Thyme knot with chives quark

AUTHOR
Billie Wagner
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 12
  • 300 ml Milk
  • 1 cube (42 g) Yeast
  • 500 g Flour
  • 1/2 TEASPOON + 1 pinch of sugar
  • 7 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt + possibly 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt for sprinkling
  • 5-6 Stem(s) Thyme
  • 1/2 TEASPOON coarse pepper
  • 1 Egg yolk (size M)
  • 2 Federation Chives
  • 500 g Low-fat curd
  • 150 g clotted cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Flour
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Warm the milk lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in it. Knead yeast mixture with flour, 1/2 tsp. sugar, 5 tbsp. olive oil and 1 tsp. salt to a smooth dough.

  2. 2

    Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes until it has doubled in volume. On a floured work surface, knead the yeast dough again with floured hands, form into a strand and divide into 12 equally sized pieces. Form each piece into a roll of about 13 cm and knot it. Put knots on 2 baking trays lined with baking paper. Cover and leave to rise again for about 20 minutes. Wash the thyme, shake dry, pluck leaves from the stems and chop. Mix with 1 tsp. salt (or coarse sea salt) and pepper. Whisk the egg yolks and 2 tbsp. water. Spread the bread rolls with it and sprinkle with thyme-salt mixture.

  3. 3

    Mix with 1 tsp. salt (or coarse sea salt) and pepper. Whisk the egg yolks and 2 tbsp. water. Spread the bread rolls with it and sprinkle with thyme-salt mixture. Bake in the preheated oven (electric range: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) for 15-20 minutes. Remove the rolls and let them cool down. Wash the chives, dab dry and cut into rings. Mix quark, sour cream, 2 tablespoons oil and chives. Season with salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Pass the quark to the knots

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven (electric range: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) for 15-20 minutes. Remove the rolls and let them cool down. Wash the chives, dab dry and cut into rings. Mix quark, sour cream, 2 tablespoons oil and chives. Season with salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Pass the quark to the knots

  5. 5

    waiting time approx. 2 hours

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
260 kcal
CARBS
33 g
FATS
9 g
PROTEINS
12 g