Garlic Bread, Cheesy Dip
Garlic Bread with Cheesy Dip is a delicious appetizer made with crispy, buttery bread infused with garlic and herbs, served alongside a rich, creamy cheese dip. Perfectly golden and flavorful, this combo is a crowd-pleaser for parties, snacks, or as a side to pasta and soups.
Ingredients
For Yeast Mix
- Yeast (dry) – 2tbsp
- Sugar – 1tbsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Flour (all purpose) – 2tbsp
- Milk (warm) – ½ cup
For the dough
- Flour (all purpose) – 2cups
- Italian Seasoning – 1tbsp
- Chilli flakes – 1tsp
- Garlic pastes – 1tsp
- Salt – a generous pinch
- Water – as required
- Basil chopped – handful
- Butter (softened) – 2tbsp
- Oil – for basting
For stuffing
- Mozzarella cheese (grated) – ½ cup
- Italian herbs – 1tsp
For basting
- Butter – 1tbsp
- Garlic chopped – 2tsp
- Chilli flakes – a pinch
- Mixed herbs – a pinch
Cheesy Dip
- Cheesy Dip
- Cheese grated – 1cup
- Milk – ½ cup
Instructions
For cheesy dip
- On double boiler mix all and cook till the cheese melts. Remove and using a blender make it smooth. Use it with garlic bread.
For Yeast Mix
- Mix all the ingredients together in a warm place till the milk starts frothing. Would take about 45mins.
For the dough
- Mix all the ingredients except oil and add the frothy yeast mix. Add enough water to make a soft dough. Rub and knead the dough to make it stretchy.
- Round it and baste it with some oil and keep it covered with a wet cloth in a warm place till it doubles in size (45min approx.)
- Punch it back and roll it out. In one half place mozzarella grated or sliced, sprinkle some herbs and cover it to shape it like a calzone.
For Basting
- Mic all the ingredients and apply a little on to the baking tray. Place the dough there and baste it on top as well. Let it prove till it rises to double. At this stage give gentle slits on top and bake it oven at 180-200 c till done.Remove and serve with cheesy dip.
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