DOMINOS STYLE GARLIC BREAD

DOMINOS STYLE GARLIC BREAD

A freshly baked Garlic Bread plays with all of your 5 senses and takes you to a different world. Minced with the flavor of crushed fresh garlic. We all have been to Dominos a thousand times and I cannot remember a single time when I ever left Dominos without eating their Garlic Bread. And I know it for sure, this is their top most selling sider.

What garlic can do for you: 

1. Boost immunity: Garlic appears to kill cancer cells. Benefits came from raw and cooked garlic – not supplements.

2. Work as an anti-inflammatory: Garlic oil works as an anti-inflammatory.

3. Improve cardiovascular health: The verdict is still out on whether garlic improves your cholesterol levels. 

4. Give you better hair & skin: Garlic’s antioxidants and antibacterial properties can clear up your skin by killing acne-causing bacteria.

5. Protect your food: Those same antibacterial properties in fresh garlic can kill the bacteria that lead to food poisoning.

• Garlic may have a range of health benefits, both raw and cooked.
• It may have significant antibiotic properties.
• In many countries, garlic has been used medicinally for centuries.

I always used to wonder if I could bake the Dominos Garlic Bread in the comfort of my home. Until I realised that it is a pretty simple recipe to make. We just need a handful of ingredients and few herbs for this..

Ingredients:

250 gms maida/all purpose flour

1+1/2 tsp active dry yeast

3/4th cup Luke warm water

1/2 tbsp sugar

4-5 cloves of garlic (medium sized)

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp butter

1 tsp salt

1tsp oregano seasoning (even more if you like)

To make the dough:

Add:

1. Take a bowl and add 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1+1/2 tsp yeast, 3/4th cup Luke warm water and 1/2 tbsp sugar.

Let the yeast activate for 15-20 minutes.

1. Add 1-1.5 cups all purpose flour (do not add all the flour together, add 1cup first and combine the dough and then add 1/2 cup and try to make a soft dough, knead the dough for 15-20 minutes and make a smooth stretchy dough).
2. To this add 1 tbsp oil, 1tbsp butter, 4-5 medium sized crushed garlic cloves, 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp oregano seasoning.

Knead the dough well for 15 minutes (to activate gluten) and then add 1 tbsp oil and kneed for another 2 minutes.

1. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours.

After 24 hours,

1. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and cut it into 2 equal sized balls and let it rest for 10 minutes.
2. Sprinkle lots of corn meal on a flat surface (for outer crunchy coating) and make a round shapes and then flip from one side to make like a semi circle, transfer the dough to a buttered and seasoned baking tray (oregano seasoning)
3. Cut the dough half way through into breadsticks, brush with butter (approx 100gm butter to be used) and drizzle a lot of oregano seasoning.
4. Finally bake it in oven at 180C for 5-6 minutes and again at 220C for 4-5 minutes or until you have a nice colour.

Instructions to make the recipe:

If your bread is a bit dry, things you can do:

1. Replace 1/4 cup Luke warm water with 1/4 cup full fat milk.
2. Apply less cornmeal and a little more butter.
3. Bake at 180C for 5-6 minutes and again at 220C for 4-5 minutes.

For cheesy dip:

1 tsp butter

1 tsp maida

1/2 cup milk

1 tbsp cheese spread

3 cheese slice

Salt to taste

Black pepper

Chilli flakes

Recipe:

1. Heat the butter in a pan and add maida.
2. Sauté on low flame for 30 seconds, take off the flame and add milk and whisk nicely.
3. Cool till it comes to a boil and slowly add all the remaining ingredients.
4. Whisk the mixture continuously.
5. Serve it with hot garlic bread and have fun eating.

Ingredients to make 1 cup of seasoning:

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp black pepper

1/2 tbsp dry basil leaves

1/2 tbsp oregano

2 tbsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp rosemary 

1/2 tsp chilli powder/flakes

**Add everything in a pestle mortar and give it a beating.

Enjoy and keep showering your love.