Fauzia’s Kitchen Fun

Chicken Bread

Fauzia's Kitchen Fun

Servings : 2-3 medium loafs

One of my personal favourite recipes and a definite keeper of a recipe!

I have included step by step instructions with pictures HERE

Ingredients for Dough

  • 4 cups plain/all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp. instant yeast
  • 2 tbsp. powdered milk (optional)
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 tbsp. oil
  • 1 egg (plus one for glazing)
  • 1 tsp. castor sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder (to reduce any yeasty smell)

Ingredients for Chicken Filling

  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups chicken boiled and shredded (250-300 gm when uncooked)
  • 2 small onions (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • 2 tbsp. coriander leaves
  • 4 green chilies (chopped)
  • 1 tsp. garam masala powder
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • sesame seeds as required

Instructions

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 chilies and coriander leaves, remove and cool completely.

The filling will look like THIS

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.

Divide the dough into two or three depending on how big you want the loaves. Proceed with viewing the subsequent steps to see how the bread is shaped.

Now divide the dough into two or three parts depending on what size loaves of chicken bread you want. Roll the 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.

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 with 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! 🙂

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  • salam sister, its always a pleasure to follow ur recipes tried many of em, i have a question, when ever i bake chicken bread mine dough is hard to handle,i wanna know how to braid the dough…..should i chill it first then put the filling in ????/plz do guide me ,SALAM & BLESSINGS.

  • Jazakillahu khairan…i made this to take it to my islamic institute..n it was Masha Allah tooo yumm to describe..every1 loved it…:-)….and for a beginner in baking like me such is a biig achievement…Alhumdulillah!!

    May Allah bless u with His best in duniya and Aakhirah…Ameeen..<3..

  • Hi Fauzia
    Hi Fauzia
    This looks yummy. Can you please guide me onto folowing:
    1) Whats the difference between self raising flour vs all purpose flour? Do you know what are they called in Urdu?
    2) Can I replace chicken with mushrooms in this recipe. Not sure how it will taste. (Also checking out your fillings & toppings section, which filling will you prefer from there to be replaced here? (My inlaws are vegetarian).

    • Hi! All purpose is plain
      Hi! All purpose is plain flour/maida. Self rising is maida which has baking powder and salt in it. In every cup of plain flour, you add one and a half tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt to make it into SR flour. Mushrooms alone as a filling might not be that good, maybe combine it with chicken and onions.

  • sister…i bought a dried
    sister…i bought a dried active yeast a company by the name of allisons i live in england. it says to activate just add water this was the only one available at supermarket. is this okay and because i need to activate with water how would i incorporate that in recipe or is it the same method. jazakallah

    • You can use this yeast, you
      You can use this yeast, you will need slightly more (quarter tbsp aside from the 1 tbsp the recipe requires). Make sure to follow the instructions on the yeast pack, activate it in warm water (not HOT) and then allow the yeast to froth for about 10 minutes, then use it in the recipe.

  • hello fauzia!
    hello fauzia!
    i have a query i tried chicken bread twice they turn out to be good the bread is also soft but they are plain white in color not brown..can u give me some suggestion?

  • I made this recipe for a get
    I made this recipe for a get together and everyone raved about it. My whole family makes it now and loves it! great way to use leftover chicken as well.

  • Aoa.I tried your chicken
    Aoa.I tried your chicken bread, chicken buns and spicy croissants… all were remarkable and first time successes.Thanks ever so much!
    I’m a diabetic and prefer whole meal flour. is there a way of using it instead of plain flour in these recipes.
    Also, could you please give a recipe for brown bread?
    Jazakumullah khair!

    • W/Salaam, thank you! You can
      W/Salaam, thank you! You can use whole meal flour in place of plain flour (although results will be a bit denser as the two flours normally give different results). Or if possible you can mix a small portion of white flour with the whole meal flour (like three-quarters whole meal and a quarter of the amount plain flour) so you achieve some lightness/softness to the bread. Will be posting a brown bread recipe soon inshaAllah. 🙂

  • one of the best baked items i
    one of the best baked items i have ever prepared.i love baking but never tried making chicken bread. as im not a big fan of bakery bought chicken bread. so it never appealed me. i tried this just because of my mother in law. she likes it. but uffff when i tasted it …i dont have words to say how delicious it was. mashaAllah MashaAllah MashaAllah. i made 3 medium sized breads from this recipe, was thinking to store 1 or maybe 2 leftovers. but they were vanished in no time. though i dont have a big family…we would hardly finish only 1. but lolz my family loved it. my husband was like ” can you make it again tomorrow? ”
    loveliest compliment hehe. thankyou fauzia for your great tried and tested recipes. ive recently joined ur page and in this short time ive this trust on u that i can try any of your recipes as they are fool proof inshaAllah

  • MashaAllah your are so
    MashaAllah your are so talented and truly blessed by Allah Taala. may Allah Taala give you health, wealth and happiness Amin. your husbands efforts in making this page is so appreciable. keep it up !

  • So I have a question about
    So I have a question about kneading the dough. It was pretty sticky as I kneaded. I added a bit of warm water as I went along and then used your tip by oiling my palms and making a ball. To roll it out, do I use flour also and will it be still sticky?
    *I have just done this and left it to rise hence, the question now 🙂

  • can I bake the pizza dough by
    can I bake the pizza dough by same recipe of this dough as i made it and it turned out superb…. the only thing that worries me is that my dough gets a little burnt at the bottom, any suggestions what should i do??

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