Grazing board with soft zucchini pull-apart

serves
8
Grazing board with soft zucchini pull-apart
Brett Stevens
Grazing board with soft zucchini pull-apart

Planning a brunch with friends? This beautifully presented grazing board will make for the perfect centrepiece. Your guests can enjoy the soft and fluffy freshly baked zucchini pull-apart with the flavour-packed accompaniments of their choosing, and you can sit back and enjoy the good food and great company. You'll need a 24cm round cake pan for this recipe. 

Ingredients (17)

  • 1/3 cup (80ml) red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp each caster sugar and caraway seeds
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • Sliced smoked salmon, avocado, baby radish, hard-boiled eggs, caperberries and lemon wedges, to serve

Zucchini pull-apart

  • 1 tsp each onion and garlic powder
  • 3 cups (450g) bread flour, plus extra, to dust
  • 1 1/2 tsp instant dried yeast
  • 1 cup (250ml) tepid water
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) milk, warm
  • 60g butter, chopped, softened
  • 150g zucchini, coarsely grated
  • 2/3 cup (80g) coarsely grated cheddar

Cream cheese spread

  • 250g cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 6 baby cornichons, finely chopped
  • 1 tbs finely chopped dill, plus extra sprigs, to serve
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbs lemon juice

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 1.
    For the bread, place 1 tsp fine salt, powders, flour and yeast in a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and stir to combine. Add water, milk and butter and beat on medium speed for 6 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm place to prove for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
  • 2.
    Meanwhile, place vinegar, 1 tsp fine salt, sugar and seeds in a medium bowl with 2 tbs water. Stir until sugar and salt dissolve, then add the onion and toss to combine. Set aside for at least 30 minutes, to pickle.
  • 3.
    For the spread, place all ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Season to taste.
  • 4.
    Line a tray with paper towel. Arrange grated zucchini in a thin layer and cover with paper towel, pressing down. Stand for 15 minutes to absorb excess water.
  • 5.
    Turn dough onto a lightly floured bench. With lightly floured hands, roll out dough to a rough 25cm circle. Scatter zucchini and cheese over dough and knead until zucchini and cheese are evenly dispersed. Divide dough into 12 portions and roll each portion into a ball. Grease a 24cm round cake pan. Arrange balls in a circle in pan, leaving a small space between each. Cover pan with plastic wrap and place in a warm place to prove for 30 minutes.
  • 6.
    Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
  • 7.
    Bake bread for 30 minutes, or until golden. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool for at least 15 minutes.
  • 8.
    To serve, drain onion and arrange on a board with salmon, avocado, radish, eggs, caperberries and lemon. Serve alongside the zucchini bread and cheese spread.
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Recipe Notes

Bread will keep in a cool place for up to 4 days. Once cool, you can freeze it wrapped in plastic wrap. Thaw on the benchtop and warm in a 160°C/140°C fan-forced oven before serving.

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