Chicken Stuffed Bread Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Chicken Stuffed Bread recipe, let us make the bread dough

Step 2: For the bread dough In a small bowl, add yeast and sugar, add lukewarm water to it and mix well

Step 3: Cover and set aside for 5 mins for the yeast to activate and froth up

Step 4: In a mixing bowl, add flour, salt, oil and mix well

Step 5: Add in the yeast mixture and milk

Step 6: Mix well using a fork

Step 7: Add little warm water as needed

Step 8: Knead this to a soft dough

Step 9: Knead well for 12-15 minutes

Step 10: You can also use a food processor to knead the dough

Step 11: Now drizzle with little of oil and incorporate it in the dough

Step 12: Cover with a damp muslin cloth and set aside to rise for 1 hour

Step 13: When the dough is risen, punch the air out and knead it once more

Step 14: Add more flour if it is too sticky

Step 15: For the filling Melt butter in a pan on medium heat and add flour stirring continuously

Step 16: As soon as the flour gets slightly brownish, add warm milk and stir well to remove any lumps

Step 17: Let it cook and thicken

Step 18: As the sauce thickens, add salt and pepper to taste

Step 19: Now add the shredded boiled chicken

Step 20: Mix well and remove from the heat and set aside

Step 21: To shape the dough Divide the dough four portions, to make medium sized breads

Step 22: Take one portion of the dough, flatten it between your palms and using a rolling pin, roll it into rectangular shape

Step 23: Now place the rectangular sheet of dough vertically in front of you on the working counter, with the help of a knife/pizza cutter, make cuts from 1 inch away from the edge to the end of the edges with a gap of 1 cm

Step 24: Make sure the cuts are even numbered

Step 25: Spoon some filling in the center,add grated cheese and oregano and start braiding

Step 26: Fold the top and bottom part of dough and starting from one end, start braiding each pair of strip (overlapping)till you reach the end

Step 27: Place it in a baking tray lined with parchment paper

Step 28: Cover with damp muslin cloth and allow to rise for another hour

Step 29: once it has risen, gently brush well with beaten egg

Step 30: Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius and bake the bread for 30-35 minutes or till top gets browned well

Step 31: Bake this for 12 minutes at 180 degree C

Step 32: Now increase the heat to 220 Degree C and bake for 5 to 8 minutes until you see a nice brown colour on the bread

Step 33: Remove it and serve warm

Step 34: Serve Chicken Stuffed Bread over high tea along with other tea time snacks like Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Recipe, Baked Corn & Flour Tortilla Chips Flavored With Paprika Recipe, Baked Samosa Pinwheels Recipe