Garlic butter pull-apart flowers

It was a lazy sunday mid morning and I was in no mood to make the usual dal-chawal or rice-sambar kind of lunch. When I asked my family about their views, they too agreed with me. It was decided that we shall have some pizza for lunch. I was a bit bored of baking the same old thin crust and thick crust pizza time and again. So, opted for a different flavoured flower like pull apart bread stuffed with spring onions, garlic, butter and chilli flakes along with pizza of course 🙂 To make it more healthier, I have used 75% wwf and 25% apf.

Ingredients:

For the bread dough:

• Whole wheat flour 125 gm (1 cup)
• Maida/apf 30-35 gm (1/4 cup)
• Salt to taste
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Instant yeast 1/4 tsp
• Olive oil 1-2 tbsp
• Milk plus lukewarm water ~ 100 ml

For the filling:

• Butter 2-3 tbsp
• Spring onions finely chopped 1/2 cup
• Garlic cloves finely chopped 4-5
• Salt to taste
• Chilli flakes 1 tsp

Method:

How to prepare the filling:

• Mix butter,  finely chopped spring onions, finely chopped garlic, salt and chilli flakes  thoroughly. Keep it in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes.

How to prepare the dough:

• Mix maida, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and instant yeast. Add milk-water mixture to the dry ingredients and combine well.
• Add oil and knead into a smooth and soft elastic dough for 10-12 minutes. Allow it to rise in an oiled bowl covered with cling film for an hour, or till it doubles in volume.
• Gently punch the dough and knead for 1-2 minutes on a floured surface.

How to make the flower like pull apart:

• Take the dough and divide it into 18 equal pieces.
• Make small puris ( around 3 inches in diameter ). Apply a teaspoon of the filling in the puri and fold it like the letter D. Actually, it is not a full D, leave some space at one end of the semi circle and pinch the ends of the diameter.

• Repeat this for the remaining puris and place them on a greased cake tin. ( I have used an 8 inch round cakepan ).
• Keep a round small bun with the filling in the centre as seen in the picture. For details u can refer you tube.

• Keep the pan covered for 20-25 minutes and allow it to proof well.
• Bake at 180-190 degree celsius in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or till you get a nice golden sheen on top. Enjoy with any dip or sauce.

Notes:

• You can use any filling of your choice. The spring onion butter filling didn’t go very well with folks at home. So, next time I will make some paneer filling.
• Those with a sweet tooth can use some apple-cinnamon or coconut-sugar/jaggery or chocolate or any other berry compote or gaajar ka halwa as filling and make this beautiful flower.
• I have tried these with fully 100% whole wheat flour with a spicy paneer masala filling. Posting the photos for reference.