German Knobibrot (garlic bread) is served at Germany's Christmas Markets and sometimes at wine and beer festivals around Germany. This special German bread consists of homemade bread, lots of garlic and whatever else you might want to add. The Knobibrot is a sort of mix between a pizza and an appetizer. You can add whatever you like to the top but keep the middle layer with garlic and onions.
Prep Time: 2 hours,
Cook Time: 30 hours,
Ingredients:
- Flour - 2 cups
- Water - 2 cups
- Yeast - 1 cube or packet
- Sugar - 1 tablespoon
- Salt - 2 teaspoons
- Flour - 4 cups
- 300 g. butter
- 1 cup chopped fresh parsley, (You can also add basel or thyme if you like) - To cover bread
- 1/2 cup chives
- 25 cloves of fresh garlic - crushed
- Salt to taste
- Tomatoes, onions, meats, or cheese to taste
Preparation:
- Combine the first five ingredients in a food processor and mix them for about three minutes.
- Slowly add the second half of the flour and knead on the highest stage for 7 minutes.
- The dough should be very smooth.
- Press the dough into a greased dish and let it rise in a warm place for about an hour and a half.
- Prepare the filling - Press the garlic and mix it with the parsley and chives.
- Mix the herb and garlic mixture with the butter.
- Roll out the dough into two equal parts.
- Place one half of the rolled out dough on a greased pan, take half of the garlic, butter and herb mixture and spread it on the first layer of dough.
- Cover the first layer with the second layer of dough.
- Cover the second layer of dough with the second half of the garlic, butter and herb mixture and top with tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, or whatever you want.
- Cook for 25 minutes in the oven at 325 degrees.
- Slice the bread into servable slices and serve warm.
