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Braided Pesto Bread
vandana jangid
Braided Pesto Bread with herbs is easy to make at home and perfect for parties . it is crunchy from outside and soft, flavourful inside.
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Prep Time
1
hour
hr
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
40
minutes
mins
Served As
Snacks
Recipe Cuisine Type
Bakery
,
Russian
Servings
5
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
for bread dough :-
4
cup
maida all purpose flour
1
and 3/4 cup of warm water
2
tbsp
milk
4
tbsp
olive oil
1
tbsp
oregano
1
tbsp
chilli powder
1
tbsp
basil
1/2
tbsp
Salt
1
and 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
1
tbsp
garlic powder
for pesto paste:-
1
cup
fresh basil leaves
2
tbsp
garlic pods
2
green chillies
1/2
cup
olive oil
1/4
teaspoon
Salt
for flour paste:-
1
tbsp
all purpose flour/ maida
1
tbsp
water
Instructions
soak yeast in warm milk . keep it aside for about 10 minutes.
in a bowl mix all ingredients mention in bread dough ingredients.
once yeast has been activated then mix it into bread dough ingredients.
now knead it for about 10 minutes then keep it in a dish to rise for about an hour.
making Pesto Paste:- In a grinder make a paste of garlic, basil leaves, green chillies. mix salt and olive oil in it. pesto paste is ready.
knead again the risen dough for 2 minutes. Roll it into a big chapati/circle shape of about 1/2 inch thickness. spread pesto paste.
Now fold it and cut from the middle lengthwise and stop before reaching the end. the two parts remained joined.
now fold one part over another.
at the end join the two corners with help of flour paste. For flour paste mix flour with water .
Bake it at 190 degree C for 35 minutes.
after baked brush it with melted butter.
Braided Pesto Bread is now ready. Serve it with a cup of coffee.
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