Crispy Chicken Pesto Bread

1h 15m
Serves 10
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Directions

  1. 1In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, honey, butter, and lukewarm water. Knead for 10-12 minutes until smooth. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
  2. 2Heat the butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the finely chopped yellow onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes.
  3. 3Add the chicken thighs, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, Italian seasoning, and parsley. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
  4. 4Turn off the heat and mix in the grated cheese. Let the mixture cool completely.
  5. 5Divide the dough into 10 equal portions of about 95 g each. Shape them into balls.
  6. 6Grease your hands with oil and flatten a dough ball on a greased surface (use about 25 ml of oil). Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
  7. 7Grease your work surface with oil (15 ml per piece) and place the dough on it.
  8. 8Using your fingertips, stretch the dough outward from the center until a sheet of approximately 35 x 30 cm. Regularly grease your hands to prevent tearing.
  9. 9Spread a thin layer of pesto on one side of the dough.
  10. 10Place a slice of cheese on top.
  11. 11Spread the chicken mixture over it.
  12. 12Add cheese spread if desired.
  13. 13Fold the top and bottom edges toward the center. Then fold the sides over the filling and roll the dough into a log. Ensure the seam is at the bottom.
  14. 14Slightly flatten the dough, brush it with pesto, and roll it in grated Parmesan cheese.
  15. 15Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  16. 16Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Ingredients

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 6 g baking powder
  • 8 g salt
  • 12 g honey
  • 25 g unsalted butter
  • 275 ml lukewarm water
  • 15 g unsalted butter
  • 150 g yellow onion
  • 575 g chicken thighs
  • 4 g salt
  • 3 g garlic powder
  • 2 g black pepper
  • 0.5 g Italian seasoning
  • 5 g fresh parsley
  • 50 g grated cheese
  • 1 pesto
  • 1 cheese slices
  • 1 cheese spread
  • 25 ml sunflower oil
  • 1 pesto
  • 1 grated Parmesan cheese

Equipment

mixing bowlfrying panbaking sheetparchment paperoven