Camembert and Cranberry Bread Wreath
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 250 g Camembert Round
- 1 tbsp Cranberry Sauce
- 1 7g Sachet of Quick Action Yeast
- 500 g Strong White Bread Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 heaped tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 300 ml Barely Warm Water (not hot)
- 1 Beaten Egg (for brushing)
- 1 tsp Poppy Seeds
For Garlic Glaze
- 50 g Softened Butter
- 2 Garlic Cloves
Instructions
- Gather and Weigh all Your Ingredients
- Place the flour, salt, sugar, yeast and oil into a large mixing bowl and combine.
- Slowly add the barely warm water(not hot it will kill the yeast). Work all the ingredients with your hands until a dough begins to form.
- Knead for 5 minutes. *If the dough feels a little too sticky, add tbsp's of flour until workable and soft and stretchy
- Place the dough in a proving bowl or lined/oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to rise in a warm place for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
- After rise turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Divide the dough into 28 small portions. **I mainly do this by eye, but if your looking for perfection, you could weigh out each portion to weigh 30 grams
- Place baking paper on a large baking sheet or line a cast iron skillet like I have .
- Take the Camembert out of it's wooden case and wrapper, then place the camembert back into the wooden case it came in. Place the Camembert in the centre of the baking sheet or lined skillet.
- Using floured hands, roll each portion of dough into a ball and place around the Camembert in 2 concentric circles
- Set aside and cover loosely with cling wrap for a second rise of 30 minutes.
- Preheat the Oven to 210 C
- Beat the egg in a small bowl and set aside
- After the Second rise brush the dough balls with beaten egg and sprinkle the dough balls with poppy seeds
- With a sharp knife cut a large cross on top of the Camembert rind
- Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 20-24 minutes
- While the wreath cooks, prepare the Garlic Butter: Peel and crush the garlic cloves with the back of a fork, then mash into the butter using the fork.
- Once the Bread wreath is baked, remove straight from the oven and while still warm brush the garlic butter generously over each of the dough balls
- Push aside the rind on the Camembert and add a generous tbsp of Cranberry Sauce. YUM!!
- Serve Warm and enjoy!