Recipes

Pesto Crescents

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Dough:

2 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 tbs dry yeast
1/2 tbs salt
1 cup water
2 tbs canola oil

Filling:

1 cup sundried tomatoes (in oil)
1/2 cup pine nuts
handful of fresh basil
olive oil
1/2 cup black olives
melting soy cheese (optional)
soy milk for brushing

1. Mix dry yeast and salt to flour. Add warm water in two batches and mix well.

2. When the dough starts to form a ball, add olive oil and mix again. Let it rise for about half an hour (or until it has doubled it’s size).

3. To make the pesto, mix all ingredients (with a hand blender of food processor) and add olive oil until it’s smooth enough. Chop the olives and mix them with the pesto.

4. When the dough has doubled it’s size, roll it into a circle (about 0.2 inches thick) and cut it into 8 pie-shaped wedges.

5. Place about 2 tablespoons of pesto (and some grated soy cheese, if you like) to each wedge and form them into crescents.

6. Brush the cresents with (unflavored) soy milk and if you like, sprinkle some poppy seeds on top. Bake them in 225 C/440 F for about 10 minutes.

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 0 hr 20 mins
Cook Time: 0 hr 15 mins
Ready In: 0 hr 15 mins
   
Category: Breads
Main Ingredient: Flour
Cooking Method: Baking
Recipe Tags: pesto Crescents bread