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Can Baking Make You Happier?
by Ellie Stanton
We think it can! In this issue Ellie Stanton, National Trainer and Care Certificate Manager at Blue Stream Academy, shares her love for all things baking by creating some delicious recipes that will bring a smile to your face. We hope you enjoy making – and eating – these tasty sweet and savoury treats.
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500g bread flour Pinch of salt 7g yeast 1tbsp olive oil 300ml water 25g butter 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1tbsp garlic powder 2tsp mixed herbs 3tbsp parmesan cheese
1. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl. 2. Add the yeast and oil, and gradually add water until the mixture forms a dough (you might not need all the water). 3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. 4. Put the dough into an oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave for roughly 1 hour or until it has doubled in size. 5. While the dough is rising, melt the butter. 6. Mix the chopped garlic, garlic powder, mixed herbs and 2tbsp of parmesan cheese into the melted butter. Put to one side for later. 7. Once the dough is ready, place it on a lightly floured surface and roll it out into a large rectangle. 8. With a pastry brush, brush the garlic butter all over the rolled-out dough. Then sprinkle the remaining parmesan cheese over the dough. 9. Roll the dough into a long sausage (go from long side to long side). 10. Cut down the middle of the roll, leaving a few centimetres uncut at one end (to stop it from falling apart). 11. Then twist both strips so the contents are facing up. 12. Twist the two lengths together, and bring the two ends together to form a ring. 13. Place a sheet of greaseproof paper on a flat baking tray and carefully place the ring onto the tray. 14. Cover with cling film and leave to rise for 30–40 minutes. 15. Preheat the oven to 180C fan. 16. Remove the cling film, loosely cover with tin foil and place in the oven for 20 minutes. 17. Remove the foil and bake for a further 30–40 minutes until the bread is cooked all the way through and golden. (If the bread starts to catch and burn, cover it with tin foil again until the end of the bake). 18. Then serve! The bread makes a perfect side for any pasta dish.
