Steps for Making Herby Garlic Bread

• Warm half a cup water and half a cup of milk for a minute in a mug, it needs to be warm to touch
• Melt 1/4 cup unsalted butter in another mug, having a microwave oven is rather convenient
• Add 2 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl
• Add 2 and 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
• Mix the water and milk mixture with the melted butter, stir well
• Mix the water, milk and butter mixture, with the yeast and sugar well
• Cover the bowl with a plate and keep in a warm place for around 10 minutes
• While yeast is blooming cut herbs, I have used 1/2 cup Gourmet Garden Italian Basil and 1/2 cup Oregano
• In a deep bowl add 2 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup all purpose flour,
• Add 2 teaspoons salt and mix well
• Add cut herbs and mix well
• Pour bloomed yeast
• Add garlic bread seasoning mix
• Start kneading the dough
• Keep a tablespoon of butter aside for kneading the dough
• Knead the dough till it comes away from the edges of the bowl, cover it with some oil.
• Cover the bowl in cling film and keep aside in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour to double
• Pre heat oven for 20 mins at 180 C
• Dust a surface with flour and knead the proofed dough, and roll into a log
• Add a tablespoon of olive oil while kneading the dough
• Continue kneading the proofed dough, and roll into a log
• Divide the dough, shape the buns by tucking them in, place on a baking tray
• Now we need to milk and butter wash them, take quarter cup milk and a tablespoon of room temperature butter and mix well
• coat with milk and butter mixture to prevent from dehydrating
• Wrap it with cling film and keep next to the oven for 15 minutes, for shape proof
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Keep an eye out, don’t go anywhere else!
• Let the baked buns cool down for 20 minutes on a wire rack.
• Transfer to a plate, while it is still hot add butter and enjoy it with a cup of coffee or tea!