SPINACH AND CHEESE STUFFED PIZZA BREAD

Spinach and cheese stuffed pizza bread made from scratch that is soft and chewy topped with oozy cheese. Guaranteed to taste amazing !

INGREDIENTS

1 teaspoon active dry yeast

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

2 2/3 cups maida / all-purpose flour

1/3 cup warm water

1/3 cup milk

1 tablespoon oil

1 egg whisked

For the filling and topping

1/4 cup chopped spinach

1 and a half cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

2/3 cup shredded cheese ( you can use feta cheese or parmesan cheese )

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 egg

1/3 cup butter

1 egg yolk

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Make a well in the middle and add the wet ingredients: oil, water, milk and whisked egg.

Mix the ingredients and once incorporated by using a dough hook fitted hand or stand mixer, the dough should be pulling away from the bowl. Move the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover and let it rest until doubled in size about 1 and a half hours.

Preheat oven to 220 degree Celsius.

When it has risen, separate the dough from the side of the bowl and add a handful of flour and knead the dough inside the bowl. It should be soft and pillowy.

If the dough is too wet, continue adding flour. Form into a ball, remove from the bowl and set aside to rest for 10 minutes.

While the dough is resting, set aside a bowl with 1 cup of shredded cheese (combine 3/4 of mozzarella cheese and 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese). This will go on top of the bread.

In the saucepan, combine the butter, 1 whole egg, chopped spinach, garlic, the remaining mozzarella and shredded cheese. Combine it and do not over heat or over cook.

Place the egg yolk in another bowl as well. Whisk it briefly in a small bowl and set it aside. It will be used to glaze the dough.

Prepare a round baking dish with parchment paper.

Once the dough has rested, stretch the dough to fit the baking dish to get a nice round shape leaving some over the edge. Add the spinach and cheese filling in the edge of the dough till the centre of the dough.

Fold up the edges around the filling and seal the dough. It should look like a ball. Now carefully flatten it by pushing down on the stuffed dough with your palms and finger tips. Make sure to create a lip or "ridge" around the edge of the dough with a large "valley" in the middle.

Add the cheese in this "valley" and then glaze the lip with the egg yolk. This will give the cheese stuffed bread a nice golden color.

Bake for 15 minute until the bread has a deep golden brown color and the cheese is brown and bubbling,

Slice and enjoy !

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