Garlic bread in the oven

Garlic bread in the oven is delicious, aromatic, and unusual, it goes perfectly with first courses. Moreover, the bread will harmoniously pair with shashlik, lula kebab, and grilled vegetables during a trip to nature. This aromatic garlic bread can be baked at home with readily available ingredients without much effort. The result will please both you and your family.

Time for preparation: 135 minutes.

Caloric content: 326 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Serves: 6.

Ingredients

• milk (warm) – 100 ml;
• water (warm) – 100 ml;
• flour – about 400 g;
• salt – 1 tsp;
• sugar – 1 tsp;
• yeast (dry) – 1 tsp;
• vegetable oil – 3 tbsp;

Garlic oil (spread):

• butter – 100-150 g;
• garlic greens – ½ bunch (or 3 cloves);
• greens of dill, parsley, cilantro (optional) – large bunch;
• salt – a pinch;
• lemon juice – 1-2 tsp.

Preparation

1. The butter for the spread should be soft, take it out of the refrigerator two to three hours before starting the preparation. Let's start making the dough. The milk and water should be warm t - 32-37°C. The flour is sifted.

2. Pour water and milk into a bowl, if they are not warm enough, the ingredients should be heated to the desired temperature. Add sugar, two to three tablespoons of flour (from the total amount), and yeast. Mix.

3. Place the bowl in a warm place for fifteen to twenty minutes to activate the yeast.

4. After a while, a noticeable frothy cap appeared in the bowl, the yeast has activated, and you can continue working with the dough.

5. Add vegetable oil, one third of the flour, and salt to the bowl with the yeast. Start kneading the dough with a whisk.

6. Add more flour and knead.

7. When it becomes difficult to knead the dough with a whisk, move to the table. Pre-sprinkle the working surface with flour.

8. Knead the dough for about seven to ten minutes. The amount of flour may be slightly more or slightly less, depending on the quality of the flour. Form the dough into a ball.

9. Pour a little vegetable oil into a clean bowl. Lightly grease the inner surface of the bowl and the dough on all sides. Transfer the dough to the bowl.

10. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place the dough in a warm place to rise. You can use a microwave or an oven for this. Preheat the oven to 30°C and turn it off. Then, turn on only the light inside; it will maintain the temperature in the oven. Leave the bowl with the dough in the oven for one hour.

11. After forty-five minutes, you can prepare the garlic-butter spread. By this time, the butter has softened. Finely chop the garlic, dill, parsley, and cilantro.

12. Add lemon juice, salt, and mix until homogeneous.

13. The dough has risen well in the warm oven; it has become soft and airy.

14. To avoid adding excess flour to the dough, grease the working surface with vegetable oil. Take the dough out of the bowl and stretch it into an even layer using your hands.

15. Next, roll the dough into a rectangle using a rolling pin. The thickness of the dough should be five to seven millimeters.

16. Using a silicone spatula or just your hand, spread the garlic-butter mixture evenly over the surface of the dough.

17. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into strips, five to seven millimeters wide.

18. We will bake the bread on parchment paper and a baking tray. Lightly coat the paper with vegetable oil. You can also bake the bread in a springform pan.

19. From the first strip of dough (the edge), roll it into a spiral; this will be the center of the bread. It forms a 'rose'.

20. Transfer the 'rose' to the center of the parchment. We will form the bread from it.

21. Take the next strip of dough and place it on the baking tray. Wrap it around the 'rose'.

22. Do this with each subsequent strip of dough. We get bread in the shape of a snail. Do not press the strips tightly together, as the dough will still rise.

23. Cover the future bread with a bowl for ten minutes and let it rest. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C.

24. Send the bread to the oven and bake for forty to forty-five minutes, until golden brown. Check readiness with a skewer.

25. Mix one teaspoon of vegetable oil with an equal amount of water (1:1). Cover the surface of the bread with this solution to prevent it from becoming stale.

26. Cover the bread with a clean towel, let it rest and cool.

The garlic bread in the oven is ready. It can become a true decoration of any festive table, plus the bread is incredibly fragrant. Guests will definitely appreciate your efforts.