serves
8
prep
20 minutes
cook
25 minutes
difficulty
Mid
serves
8
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
25
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 250 g (9 oz / 2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
- 7 g (¼ oz) sachet fast-action dried yeast
- 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 150 ml (5 fl oz / scant ⅔ cup) tepid water
- 3 tsp (15 ml) olive oil, plus extra for greasing
- 50 g (1¾ oz) mozzarella, grated
- 50 g (1¾ oz) cheddar, grated
- 10 g (½ oz) parsley leaves, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 10 g (½ oz) butter
Rising time: 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes in total.
Instructions
- To make the dough, add the flour, yeast, sugar and sea salt to a large bowl and make a well in the middle. Gradually add the tepid water, mixing as you go. Once the dough has come together to form a craggy ball, still with some dry bits, tip it out onto a work surface and, using clean hands, bring it together. Once together, knead for 5 minutes, or until smooth. You shouldn’t need to add more flour, but if the dough is sticking to the work surface then add just a little.
- Grease a large, lidded container or a bowl with a little olive oil and place the dough ball inside. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 45–60 minutes until the dough has doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling by mixing the cheeses, parsley and garlic together in a small bowl.
- Oil a 900 g (2 lb) loaf tin (pan). Once the dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly oiled work surface and roll it out to a 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12 in) square, then spread over the cheese mixture. Start to roll up from one end (it doesn’t matter which as it’s a square). Brush a little water on the opposite end and roll so that the join is underneath the roll. Cut into eight pieces and arrange with the spirals facing up in the prepared loaf tin. Cover and leave in a warm place to prove for 30 minutes, or until the dough has puffed up.
- Heat the air fryer to 160°C (325°F). Drizzle the bread with the 1 tablespoon oil and dot each spiral with a little of the butter, then bake for 25–30 minutes until golden and risen.
Note
This recipe was created in a 5.7-litre (6 quart) air fryer with one drawer. As air fryers can vary you may find you need to bake things for a minute or two more or less.
Recipe and image from by Katy Greenwood (Hardie Grant Books). Photography by Ant Duncan. Available from 1 October.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.