Gorgeous Garlic Bread | Jamie Oliver | Together at Christmas

By Jamie Oliver · 180 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Pour 325ml of tepid water into a large bowl, add the yeast and mix with a fork for 2 minutes.
2. Add the flour and a good pinch of sea salt, then mix with a fork until no dry flour can be moved.
3. Bring the dough together by hand into a ball, adding more flour only if the dough or your hands stick.
4. Knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes, until silky and elastic.
5. Shape into a rough ball, put it in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a clean damp tea towel and prove in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled in size.
6. Meanwhile, blitz the bread into crumbs in a blender. Oil two 20cm x 30cm trays and scatter the crumbs evenly over them.
7. Add the top leafy half of the parsley, the peeled garlic, the lemon juice and the cream cheese to the blender, blitzing until fine and then smooth, then season to taste.
8. Punch the dough to knock out the air and divide it into two. Stretch one piece on an oiled surface to 30cm x 50cm, then spread with half the cream cheese mixture, leaving a 5cm border along the far long edge.
9. Roll the dough up away from you into a long log, cut it into 18 pieces and place them swirl-side up in the tray, close together.
10. Cover and prove for 45 minutes, until doubled in size.
11. Heat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7. Bake uncovered on the top shelf for 20 minutes, until golden. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil before serving.

Summarized from Jamie Oliver's video. Watch it for the details.

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