Spicy Pull Apart Bread

I like to bake breads. Recently, I visited a bakery near my home. Looking at the variety of breads displayed tantalizingly made me want to create one of those at home to satiate my taste buds. 

The smell of freshly baked bread pervades through the house and it is enough to make you feel blessed to partake it when done. A few ingredients with a touch of some spices is what it takes to make this beautiful piece of art. 

Ingredients :

• Bread flour    -  3 cups
• Instant yeast  -  2 1/4 tsp.
• Salt                -  1 tsp.
• Egg                -  1 large
• Milk               -  1/2 cup, lukewarm
• Water             -  1/3 cup, lukewarm  
• Vegetable oil  -  3 tbsps

• Mozarella cheese    -  1/2 cup shredded
• Garlic                      -  2 tbsps. powder or 6 cloves, minced finely
• Coriander leaves     -  1/4 cup, chopped finely
• Red chilli flakes      -  1 tbsp.            
• Jalapeno(optional)   - 1 cut into thin rounds

Method : Grease a 9" x 5"loaf pan. 

Mix the dry ingredients - bread flour, instant yeast and salt together. 

Add the egg to the milk,water and oil. Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. 

Mix well to form a soft and a smooth dough. If it is sticky, add a tbsp. of flour to bring it all together.

Keep the dough in a well oiled bowl, cover it and keep it aside for 1 - 2 hours to rise till it doubles in size. 
                                                                  
   

      
                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                    
After the dough has risen, turn it on to a floured surface and roll it out into an 10" x 10" square. Sprinkle the cheese,garlic,coriander leaves and the chilli flakes all over the rolled out dough. 

Cut the rolled dough into 3 equal parts in length. Place the long strips one above the other in a neat pile. Now cut the strips into equal wide squares. Arrange the squares standing vertically in the loaf pan. Leave to rise for 20 mins. Arrange the jalapenos on the top.

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake for 30 - 40 mins. till golden in color.