Yummy Garlic bread balls

Ingredients for garlic bread balls

1 lb Ball of Fresh Pizza Dough (you can buy ready dough or make some, see recipe below for the dough recipe)

 5 Cloves of Garlic

 2 Tbsp of Fresh Parsley

 ¼ Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

 Salt and Pepper to taste 

Ingredients for the dough

 3 ½ cups of All Purpose Flour

 2 tsp Salt

 1 tsp Sugar

 2 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

 1 1/3 cups of Warm Water, 110 degrees

 1 Envelope of dry active yeast (2.5 tsp or 1/4 oz)

 

Process to make the dough

 1) Add the yeast to warm water and set it aside for about 3 minutes.

 2) In the bowl or food processor mix together the flour, salt, sugar and olive oil. Stir the yeast in the water to make sure it is all dissolved and add it to the flour mixture.

 3) Mix until everything is combine, make a soft dough. Knead the dough for 10 mins or till smooth.

 4) Place ball of dough into the oiled bowls and brush the tops of the dough with a little oil to stop them from drying out. Place a piece of plastic wrap on top of each bowl and place the dough into a warm place. Inside oven (oven turned off) works best.

 

Process to make the garlic ball

1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees; line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

 2) Place the ball of dough on a floured surface and cut it into small pieces. Form small balls from each piece and place them on the parchment lined baking sheet.

 3) Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown, meanwhile make the oil.

 4) In a small food processor, add the garlic, oil and parsley, blend until smooth.

 5) Immediately out of the oven add the bread balls to a large bowl and pour over the garlic oil, season with a little salt and pepper and toss together until they are well coated in the garlic oil. 

 Enjoy!

 

This is amazing as starters for parties !