DOUGH BALLS WITH GARLIC BUTTER

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Serve a platter of warm dough balls with plenty of garlic butter. This easy recipe makes a great sharing-style starter for family and friends

Provided by Lulu Grimes

Categories     Starter

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 8

50g butter
300g strong white bread flour
7g sachet dried yeast
1 tbsp caster sugar
oil, for the bowl and baking sheet
100g butter
1 garlic clove, crushed
crudités and cured meat, to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Warm 175ml water in a saucepan until steaming, then add the butter and set aside to cool until warm but not hot. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and 1 tsp salt in a large bowl or tabletop mixer. Add the cooled water and mix to make a soft dough. Knead for 10 mins by hand, or for 5 mins in a mixer, until the dough feels bouncy and smooth. Return to a clean, oiled bowl and cover with oiled cling film. Leave somewhere warm to rise for 1½-2 hrs, or until doubled in size.
  • Oil a baking sheet. Knock the air out of the dough and knead again for several mins. Take a small piece of dough (about the size of a walnut) and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on the baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the dough balls about ½ cm apart. Cover and leave to rise for 30 mins. Meanwhile, to make the garlic butter, melt the butter in a pan, then stir in the garlic. Season.
  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. The dough balls should be almost touching by now. Bake for 25-30 mins until cooked through. Brush with some of the garlic butter and leave to cool for 5 mins. Serve with the remaining garlic butter and a selection of crudités and cured meat, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 621 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 67 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 1.9 milligram of sodium

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