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Garlic Twist Bread

Course Side Dish
Cuisine British
Keyword bread, garlic twist bread, garlicbread
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Proving Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 20 servings

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Dough Hook
  • 3 Baking Trays

Ingredients

  • 350 g Strong White Bread Flour
  • 175 g Plain Flour
  • 7 g fast action dried yeast
  • ½ tsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 275 ml whole milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 100 g Unsalted Butter
  • ½ tsp chopped garlic granules
  • 1 large garlic bulb roasted
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 180degrees/160fan/Gas 4.
  • Place the whole, unpeeled bulb of garlic in a piece of foil, drizzle with the olive oil and wrap up tightly. Place in a small baking tray or roasting tin and roast for 35 - 40 minutes until the cloves are tender. Leave the garlic to cool and turn off the oven.
  • Meanwhile, mix together both types of flour, along with the yeast, sugar, salt and chopped garlic granules in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  • Gently warm the milk in a microwave. Pour the milk mixture into the mixer bowl with the beaten whole egg and half the butter.
  • Mix until combined, then knead, on low-medium speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth and elastic (the dough will be slightly sticky).
  • Leave the dough in an oiled bowl to rise for 1 hour until doubled in size. Then add a small amount of oil on the trays to stop the bread sticking.
  • Squeeze the soft, cooled garlic cloves into a bowl with the remaining half of the butter and mix until fully incorporated.
  • Once the dough has risen, knead it again for 5 minutes then using a rolling pin roll out the dough until about 1cm thick. Spread the garlic butter across the dough ensuring its fully covered.
  • Once the dough is covered, cut it into strips that are about 1cm thick then hold both ends and twist. Repeat this until all the dough is in strips and has been twisted.
  • Bake in the oven for about 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown.