Be honest with me: do you like yeast bakes? Me personally – huge fan! I would say “number one fan since I was born” but that would be an obvious lie… it took some time until I got teeth and my mom gave me my first piece of braided (yeast) loaf… but from that moment on I was a huge fan! Really ;) Back then I preferred a sweet braided loaf but today I take everything I can – sweet or savory like this Pull-Apart Bread with salami and cheese for example.
I really like pull-apart bread. In Germany, it’s called “Zupfbrot”. For me, it’s relatively new stuff. I mean I know these kinds of bakes exist for many years already, but when I was a kid nobody knew what a pull-apart bread is. Back then we also did not have donuts, muffins or cupcakes. No… dinosaurs were already extinct ;P
Well, it’s never too late to get to know something delicious, right?!
I think the first time I noticed pull-apart bread was when I was browsing through American food blogs and the first one I made was a sweet one with cinnamon and apples. Since then I have many of those loaves of bread – sweet and savory – because they are always so easy to prepare and so good.
This week is dedicated to yeast bakes I made for my partner REWE Feine Welt. I spent some time in my kitchen to create different recipes for bakes that are made with a yeast dough and tested the products from REWE Feine Welt so see what works best in the recipes. For this one here, for example, I used Tyrolean mountain cheese and Salami Ciatore from the product range they offer. Both delicious and really nice in the bread.
If you are looking for more Easter recipes like this one here, you should check the other recipes I made: a coconut-pudding filled braided loaf, savory bread knots with ham and cheese or a nice pistachio cream filled wreath… Maybe that’s something you could make for your Easter brunch or breakfast.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the dough:
7 oz. (200ml) milk
2 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. REWE Feine Welt fleur de sel
1/4 cup (60g) butter, softened
1 medium egg yolk
For the filling:
2 tbsp. melted butter
2 tsp. dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
pinch of REWE Feine Welt fleur de sel
1 scallion, sliced
3.5 oz. (100g) REWE Feine Welt Tyrolean mountain cheese, grated
3.5 oz. (100g) mozzarella cheese, grated
2 tsp. black/white sesame seeds
2.8 oz. (80g) REWE Feine Welt Salami Ciatore
Für den Teig:
200ml Milch
2 1/2 TL Trockenhefe
1 TL Zucker
360g Mehl (Type 550)
1/2 TL REWE Feine Welt Fleur de Sel
60g weiche Butter
1 Eigelb (M)
Für die Füllung:
2 EL Butter, geschmolzen
2 TL Dijon Senf
1/2 TL granulierten Knoblauch
1/2 TL granulierte Zwiebeln
Prise REWE Feine Welt Fleur de Sel
1 Frühlingsziebel, in Scheiben
100g REWE Feine Welt Tiroler Bergkäse, grated
100g Mozzarella, gerieben
2 TL Sesam (schwarz/weiß)
80g REWE Feine Welt Salami Ciatore
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Warm up the milk until lukewarm (either in the microwave or in a pot on the stove). Add the dry yeast and sugar and mix until well combined. Let sit for about 10 minutes so the yeast can bubble up.
2. Add the flour, salt, butter, egg yolk, and yeast-milk to a large mixing bowl and knead about 10 minutes until you get a nice smooth dough. If the dough is too sticky, add some more flour. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 1/2-2 hours – the volume should almost double.
3. For the filling melt the butter and mix with the dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and set aside. Slice the scallions finely and set aside. Grate the cheeses and set aside.
4. Grease or line a 9×5 inches (23x5cm) loaf pan with baking parchment and set aside. Place the dough on a floured surface and knock out the air. Roll out to a rectangle of about 12×18 inches (30x45cm). Spread the butter-mustard filling on top of the dough, sprinkle with the cheeses, scallions, and sesame seeds. Place the thinly cut salami evenly all over the dough, then roll up tight starting on one of the longer sides to get a long log – try to keep everything in place. Cut that log lengthwise in half (so you can see the layers) and twist the two strips you created around each other several times. Place the braid in the prepared loaf pan, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise a second time for about 20-25 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Place the loaf pan in the middle of the oven and bake for about 45-50 minutes until golden brown. If the top gets too dark, cover with some aluminum foil. Take out of the oven and let cool down in the pan for about 15 minutes, then remove and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
1. Die Milch erwärmen, bis sie lauwarm ist (geht in der Mikrowelle oder auf dem Herd). Die Trockenhefe und Den Zucker dazugeben und verrühren. Für etwa 10 Minuten blubbern lassen.
2. Mehl, Salz, Butter, Eigelb und Hefemilch in eine große Rührschüssel geben und alles in etwa 10 Minuten zu einem glatten Teig verkneten. Sollte der Teig zu klebrig sein, noch etwas Mehl dazugeben. Die Schüssel mit dem Teig abdecken und an einem warmen Ort für 1 1/2 -2 Stunden gehen lassen – das Volumen sollte sich in etwa verdoppelt haben.
3. Für die Füllung die Butter schmelzen und mit dem Senf, Knoblauchpulver, Zwiebelpulver und Salz verrühren. Zur Seite stellen. Die Frühlingszwiebel in feine Röllchen schneiden und ebenfalls zu Seite stellen. Die beiden Käsesorten fein reiben.
4. Eine 23x5cm Kastenform einfetten oder mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Den Teig auf eine bemehlte Fläche geben, die Luft rausboxen und dann zu einem Rechteck von etwa 30x45cm ausrollen. Die Butter-Senfmischung darauf verteilen, die beiden Käsesorten und die Frühlingszwiebeln darüberstreuen, ebenso den Sesam. Die dünn geschnittenen Salamischeiben gleichmäßig verteilt auflegen und dann alles von einer der längeren Seiten her aufrollen – achtet darauf, dass alles die Füllung möglichst an Ort und stelle bleibt. Die Rolle der Länge nach halbieren (man sieht jetzt die Füllung in Schichten) und die beiden entstandenen Streifen mehrmals miteinander verdrehen/flechten. Den Zopf jetzt in die vorbereitete Form setzen, abdecken und noch einmal 20-25 Minuten gehen lassen.
5. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Die Form mit dem Zopf in die Mitte des Ofens stellen und für etwa 45-50 Minuten backen – das Zupfbrot sollte eine goldene Farbe bekommen haben. Sollte die Oberfläche zu dunkel werden beim Backen, einfach mit etwas Alufolie abdecken. Das Zupfbrot aus dem Ofen nehmen und in der Form etwa 15 Minuten abkühlen lassen, bevor man es rausholt und auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lässt.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
PrintSalami & Cheese Pull Apart Bread
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 50m
- Total Time: 3h 40m
- Yield: 10
- Category: Bread
- Cuisine: American
Description
Delicious pull-apart bread with salami and cheese that fits perfect for a brunch or your next bbq with friends and family.
Ingredients
Instructions
*I have partnered with REWE to bring you this delicious pull-apart bread. That’s why I have to declare this here in Germany as Advertising. All I wrote in this article is still based on my own opinion and has not been affected by anybody :)