Pull-Apart Samosa Bread Today s the day I finally get to say hello to you all! I ve spent this sunny Saturday filming my third YouTube video and it s the first time I m actually in it, albeit for just a few moments before you get to the best bit the recipe. Can you believe I ve been sharing my favourite recipes with you for seven whole years?! Neither can I. This pull-apart/tear n share/whatever you want to call it bread has a little secret. It s not harbouring cheese and garlic like you d expect. It s packed with spicy samosa filling instead. If you re craving those ever-popular Indian snacks, but want something a little out of the box for your next party, this is the recipe for you. Rustle up two trays, put them into the middle of the table and watch them disappear in the blink of an eye. You can serve them hot, as they are or with individual pots of garlic butter for each guest. Either way, I promise everyone will be smiling with a belly full of samosa goodness by the end of the evening.
I ve kept the filling really simple because hey, you re making your own bread here. The filling is packed with flavour, yet doesn t take away from the fact that the real big deal here is the soft, fluffy bread that s more of a dinner roll than it is any other kind of bread. The addition of milk and butter ensure it s cotton-soft and the perfect, pillowy pocket for the spicy vegetable filling. You can add any vegetables you like here just make sure you chop them up really finely and cook them until they re just right beforehand. This is because the filling literally takes seven minutes to cook so they won t be in the pan too long. I ve written a step-by-step method here but it s much easier to understand the way the bread is formed from the video. Take a look, let me know what you think and I can t wait to hear what you think. Pull-Apart Samosa Bread Serves 10-12 Ingredients For the filling: 600g potatoes, peeled, diced and boiled 350g finely-chopped mixed vegetables (I used peas, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli) 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tbsp cumin seeds 1 medium onion, chopped finely 2 large green chillies, chopped finely 1 tsp turmeric 1 ½ tsp salt 1 tbsp ginger, minced (optional) 1 tbsp garam masala 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped finely
For the dough: 600g strong white bread flour 14g fast-action dried yeast (2 sachets) 3 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 100g butter, melted 180ml warm milk 13oml warm water Extra butter to brush the rolls Method 1. To make the filling, heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan and add the cumin seeds. Allow to sizzle a little before adding in the onions. Cook for 2 minutes. 2. Add the chillies, turmeric, ginger (if using) and salt. Stir briefly before adding the potatoes and vegetables. Mix thoroughly. 3. Next, add in the lemon juice, garam masala and coriander. Stir and cook for a few moments before turning off the heat. 4. To make the dough, take a large bowl and mix together the butter, milk, water, salt and sugar. Stir to combine. Little by little, add the flour until you ve used up half of it. At this stage the mixture will be cool enough to add the yeast. Adding the yeast any earlier might kill the yeast. You want it to be warm and cosy for the yeast to do its thing. 5. Finish adding all the flour and when it begins to come together, turn the dough out onto a clean surface. 6. Knead the dough for 10 minutes to work that gluten. It might be a bit sticky at first but keep going. If you have a stand mixer with a dough hook, you can do it in there it ll take half the time.
7. Take a large, greased bowl and place the dough inside. Cover with a damp towel or cling film and allow to rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size. Luckily for me it was a really hot day so I didn t need to take a trip to the airing cupboard where my dough usually hangs out I just left it on the counter top. 8. When the bread has doubled in size, knock it back and give it a knead. You ll feel all the little air bubbles popping and that s good and will ensure your bread rises evenly in the oven. 9. Butter two 25cm baking dishes and set it aside. 10. Take half the dough and roll it out on a floured work surface until it s around 2mm in thickness. Using a round cookie cutter approx. 6cm in diameter, cut rounds of the dough. 11. Take the cooled filling and place around a teaspoon of it into the middle of one of the dough rounds. Using your thumb, fold the middle up and bring the sides to meet in the middle, almost like you re making an open wonton or tortellini. 12. Place into the buttered baking dish start with the outside edge and repeat for the rest of the discs. The amount you will need depends on the size of your dish. My recipe made two 25cm pull-apart loaves. Repeat for the remaining dough and filling. 13. Brush the bread with melted butter and bake in a preheated oven at 160C for 45 minutes. 14. Remove from the oven and brush with more butter before serving. Love Sanjana