Braided stuffed bread

Ingredients

*3 cups chicken filling
* 4 cups all purpose flour
* 1 tbsp instant yeast
* 2 tbsp milk powder
* 1 tsp salt
* 4 tbsp oil
* 1 egg
* 1 tsp sugar

Method

* Add half a cup of lukewarm water to the yeast and sugar and leave it to activate for 10 minutes.
* When the yeast has risen, add the all purpose flour, milk powder, salt, egg and oil. Add more warm water as required to knead it into a soft dough. Cover this dough with a damp cloth with 1 hour. The dough would have risen after an hour.
* Preheat the oven to 200 C.
* Divide the dough into three parts.
* Roll out the dough into a rectangular shape.
* Place 1 cup of chicken filling in the middle.
* Make diagonal slits on either side of the filling .
* Now fold one slit over the other alternatively till the end.
* Brush it with egg wash for a more golden color.
* Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and apply butter to it . Allow it to rest for couple of minutes before serving.

Foodology by Deepali