 5-7 minutes,remove it on a wire rack and let it cool completely before applying the garlic spread.
- Mix all the ingredients mentioned under the garlic butter spread.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degree C.
- Slice the whole bread keeping the base intact,apply the garlic butter on each slice of the bread on both the sides,apply on the top too.
- Bake it further for few minutes until the butter melts may be for 5-7 minutes.
- Serve it hot or warm.
