Mediterranean Bread

Ingredients for bread dough
Wheat Flour 2 cups
White Flour 2 cups
Instant Yeast 3 tsp
Warm Water 1½ cup
Brown Sugar 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Oil ¼ cup
Ingredients for filling
Parmesan Cheese ½ cup
Cream Cheese 4 oz
Dill (chopped) 2 tbsp
Coriander Leaves (chopped) 2 tbsp
Spring Onion (finely chopped) ½ cup
Capsicum (finely chopped) 2 tbsp
Olives (finely chopped) 2 tbsp
Garlic (crushed) 1 tsp
Oil for brushing
Egg 1
Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp
Method
Mix all the ingredients of dough together in a bowl and knead very well until dough is very smooth and elastic about 10 mins. Turn the dough in to a oiled bowl cover and leave it in a warm place until doubled. In another bowl mix all the filling ingredients except sesame seeds. Once the dough has doubled in size punch down and sprinkle flour on a table thenroll the dough in to a rectangularsprinkling additional flour. Cut the dough into half into 2 rectangles for each dough rectangle spoon the prepared filling in a narrow vertical strip. Using a knife cut the dough into 4 or 5 strips on both side of the filling. Starting from the top alternately cross the opposite left and right strips over each other until the bread is braided. Tuck in the ends. Place loaves on a greased baking sheet cover with a towel or tray leave to rise for 30 to 40 mins. Brush with beaten egg sprinkle with sesame seeds bake in a pre heated oven on 180 C for 20 mins.