The Exotic Tastes of Asian Bread: Asian Sweet Chili Hoisin Garlic Bread

Whomever said that breads cannot be downright delicious has never tried Asian Sweet Chili and Hoisin Garlic Bread. You have a flavored crust which is almost addictive and a soft delicate dough. It is also a bread which is extremely easy to make at home and you don't need any special ingredients or tools (other than your hands).

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE ASIAN SWEET CHILI AND HOISIN GARLIC BREAD:
2 tsp. yeast; 1/4 cup warm water; 1 Tbs. sugar; 2 cups flour; 2 Tbs. cornstarch; 2 tsp. salt; 3/4 cup water; 1 Tbs. Asian sweet chili sauce (Mae Ploy); 1/2 tsp. hoisin sauce; 1/4 tsp. soy sauce; 2 cloves garlic, minced.

STEPS:
1) Into a small bowl whisk the yeast, warm water and sugar. Let the mixture sit 5 minutes to proof (foam).
2) In a large bowl, stir the proofed yeast, flour, cornstarch, salt and water to make a dough.
3) Place the dough on a floured surface and knead 5 minutes.
4) Place the dough back into the bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour.
5) In a small bowl, whisk the Asian sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, soy sauce and garlic.
6) Remove the risen dough from the bowl and form into 4 balls.
7) Place the dough on a baking sheet and with a sharp knife, make a slit or two on top of the dough.
8) Brush the tops of the dough with the with the Asian sweet sauce mixture and let the dough rise 30 minutes.
9) Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees.
10) Brush the dough with some more sauce, place into the oven and bake 20 minutes.
11) Let the bread cool on a wire rack until ready to eat.

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