Spread the Joy!
I wanted to make a stuffed braided bread so badly after my braided brioche success..When i made my crispy vegetable buns, i had some leftover dough so used that to make this braided bread and it turned out yummy.
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I used the same veg filling which i used in my fried bun recipe. You can stuff this with anything u like, chicken, meat, veggies, potatoes and anything u want. Will share different version soon.
These braided bread look so good, you can make mini braids and they look even cuter..Since u have to cut this big one into pieces for serving..
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 to 25 mins
Rising Time : 1 hour
Makes : 12 to 15 buns
Ingredients:
Milk – 2 to 3 tblspn for brushing on top
Cheese – as needed (optional)
For Dough:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 2.5 cup
Dry Yeast – 1.5 tsp
Sugar – 2 tblspn
Salt – 1.5 tsp
Oil – 3 tblspn
Warm Milk – 1 cup
Warm Water as needed
For Filling:
Oil – 1 tblspn
Ginger – 1 tblspn finely chopped
Garlic – 1 tblspn finely chopped
Onions – 1 medium size chopped finely
Carrot – 1 finely chopped
Beans – 5 chopped finely
Capsicum / Bell Peppers – 1/2 chopped finely
Peas – 1/2 cup ( i used frozen)
Tomato Ketchup – 1/4 cup
Soy Sauce – 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Spring Onion or Coriander leaves – 3 tblspn finely chopped
Method:
Start by making the dough. Take yeast and sugar in a bowl, add little warm milk and mix well. Set aside for 5 mins for the yeast to activate.
Now take Flour, salt, 2 tblspn of oil in a large bowl and mix well. Add in the yeast mix in and the rest of the milk. Mix well using a fork. Add little warm water as needed. Knead this to a soft dough. The dough has to be nonsticky. Drizzle in 1 tblspn of oil and knead well.Cover and set aside to rise for 1 hour.
While the dough is rising, lets make the filling. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in all the chopped veggies and saute them for 2 mins. Add in chopped ginger and garlic and saute them well.
Add in peas and mix well. Cook this till the veggies are cooked.
Add in salt, sugar and chilli powder and mix well. Add in ketchup and soy sauce. Toss well. Finally add in spring onion or coriander leaves and mix well. Set aside.
When the dough is risen, punch the air out and knead it once more. Add more flour if it is too sticky.
Now take the dough out, divide it two or three portion depending on the size of the bread you need.
Take one ball and roll it into rectangle, cut both the edges as shown in pic. spoon some filling in the center..and start braiding as shown in picture.
For a variation, you can add some grated cheese over the filling and seal it for a cheesy version.
Once you have braided. Place it in a well oiled baking tray which is lined with baking parchment paper.
Brush well with milk.
Bake this for 12 mins in 180 degree C. Now increase the heat to 220 Degree C and bake for 5 to 8 mins this till give nice colour to the bread.
Remove it and serve warm.
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| Take all your ingredients for the dough |
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| Take yeast in a bowl |
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| add little sugar to it |
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| add little milk to it |
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| mix well and set aside for 5 mins or so |
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| take flour in a bowl |
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| add little salt |
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| add in oil |
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| mix well and make a well in the center |
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| now add in the yeast mix in |
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| pour in some milk |
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| mix well |
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| add little water |
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| knead to a soft dough |
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| add little oil |
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| knead it to a soft dough..The dough has to non sticky, so add more flour when kneading |
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| cover the bowl with some plastic wrap and let it rise |
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| While the dough is rising, lets do the filling |
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| Hear oil in a pan, add in all veggies including the onions |
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| give a quick toss in the oil |
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| add in some finely chopped ginger and garlic |
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| saute till veggies are cooked |
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| add in peas..i used frozen |
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| saute them as well |
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| cook till everything is well cooked |
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| add in little salt, sugar and chilli powder |
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| saute them up |
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| add in little ketchup |
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| and soy sauce |
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| mix well |
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| add in chopped spring onion or chopped parsley |
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| toss well |
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| you can see now the dough has well rised |
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remove the wrap
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| Take half of the dough into a work surface |
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| roll it into a long rectangle |
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| cut like this |
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| cut the other side too… |
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| spoon the stuffing in the middle |
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| fold like this |
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| then lets start braiding |
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| like this |
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| go on.. |
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| and go on |
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| now we are almost there |
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| finished |
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| place that in a well oiled baking tray which is lined with parchment |
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| brush them with milk |
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| baked |
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| serve warm |
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| slice and serve |
Spread the Joy!
Can v bake this in cooker?????
Wow Aarthi! Am surely going to make this. I want to add chicken to the mixture. At what point should I do this? Do I precook the chicken?
Thanks for letting me know.
My flour is not rising…what is wrong can u plz help me out?????
@Anonymousit is because your yeast is not activated. add very warm water along with sugar to yeast. if u add too hot water then the yeast with die and the dough wont rise
@Ragavicook the chicken first in a lil oil till it is done, then remove them. Then add after the veggies are done.
@Anonymousyes u can make this in cooker too
Hi..I loved ur recipe. .and going to try it now..can u pls advise can I bake it directly on baking tray in oven as I do not have parchment paper..thanks
Hi Aarthi…. It looks yummy… Just one doubt. If using instant yeast what will be the measurement for yeast?
Regards, Ramya
@Ramyasame measurements forinstant yeast
@Anonymousyes u can, just oil the pan very well. you can use foil as well
Incase of making it using cooker I really do need ur guidance…. Arthi I must say u inspired me to go kitchen
@Anonymouscheck this link for pressure cooker baking
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/search/label/Pressure%20Cooker%20Baking
Hi Aarthi,
The buns came out very well… But whenever I bake buns the tastes is good but the bun doesn't soft as store bought… Buns in your pics seems like very soft and moisty… Any tips to get soft buns?
Thanks for your blog, the love for cooking raised once I started following ur blog….
@Breeze Pdont over bake and brushing it with egg helps too
Hi aarthi ur blog looking superb and well organised.n ur step by step instructions are command able sterday i tried this recipe it came out awesome this my first bread recipe n gave a confidence to try some more recipes my family enjoyed it full credit goes to u good job keep cooking n always make our tummy happy
Great recipe. Can I replace all purpose flour with whole wheat flour?
yes u can
do we need to proof the dough for second time