Servings : 12-16 baby chicken bread
Just for a twist, you could try making the chicken bread in baby sizes like this…of course, you can use whichever filling you like but I made them with the famous saucy chicken filling. 🙂
Ingredients for Dough
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tbsp. instant yeast
- 2 tbsp. powdered milk
- 1 tsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. oil
- 1 egg (plus1 for glazing)
- 1 tsp. castor sugar
Ingredients for Chicken Filling
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups chicken boiled and shredded (250-300 gm when uncooked)
- 2 small onions finely chopped (or 1 large)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 2 tbsp. coriander leaves
- 4 green chillies chopped
- 1 tsp. garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup milk
- sesame seeds as required
Instructions
For the Dough:
In a bowl mix together 4 cups flour, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. castor sugar, 2 tbsp. milk powder, 1 tbsp. yeast, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 4 tbsp. oil and 1 egg, knead to a medium soft dough with slightly warm water, leave to rise for 1 hour.
For the Chicken Filling:
Heat 2 tbsp. butter fry onion till soft then add 2 tbsp. flour with 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. garam masala….add the milk, cook till thick, mix in the shredded chicken add chopped green chillies and coriander leaves, remove and cool completely.
The filling will look like THIS.
Now divide the dough into 12 to 16 parts depending on how small you want the baby chicken bread to be. Roll each piece of dough to a rectangular shape, snip the sides with scissors or a knife, put filling in the center and fold each side so they overlap each other (like a braid) the filling will show slightly but that’s ok, brush top with beaten egg, sprinkle sesame seeds and bake on 200 degree C for 25 minutes or so. Same method as used in THIS recipe for larger sized chicken bread.
Right after taking out of the oven apply butter well on whole bread and let it rest covered with a cloth for 2-3 min to soften the bread completely.
I always make big batches of chicken bread at a go and then wrap them well in cling film or foil, then put them in some sort of a cellophane bag and tie it up tight and freeze. They can keep up to 4 weeks! When you need one, you just thaw it out overnight in the fridge or keep it out on the counter until it’s thawed out, then unwrap and zap it in the micro for a minute or so until it warms up, and then splash a little bit of water using your fingertips on it and put it in the oven for about 5 minutes to freshen it back up. Becomes as good as new! 🙂
Enjoy!
I made it today.my mother in law love it.
though it wasnt as neat as u hav made it.bt waw
mine first ever successful baking;)
Hello fauzia,
Can I use the above dough recipe to make croissant shape bread, instead of the recipe you have put to make the chicken croissants. This dough recipe is much simpler!
Yes you can although you will achieve best results with the dough recipe indicated in that recipe.
Salams fouzia, 1st a biiig big big thanx 4 ur recipes.2day i tried ur baby chicken bread.masha allah it turned oup simply superb.its soft and filling was awsome. Thanx once again.alhamdulillah.may allah bless u with good in both worlds.tc.
turned out awesome exactly same
Please do tell me how much of the baby bread can i get with the 4 cups flour dough?
I’ve never really counted but depending on the size, anywhere from 12-16. More if you make them smaller.
can we skip the milk powder in this recipe or is it a must? any other substitute?
You can omit it if you don’t have it. It adds to the softness, but the results will still be good without it.
hi im bushra would like to get some new recipe from you. i love your recipes. thank you .
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Hi everything looks amazing I will def give the chicken bread a try today. Which flour do u use it doesn’t say. Thank u x
Hi and thanks! If it says just flour, it means plain/all-purpose flour. If it is any other flour I normally indicate it in the recipe.
its amazing i like all ur recipes
Can I substitute milk powder with anything else
You can leave it out if you don’t have it on hand.
How much is one cup? Is that any cup or is there a specific size? Please help
W/Salaam. Please refer to this note for measurement conversions: My Measurements
How do I do with dry yeast ? Can u help me with the measurements and the method?
Please refer to this note: Yeast
dear fauzia…with 4 cups of flour u have said to divide into 2 or 3 parts from that but how do u end up getting the small bread?
Dividing the dough into 2-3 parts is when you want bigger loaves, for smaller ones you can simply divide the dough to as many as you like.
salam alykum
can you tell me how much water is needed for baby chicken bread for dough
W/Salaam. Difficult to estimate water, just add gradually whilst kneading until the dough comes together smoothly.
Hi can I use puff pastry instead?!
Hi, yes you can.
Can I use self raising flour instead of d plain flour? Thanks
No, SR flour has too much baking powder which is not needed in this recipe
helo fauzia y no picture how i will make the shape of bread
Hi, here is a step by step: Chicken Bread
Is it best to eat this straight hot or cold. Thanks
Either way is delicious, I prefer them warm.
Thanks for your reply, repeated question in error
Salaams…i baked it today and it turned out awesome!!! I just got to know about yr site the other day and i hve tried a couple of recipes and they all turned out very nice. They are easy to follow. It is the best site ever!!! Thank u for sharing.
hi, I made the bread but after an hour of kneading my dough it was still very sticky. In wich case it was very thick when I made it.
Hi. Sounds like you added too much water. Always add the water gradually whilst kneading until a soft and smooth consistency is achieved with the dough.