Korean Cheese Garlic Bread Recipe

Ingredients

Bread	Garlic Butter Mixture and Cream Cheese Filling
20ml Fresh Milk	200ml Fresh Milk
100ml Water	10g Parsley
1 Egg	20g Parmesan (grated)
3g Instant Yeast Granules	30g Egg Yolk
5g Fine Salt	30g Garlic
10g Milk Powder	100g Butter
10g Sugar	200g Cream Cheese
190g Bread Flour (with excess for dusting)	A pinch of Ground Black Pepper
	As desired Dried Oregano
	To garnish Sea Salt Flakes

Methods

1. Into a bowl, add water, fresh milk and instant yeast granules. Mix well to dissolve. Yeast activates when added to milk, and helps with rising of the dough later. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Add fine salt and sugar. Mix well.

2. Into a mixing bowl, sieve bread flour and milk powder together. Attach Kneading Hook to your Kitchen Machine. Mix on Speed 3. Add milk mixture. Continue mixing for about 6 minutes until combined into a dough.

3. Remove dough, knead into a ball, and place back into mixing bowl. Cover with clean damp cloth, and allow the dough to rest for about 1 hour. Alternatively, you may use your Oven’s dough proofing function.

4. Dust worktop with excess flour. Remove proofed dough from mixing bowl. Weigh and take note of the total mass. Roll dough into a long loaf and cut into 4 equal portions with a knife, weighing every portion to ensure they have the same mass.

5. Knead each portion, tucking in dough at the bottom. Cup to remove air and form a smooth ball. Place in a glass casserole, cover with cloth, and allow the dough to rest for another hour. Similarly, you may also use your Oven’s dough proofing function.

6. Preheat your Oven to 160°C with Top and Bottom Heating mode. Beat egg to form egg wash. Line baking tray with baking paper. Place proofed dough portions on tray. Brush with egg wash. Bake for about 15 minutes.

7. Blend garlic to a fine paste with your Hand Blender. In medium-heated pan, melt butter and set aside. Into another bowl, add fresh milk, melted butter and garlic paste. Mix well.

8. Into another bowl, add cream cheese, egg yolk and ground pepper. Mix well with spatula throughout. Cut piping bag tip, and fit nozzle. Transfer cream cheese mixture into piping bag.

9. Remove bread from your Oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Cut a cross on each bun slightly over halfway deep. Hold crosses open by inserting 2 chopsticks for easier piping. Fill completely with cream cheese mixture and drizzle generously with garlic butter mixture.