Valentine's Cheesy Love-shaped Bread Stick

Happy Belated Valentine Day 2013. This year Valentine day is indeed special as I was physically celebrating together with my husband physically at KL after 7 years of non-stop business travelling. And one more special thing was both of us made this Valentine cheesy love-shaped bread stick together at home :)

I always like to bake this cheesy bread stick especially for him as it is his favourite all time. In conjunction of  this year Valentine's day, it suddenly stroke to my mind to make this long bread stick into love shape. In fact, it was really tough to make them into love shape with the bread that still requires to proof for second time. That's why you will notice that these little bit "out of love shape".

Basically, I mix with both Mozarella cheese and Cheddar cheese as their toppings, subsequently my husband has helped me to sprinkle them with some caster sugar, not only for extra flavour - sweetness in this salty cheesy bread.

Sprinkle the sugar (needs so serious look???)

I love the this ad hoc shape that suddenly strike both of our mind

See below for Hankerie's recipe

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of high protein flour
2. 175ml warm water
3. 1tsp instant yeast
4. 1/2 tsp salt
5. 1/2tsp sugar
6. 1/2 cup of mozarella cheese
7. 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese
8. (optional) 1/4 cup sugar

Method

1. Sieve the flour, salt and sugar.Make into well shape in the middle.
2. Add on the instant yeast and warm water. 
3. Knead and roll them into ball shape.
4. First proof for an hour until double in size.
5. After that, cut them into 6 equal size 
6. Shape them into long shape first and then into love shape.
7. Second proof for another 30 minutes.
8. Sprinkle both type of cheese alternatively onto the bread stick.
9. Send into oven for 15 minutes. Take out from oven and then sprinkle sugar as topping.
10. Cool down and ready for serve.