Garlic bread with chicken and pesto
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. This amazingly delicious, fragrant bread with a light airy crumb became the star of our family dinner. It goes well with everything: both the first and the second course. You can even eat it on its own as a hearty pie. Serve cooled down or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the dough.
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Step 2
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm milk. Let it sit in a warm place for 10 minutes. Sift the flour and salt into a deep bowl.
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Step 3
Add the risen yeast and olive oil to the flour. Knead until smooth, for about 5 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball, place it in a bowl greased with vegetable oil, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
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Step 4
While the dough is rising, prepare the filling. Melt the butter, grate the cheese, and cut the chicken breast into small pieces.
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Step 5
Knead the risen dough, divide it into two parts, and roll into sausage shapes. Then flatten into strips 10-12 cm wide.
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Step 6
Sprinkle with grated mozzarella, then pesto.
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Step 7
The next layer is chicken meat, then mozzarella again.
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Step 8
Lift the edges of the dough and carefully pinch them together in the center. Place the filled dough sausage into a rectangular baking dish in a zigzag shape. Mix melted butter with garlic powder and chopped parsley. Brush the top of the dough with this mixture.
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Step 9
Place the second filled "sausage" on top of the first one. Sprinkle grated Parmesan on top.
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Step 10
Place the garlic bread in a preheated oven at 180 °C and bake for 1 hour, covering the dish with foil after 30 minutes.
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Step 11
Cool in the mold.