Festive pull-apart Bread Wreath with Camembert
Festive pull-apart Bread Wreath with Camembert
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A delicious talking point for any festive starter table, this Pull-apart Bread Wreath with baked Camembert can be speedily prepared using store-bought bread dough.
Ingredients
- –      2kgs storebought white bread dough
- –      100ml butter, melted
- –      50ml olive oil
- –      2 garlic cloves, crushed
- –      15ml fresh sage, finely chopped
- –      15ml fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- –      Salt and pepper
- –      1 large Camembert round approx. 250g
Directions
- Place the storebought dough into a floured bowl and cover with clingfilm. Leave in a warm spot to rise for an hour.
- Once risen, knock back the dough and divide into even pieces. Form each piece of dough into a bread roll by making a circle using your forefinger and thumb and pushing the dough through to form a small ball.
- Line an oven-safe baking dish with baking paper and place a heat-proof bowl about the same size as the Camembert wheel in the centre of the dish.
- Arrange the dough balls around the bowl, cover and allow to proof while the oven comes to temperature – 180°C.
- Place the baking dish in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the bread is lightly golden.
- Score the top of the Camembert with a sharp knife in a criss-cross pattern, taking care not to cut all the way through.
- Carefully remove the bowl from the centre of the wreath and place the Camembert in the open space. Bake the wreath for another 5-10 minutes until the Camembert is melty and the bread rolls are cooked through. Use an inserted wooden skewer to check this.
- In the meantime, combine the melted butter, olive oil, garlic and herbs and season to taste. Brush the flavoured butter over the bread wreath as it comes out of the oven.
- Serve the bread immediately, so that it can be dipped into the cheese, with a few glasses of Alto 2022 Estate Blend and fresh red grapes.