Halloween Bread
Fluffy garlic bread rolls baked in a pumpkin mold, topped with red cheddar and black olives. It's perfect for Halloween parties.
Servings: 22 rolls
Equipment
- pumpkin mold
Ingredients
Pumpkin rolls
- 400 ml milk 1.7 cups
- 50 grams fresh yeast
- 2 eggs
- 100 grams butter soft
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 700 grams flour all-purpose
Garlic butter
- 40 grams butter melted
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
- sea salt to taste
Topping
- 150 grams cheddar red
- 100 grams olives black
- fresh basil to garnish
Instructions
Pumpkin rolls
- Heat the milk so it is lukewarm (you can use a microwave or a pot on low heat).
- Remove the milk from the heat and incorporate the yeast till dissolved.
- Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add one egg, soft butter, honey, and salt.
- Then, add the flour in two batches, mixing in between.
- Knead by hand (or use a stand mixer) until the dough is uniform and soft. If the dough is too wet, add a small spoonful of flour at a time until you can knead it without sticking.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp towel. Allow to rise for 30 minutes.
- Shape the dough into similar-sized rolls (mine were 35 grams each).
- Grease the pumpkin mold (I use a small cube of butter).
- Place the rolls into the mold, keeping them close to each other (I had 22 rolls in total).
- Cover the rolls and allow them to rise again for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / F (392°F).
- Brush with egg wash.
- Bake for 10-12 min until golden.
Garlic butter
- Allow to cool slightly.
- Melt 40 grams of butter and mix with two cloves of garlic, finely chopped parsley, and a sprinkle of sea salt in a small bowl.
- Brush the pumpkin rolls with the garlic butter mixture.
- Top the rolls with cheddar cheese (leaving the roll at the stem plain).
- Return the rolls to the oven for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melted.
Serving
- Once cooled slightly, transfer the pumpkin to a serving platter.
- Fill the gap for the eyes and mouth with black olives.
- Decorate with fresh basil leaves and serve.
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg
