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Ingredients for pull-apart basil bread

15 servings

INGREDIENTS

30 g basil

500 g flour (type 550)

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp sugar

21 g fresh yeast

90 ml olive oil (divided)

300 ml water (lukewarm)

½ lemon

salt

flour (for dusting)

olive oil (for greasing)

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Step 1

Mix the flour, salt, sugar, yeast, and 2 tbsp olive oil in a stand mixer with a dough hook.

Pour in lukewarm water and continue mixing.

Mixing dough with a dough hook

Step 2

Transfer dough to a floured work surface and knead it with your hands until it's smooth and elastic. Grease a large bowl with olive oil, add the dough, cover with a damp kitchen towel, and let rise for approx. 1 hr in your oven on 40°C Dough Proving function.

Putting the dough in the oven for rising

Step 3

Press the dough down with your fist and divide it into 13-15 equal pieces, then roll each piece into a ball. Grease an ovenproof skillet with olive oil and place the dough balls in it. Make sure to leave approx. 1 cm of space between each dough ball. Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let rise for another 30 min in the oven with the Dough Proving function.

Placing the dough balls into a skillet

Step 4

In the meantime, finely chop the basil and add to a bowl with the remaining olive oil (approx. 60 ml), lemon juice and salt, and mix well.

Chopping basil

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 200°C Circo Therm®. Brush the balls generously with about 2/3 of the basil oil. Transfer pan to the oven and bake for approx. 20 - 25 min., or until golden brown. Remove from the oven, brush with the remaining basil oil, and serve. Enjoy!

Removing the golden brown baked basil bread from the oven
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