Kitchen With a Purpose: Homemade stuffed chicken bread Italian style / Pur bhora baritey toiri Pauruti

Homemade Bread With Italian Style Chicken Stuffing / Barite Toiri Pur Vora Pauruti

This stuffed Chicken bread inspired from American Italian cuisine is ideal for evening snacks with hot tea or coffee.

Preparation time - 1 and half hour

Cooking time - 31 minutes baking and stuffing can be made when the bread dough is proofing

Ingredients for bread

1. All purpose flour / maida 2 cups

2. Active dry yeast 1 teaspoon

3. Sugar 1 teaspoon

4. Salt half teaspoon

5. Luke warm Water 1 cup

6. Olive oil / vegetable oil 1 teaspoon

7. Dried mixed Italian herbs about 1 and half teaspoon

Ingredients for stuffing

1. Minced Chicken/ chicken keema about 2 cups

2. Garlic minced very small about 1 tablespoon out of this keep half tablespoon separate

3. Fresh parsley about 2 tablespoon out of this keep 1 tablespoon separate

4. Garlic powder 1 and half teaspoon and little more to sprinkle on top of bread

5. Dried Italian mixed herbs about 1 tablespoon and little more to sprinkle on top of bread

(You can get this ready made in market )

6. Chopped Onion about 1/3 rd cup

7. Green chilly chopped ( I used Serrano chilly ) you can choose as per your heat preference

8. Black pepper/golmorich less than 1/4 teaspoon

9. Cayenne pepper/ red chilly powder just a pinch or you can increase the amount as per your heat tolerance.

10. Salted Butter half tablespoon + half tablespoon (1 tablespoon separated into half & half )

11. Olive oil 2 teaspoon

12. Salt little more than 1/2 teaspoon or as per your taste

13. Cheese ( I used shredded cheddar cheese,optional )

Preparation of Bread Dough

1. Prepare lukewarm water NOT hot

2. Take a bowl add 1 teaspoon of active dry yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar and to it add 1 cup Luke warm water,mix and leave it undisturbed for 5 mins.

3. Take a big bowl and add 2 cups all purpose flour / maida to it add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dried Italian herbs and gently mix.

4. After 5 minutes when the yeast is activated (you will notice bubbles)as shown in the picture add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and mix.

5. Make a well in the centre of the flour ,dried herbs and salt mixture and add the yeast sugar and olive oil solution slowly incorporating the flour ,don't pour all at a time.The dough must be sticky and soft as shown in the picture.Sticky dough.Just go on incorporating the flour NOT kneading harshly.

6. Cover and rest the dough for about an hour or until it doubles in size( see the picture ).I turned my oven light on NOT the oven ONLY the oven LIGHT and kept it there for an hour.In my place weather is very cold so I do this,this time may vary little,check and see that the dough has doubled or not .

Preparation of stuffing

1. Take an utensil and add 2 teaspoon olive oil and half tablespoon butter

2. When the oil is getting hot add half tablespoon minced garlic so that it infuses its flavour as the oil gets hot.

3. When the garlic turns slightly brown add the chopped onion, chilly,1 tablespoon parsley and saute till the onion turns translucent(wilts slightly is pinkish NOT brown ).

4. Next add the marinated minced chicken / chicken keema and mix.

5. When the chicken slightly changes colour add the rest of the ingredients that is garlic powder,black pepper powder, cayenne/red chilly powder, dried Italian herb mix and salt .

6. Stir everything, cover and cook till the chicken is done .

7. Let the stuffing cool down.

Preparation of Parsley and garlic butter

1. Take a small bowl and add the room temperature soft butter along with 1 tablespoon of parsley and half tablespoon of minced garlic and mix.

2. Keep this reserved .

Lets Make the bread

1. Take a Rectangular bread pan and grease it with either oil or butter ( I used olive oil ).Refer to the picture.After about an hour ( it may take more time in your case ) when the bread dough has doubled in size take it out with the help of a spatula (sprinkle flour on the dough to easily scrape it out of the bowl) and place it on a floured surface.

2. Degas the dough by slightly folding it lightly ( refer to the pictures to get an idea )and give it a circular shape.For ease sprinkle flour and fold. Do not add too much of flour.

3. Next with a rolling pin ( Belna or Belan )roll out the dough into a circle of about 12 inch diameter.

4. Spread the garlic parsley butter which you prepared before on it.

5. Next evenly spread the chicken stuffing and top it with shredded cheddar cheese (optional ). I added the shredded cheese after rolling the dough once.

6. Now start to roll the dough slowly as shown in the picture and then tuck ( close )the open sides properly as shown in the picture.Cover it with a towel and again place it in the oven for 30 minutes or more( DO NOT turn on the oven just switch on the oven light on).I do it this way because its very cold in my place but if the temperature is warm you can cover with towel and place on the counter top.Time may vary slightly depending on the weather. Lift it gently and place it inside the greased bread pan.

7. Cover it with a towel and again place it in the oven for 30 minutes or more( DO NOT turn on the oven just switch on the oven light on).I do it this way because its very cold in my place but if the temperature is warm you can cover with towel and place on the counter top also.Time may vary slightly depending on the weather.

8. The important thing is you will see the dough has risen which signifies that it is ready to bake now. So look for whether the stuffed dough has risen or not.

9. Smear little olive oil or the parsley garlic butter on the top and sprinkle little garlic powder and dried Italian herbs.

10. Now with a knife or scissor gently and lightly give three slanting cuts on the top of the stuffed dough . (Refer to the picture ).

Baking the bread

1. Adjust the oven rack in the centre of the oven.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 deg Fahrenheit that is around 180 deg Celsius.

3. Bake in the central rack of the oven for around 29 minutes and then in the lower rack for about 2 minutes. (timings may slightly differ as per your oven so look till the bread is brown on top)some like hard crust some soft,its a personal preference.

4. Let the bread cool down a bit before cutting it.

5. Enjoy your homemade stuffed bread with hot coffee or tea :).

Pictures:-

Pictures of the dough before stuffing