For Bread Dough:
1: plain flour 2 & 1/2 cups
2: active dry yeast 2 & 1/4 tsp
3: warm milk 1 & 1/4 cup
4: sugar 1/2 tsp
5: salt 1tsp
For Filling:
1: garlic 1 whole head (peeled & crushed)
2: fresh parsley 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
3: parmesan cheese 1/3 cup (grated)
4: mozzarella cheese 1 cup (grated)
5: unsalted butter 110g (softened)
6: salt 1/2 tsp
7: crushed black pepper 1/2 tsp
1: in a bowl combine warm milk, yeast and sugar stir it and leave it till gets foamy, 10 to 15 minutes.
2: now in a bowl add plain flour, salt & mix, then add the milk mixture and mix well.
3: dust little flour and knead the dough till smooth and dose not stick to your hands about 5 to 7 minutes.
4: grease the bowl with olive oil 1 tbsp and roll the dough so that is dose not have a dry crust, cover and leave it for 1 hour or till gets double in size in a warm place.
5: make the filling: in a bowl add butter mash it add garlic, salt, black pepper, parsley mix well and keep aside.
6: once the dough has doubled in size, dust the surface with flour and punch down to remove excess air.
7: roll the dough in a rectangle shape.
8: spread the filling over the dough leaving the edges, sprinkle mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese.
9: now roll the dough into a log lengthwise.
10: slice the roll in half lengthwise, leaving one end about 2 inch.
11: twist the two sides into a braid and fold the ends inwards.
12: grease the loaf tin and place the dough in it, cover and leave it for 1 hour.
13: preheat oven 350f, 180c, gas mark 4.
14: brush the dough with olive oil and bake it for 35 to 45 minutes (it took me 35 minutes to bake the bread dough).
15: once baked leave the bread in the tin for 10 minutes.
16: serve and enjoy.
COOK WITH FAIZA