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! 🙂
I want to try this! Can
I want to try this! Can regular sugar be used instead of castor sugar?
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
Aoa,Dear Fauzia i just try ur
Aoa,Dear Fauzia i just try ur recipe it make delicious but the dough make hard and i add all ingredient as u say?
Could be that the dough was
Could be that the dough was not soft enough, did you knead it until it was soft? And another reason could be that you overbaked the bread. Did you preheat the oven? How long did you bake the bread for?
I made it and every one loves
I made it and every one loves it ….THANK U !! Thank u so much for telling us such a wonderful recipe…..
can i use the spicy fish
can i use the spicy fish fillings instead?
You can use any filling that
You can use any filling that you like. 🙂
Hey fauzia! can you please
Hey fauzia! can you please tell me for how long should I preheat the electric oven? Thank you, waiting for your reply.
Hi, it takes about 15-20
Hi, it takes about 15-20 minutes to preheat the oven to 180-200 C.
Salaam fauzia sister. Iam so
Salaam fauzia sister. Iam so thankful to you for all your lovely receipi Iam newly wedded and not so good with cooking but your website has just made impossible to possible!! Yes !! Yesterday I made te above dish for the very first time and everyone loved it at home!!! Couldn’t believe it myself!! Thank you so much!!
In sha Allah want to try this
In sha Allah want to try this badly. But it’s late night now! Like the idea of freezing too.will get back when i do try. In sha Allah.
Asalamoalaikum Im going to
Asalamoalaikum Im going to make dis today I wanted yo knw if I could make d whole thing in advance n keep and bake it after 1-2hours?
W/Salaam, being a yeast bread
W/Salaam, being a yeast bread, keeping it for those hours will make it over rise and end up smelling yeasty and getting over proven. Best to bake it midway or three-quarters of the way, then pack and finish it off when you are going to serve it.
Ok thank u sooo much hope I
Ok thank u sooo much hope I make it properly.
Asalm alaikm sis I tryd to
Asalm alaikm sis I tryd to make dough to many times but it never came proper wats the reason
W/Salaam, could you please be
W/Salaam, could you please be more specific. When you say it never came proper, what exactly do you mean?
Salamalikum fauzia.what can
Salamalikum fauzia.what can be an alternative veg filling to this?
W/Salaam, please check my
W/Salaam, please check my fillings/toppings folder for a variety of veggie options. 🙂
Wow, looks delicious, is it
Wow, looks delicious, is it ok just to set aside the bread dough for 10 minutes, will it still be the same?
No, it will need enough time
No, it will need enough time for the yeast to work.
assalam o alaikum … fauzia
assalam o alaikum … fauzia i just made this chicken stuff bread with your recipe … that was soo awesome … but i need to know why my bread got a bit crispy ? is there any way i can make it softer like bread ?
plz do reply me asap…
W/Salaam, thank you! Please
W/Salaam, thank you! Please refer to this note for some tips: http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/how-to-get-soft-breadsbuns
Dear fauzia. ..I just wana
Dear fauzia. ..I just wana know one thing pls….is there any difference between the doughs..for example. …cn we use the proportion of the dough for chicken bread ..same as the proportion of garlic rolls dough!!!..and one thing more…dont we need second poofing for chicken bread…pls reply..!! Thanks in advance
Yes there is a slight
Yes there is a slight difference, if you notice the chicken bread has 1 tbsp of yeast as compared to the smaller amounts used in other doughs. That is why it does not require second proofing for it. Different doughs work differently.
Just want to say alots of
Just want to say alots of thnxx for this recipe..I tried this..it comes out awesome. .all loved it…upload more recipes …now going to try cookies..hope to get them as awesome as this thnx again..
As salaam alaikum. Can u
As salaam alaikum. Can u please let me know the number of bread loafs this quantity makes? Also whats the equivalent quantity of Active Dry Yeast instead of Instant Yeast? Thanks!
W/Salaam, as mentioned in the
W/Salaam, as mentioned in the instructions and under the pic, right hand side, this recipe makes 3 loafs. Please refer to my tips section of the website for yeast conversion under the tip titled Dough not rising, find out why.
Aoa ..can we bake it after
Aoa ..can we bake it after backing or before baking ?
Salaam, am not sure what you
Salaam, am not sure what you mean.
Salaam Fauzia I tried this
Salaam Fauzia I tried this and it was so easyyyyyy and came out perfect.My kids loved it.Its a regular now at my place .Thank you so much 🙂
thank you fauzia
thank you fauzia
I prepared bread chicken it turned out so well , all my guest asked me how u prepared
I gave them all ur website even many of my friends tried and turned out well
once again thank you
im so happy this time when I
im so happy this time when I open the link no need to write the pass words
or else I have to ask for the reset of pass words
thank you