Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread

“Soft bread rolls partially cut then stuffed with sweetened cream cheese and dunked in custardy garlic butter and baked again. Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread is a tasty snack popular on the streets of Korea and it is no wonder why!”

- The Delicious Spoon

Cheese

main ingredient:

Ingredients:

Bread ▢ 3 3/4 cup bread flour ▢ 2 1/4 tsp instant quick-rise dry yeast or 1 packet ▢ 3 tbsp sugar ▢ 1 cup milk warmed ▢ 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted ▢ 1 tsp salt Egg Wash (optional) ▢ 1 egg ▢ 2 tbsp water Cream Cheese Filling ▢ 8 oz cream cheese softened ▢ 3 tbsp sugar ▢ 1/4 cup heavy cream Garlic Butter Coating ▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted ▢ 1 egg ▢ 2 tbsp milk ▢ 8 cloves garlic chopped ▢ 1 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley minced

Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread

Yield

6 Rolls

Course

Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Snack

Time

2 hours  45 minutes

Cuisine

Korean

1.  In a large bowl or stand mixer add the bread flour, salt, eggs, sugar, instant yeast, warm milk and melted butter. Mix until it's all combined (some visible flour is ok).

Instructions for Bread:

2. Knead by hand on a lightly floured surface or with a dough hook using a stand mixer until the dough is no longer sticky and becomes smooth and stretchy. Check to see if it passes the window-pane test –when you stretch out a small piece of dough, it doesn’t break easily, it’s very stretchy, and light can shine through it.

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3.  Roll the edges of the dough under and tuck then pinch the dough at the bottom to form a smooth tight ball. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a moist towel or plastic wrap.

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4.  Let it rise for 1 hour in a warm place to let rise until dough is about double in size.

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5.  Poke the dough and the indent should stay. Punch down the dough to get rid of all the air. Knead with your hands for another 3-5 minutes.

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6.  Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll and tuck the dough under each piece to form a smooth tight ball for each one.

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7.  On a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover them loosely with plastic wrap or a towel and let them rise for 30 minutes.

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8.  In a small bowl mix the egg and water to make an egg wash. Brush with the egg wash if you wish and bake at 350F for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.

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9.  Remove from the oven and let cool.

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1.  Add all of the ingredients to a medium-sized bowl and beat with a hand mixer until smooth and fluffy.

Instructions for Cream Cheese Filling:

1.  Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Set aside

Instructions for Cream Garlic Butter Coating:

1. When the buns have cooled enough to handle use a serrated knife to cut each bun 3/4 of the way down into 6 equal slices. Do not cut all the way through.

Assembly:

2.  Fill a piping bag with the cream cheese filling and pipe the cream cheese evenly into the slits of each bun. Be sure to not overfill so you have enough for all the buns.

Assembly:

3.  Dip the entire bun top side down first into the garlic butter mixture. Flip the bun over and make sure to cover the entire bun including the bottom.

Assembly:

4.  Place the coated buns back on the parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350F for another 8-10 minutes. Just enough to set the custardy coating. Keep an eye on them so they don't over-brown.

Assembly:

5.  Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before enjoying. Serve warm.

Assembly:

Enjoy!

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