Servings : 2-3 medium loafs
The chicken bread is one of my favourite braided and stuffed breads. Below are the step by step instructions with pics on how to make the recipe.
Ingredients for Dough
- 4 cups all purpose/plain flour
- 1 tbsp. instant yeast
- 2 tbsp. powdered milk (optional)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. oil
- 1 egg (plus 1 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)
- 1 medium or 2 small onion chopped finely
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 2 tbsp. coriander leaves
- 4 chopped green chillies
- 1 tsp. garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup milk
- sesame seeds as required
Instructions
For the 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: Creamy Chicken Filling
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.
STEP 1: Roll out the dough into a rectangle. Brush some softened butter over it.
Although the recipe doesn’t call for it, I normally dab a touch of butter to this to make it ultra-yummy. 🙂
STEP 2: Put your filling in the center of the rectangle and make slits on both of the longer sides.
STEP 3: Start bringing the topmost slit ends across from each other alternately
STEP 4: Keep going, remember to alternate, like a crisscross fashion. Left to right…right to left.
STEP 5: This is how it will look as you get further down the bread with the crossing of the sides/braiding.
STEP 6: When you reach the end, leave a tail at the bottom, just for the appearance. You can just tuck everything neatly in if you like, but I prefer to have that bit of a tail at the bottom of the loaf. 🙂
STEP 7: Grease a tray and place your breads. The recipe says to make 2 loaves but I prefer dividing it into three and making three average sized loaves. That is up to your preference!
STEP 8: Apply egg-wash and sprinkle the sesame seeds…then bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for about 25 minutes or until done.
(Egg-wash means to beat an egg with a tsp. of water then brush it all over your bread)
Here’s a twist to the chicken bread, you can make them in baby size too…this is how they look before baking.
FINAL RESULT: Voila! Enjoy your delicious 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! 🙂
1 cup means how many grams
1 cup means how many grams and how to add yeast
Please refer to my previous
Please refer to my previous posts/comments above.
I am bowled over! This was an
I am bowled over! This was an awesome recipe and I can’t believe I could make this, thank u for inspiring me and so many others and for the wonderful recipe, ofcourse 🙂 my chicken bread turned out lovely, only it was slightly hard but I figure that is my own doing and differing oven temperatures. Otherwise, it turns out chef worthy! I made it using your keema samosa filling. A question: is the bread supposed to be act like packages white bread or more like a bakery croissant? Mine were …if pressed down it would nt make an intention…make sense? And I think it should.
Thank you! The bread should
Thank you! The bread should be firm but soft. Make sure you do not overbake it and brush it with butter right after it comes out of the oven. Also, keep it covered with a clean towel after baking to retain softness.
Can u use this dough as a
Can u use this dough as a pizza base?
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
i made this on thursday it
i made this on thursday it was awesome and very interest in braiding it. thanks for sharing this recipe
Hi fauzia shukran for the all
Hi fauzia shukran for the all the recipes, and may Allah reward you abundantly. I have a question in regards to the chicken bread. i noticed we put yeast but its not mentioned to let the dough rise, so are we suppose to let the dough rise twice before and after shaping them?
Hi! If you read the recipe
Hi! If you read the recipe carefully you will notice that the dough IS in fact allowed to rise for an hour and then shaped. A second rise is not required. Just shape and bake.
Salam fauzy,ma Sha Allah.nyc
Salam fauzy,ma Sha Allah.nyc recipes.which is the self raising flour and which is tj plain flour.am in nigeria nd not too sure if I can diffrenciate them.tnx
W/Salaam. Please check this
W/Salaam. Please check this note on how to make SR flour:
http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/how-to-make-cake-flour-self-rising-flour
Loved this recipe of yours .
Loved this recipe of yours . Jazakallah khair 😀
Hi, what’s egg wash?
Hi, what’s egg wash?
Beat an egg yolk with a tsp
Beat an egg yolk with a tsp of milk and then brush the bread with it before baking. That is known as egg wash.
Salaam Fauzia.
Salaam Fauzia.
I wanted to know how long should I pre-heat the oven before putting the bread. And at what temperature?
Shukran.
W/Salaam, takes about 15-20
W/Salaam, takes about 15-20 minutes to reach the required temperature.
Assalamu alaikum .. Wat can i
Assalamu alaikum .. Wat can i use instead of instant yeast?
W/Salaam, you can use dry
W/Salaam, you can use dry yeast but you will need to use a bit more of it and activate it in warm water before use.
i made this one.yummmmm…
i made this one.yummmmm….thanks fauziakitchenfun
Aoa Fauzia, thanks for
Aoa Fauzia, thanks for sharing such amazing recipes with us. I tried the chicken bread yesterday and it was just perfect specially keeping in mind that it was the first time I baked any kind of bread.
In sha Allah I will try other recipes as well.
Asa sister,
Asa sister,
I made chicken bread today.tasted good but the base of chicken bread got hard.i baked it at 300 fahrenheit.what should i do to prevent it.n can i freeze the unused dough in freezer and then later use it to make chicken bread.kindly reply.
For how long did you bake it?
For how long did you bake it? Yes you can freeze the dough although it may smell yeasty if stored too long. 300 F is equivalent to just 150 C, waaay too low.
Assalam o alaikum Fauzia
Assalam o alaikum Fauzia
I have tried this recipe and it used to turn out great. But for the last few times after I take it out of oven, the braids look stretched and have a crack from where the other strand overlaps. Is there somehow I can show you a picture of it and you can advise? I have a gas oven.
Thanks
W/Salaam, you can email the
W/Salaam, you can email the pic to me on fauziaskitchenfun@hotmail.com. Not sure what is causing it, do you take long before baking the bread after shaping it? Maybe it is over-leavening.
Assalamu Alaikum Fauzia
Assalamu Alaikum Fauzia sister…
This looks wonderful, I am trying this recipe for the first time, i do not have powdered milk, i am using reg.milk instead… hope it turn out well…
JazakAllah for the recipe…
OMG! I am soooo happy finding
OMG! I am soooo happy finding dis website! 😀
all thanks to a frnd of mine! 🙂
I hope some day i’ll be able to cook good too :’)
In Sha Allah!
assalamualaikum, fauzia will
assalamualaikum, fauzia will u plz tell me how can i bake these on a simple stove as i dont have the oven at home. will it be okay to bake it like pizza making on stove?
W/Salaam, yes that is fine.
W/Salaam, yes that is fine.
Really awesome recipe, l made
Really awesome recipe, l made it hundred times , never failed , love u fawzia.
Salaam
Salaam
Just made the chicken bread.. It was so so good!! Everybody just luved it!! Thank u so much 🙂
Those who want to know about
Those who want to know about microwave baking.. I have used conv. bake mode.. Preheated the oven at 200`c and baked for 18 mins..
Hope this helps..