Roasted garlic and herb monkey bread
by
- Side
- Easy
- 6
- 60 minutes
PT1H
Never baked Bread? Fear not! Helen's Roasted Garlic and Herb Monkey Bread is perfect for beginners and great for keeping little people busy during their summer break!
Ingredients
Monkey bread
- 500g of strong white bread flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 7g of dried yeast
- 75ml of olive oil
- milk, 225-250ml
Garlic and herb mix
- 3 bulbs of garlic
- 1 handful of parsley , and chives, finely chopped
- 100ml of olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
Method
1
Add the flour, salt, sugar, yeast, olive oil and 225ml of milk to a large mixing bowl
2
Mix all the ingredients together until they start to come together, adding more milk as required
3
Knead on a floured surface for around 10 minutes, until soft and stretchy (or approximately 5 minutes in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook)
4
Add to an oiled bowl covered with oiled cling film for around 2 hours, until doubled in size.
Meanwhile roast the garlic bulbs
5
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
6
Cut the tops off the bulbs and place on a baking sheet covered with foil. Drizzle with a little olive oil and cover tightly with foil
7
Roast in the oven for around 1 hour (depending on the size of the garlic) until soft. Allow to cool before mixing with the chopped herbs and olive oil, set aside
8
Once the dough has proved knock it back on a floured surface and divide into 24 equal pieces
9
Grease a large loaf pan or baking tin. Form each piece of dough into a ball and roll in the garlic and herb mix and then into the baking tin/loaf pan
10
Cover again with cling film and leave to prove for 1 hour
11
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
12
Bake for around 45 minutes until well risen and cooked all the way through – cooking times will vary depending on how deep your tin is. If it begins to brown too much on top, cover with foil. Serve warm
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