Cheese and beer dip with dough ball wreath recipe
Try this sharing dish at your next Christmas party. Fluffy, rosemary-glazed dough balls are baked into a wreath shape and served with a creamy cheese and beer fondue.
See method- Serves 8
- Takes 1 hr 15 mins plus 1 hr 30 mins rising
- 491 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 320ml whole milk
- 25g unsalted butter
- 500g pack sourdough bread mix
- 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing
- 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely crushed
- 75g Tesco Finest Comté, coarsely grated
- 75g Tesco Finest Gruyère, coarsely grated
- 75g Tesco Finest mature Cheddar, coarsely grated
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 125ml lager
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2055kJ 491.0kcal
- Fat
- 22g
- Saturates
- 9g
- Salt
- 1.2g
- Sugars
- 4g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 51.3gProtein 19.1gFibre 5.5g
Method
- Warm the milk in a pan over a medium-low heat for 1-2 mins. Remove from the heat, add the butter and allow to melt.
- Add the bread mix to a large bowl and make a well in the middle. Pour in the milk mixture and stir. Tip onto a work surface and knead for 10 mins. Lightly grease the bowl with oil. Add the dough, cover and leave to rise for 1 hr, until doubled in size.
- Turn onto a work surface and lightly knead to remove the air bubbles. Divide into 24 equal-sized balls.
- Line a large baking tray with parchment and place a medium-sized bowl in the centre. Arrange the dough balls around the bowl in a wreath shape. Remove the bowl. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for 30 mins.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Bake the dough balls for 25-30 mins until golden. In a bowl, mix the 3 tbsp oil, rosemary and garlic together. Brush the dough balls with the garlic and rosemary oil and bake for a further 1 min. Set aside to cool.
- While the dough balls cool, toss the grated cheese with the cornflour to coat. Bring the Stella Artois Unfiltered to the boil in a large pan. Reduce the heat and add the cheese, a handful at a time, stirring continuously until melted.
- Place the dough ball wreath on a board with the bowl of cheese dip in the centre. Serve immediately.
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