Chrysanthemum Bread

For the final day of Blogging Marathon #65 under the theme pull apart bread is chrysthamum bread.I wanted to share some herb and garlic bread for this day.As I ran out of the herbs I made this bread.
There are so many various stuffing can be used for this bread according to personal preference.But I wanted to keep it simple and made a plain bread.
Shaping the bread is a bit time consuming but its worth it to give a try.Also here I used some whole wheat flour along with the plain flour.Lets move on to the recipe.....

      

                                                                      

                                                            

                                                                                Chrysanthemum Bread

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 40 minutes

   Resting time ~1.5 hours minutes

   Cooking time ~ 25-35 minutes

   Makes ~ 9" round loaf

   

  Ingredients

    

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	2 cups + 2-3 tbs for dusting
Whole wheat flour	1/2 cup
Salt	1 tsp
Luke warm milk	3/4 cup
Yogurt/curd/thayir	2 tbs
Instant yeast	1 tsp
Butter/vennai	1 tbs
Olive oil	3 tbs
Sugar	1.5 tbs
Cream or butter	for brushing

  Method 

• In a mixing bowl take the all purpose flour,whole wheat flour,sugar,salt,yogurt,butter,oil and instant yeast.To this add the luke warm milk mixture and knead it to a soft,pliable dough.

• Knead it well for 10 minutes on a floured surface.Keep it in a warm place for an hour to rise.After an hour the dough would be doubled in size and punch down the dough.Divide it into 2 equal portions.Roll each portion on a floured surface to 10" circle of 1/8 " thickness.

• Using a 3" round cookie cutter,cut the dough.Fold each round to a semi circle and then to a quarter.

• Arrange it on a 9" round pan in a circle manner as shown.and keep it covered in a warm place for the second raise.After the second raise brush the top of the rolls with cream or milk.Bake it in a preheated oven at 350 F for 25-35 minutes or until the top gets a nice golden color.Remove it from the oven and transfer to wire rack.

• Serve it along with soup or as such with some spread.

• The dough should be slightly stick,don't add too much of flour while kneading.
• The rolls taste better when it is served warm,just microwave it for 5 seconds and serve. 
• This bread can be made with whole wheat or all purpose flour only.
• Arrange it closely on the baking tray.

Enjoy..................

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