Add a Christmas twist to your garlic dough balls. This Christmas tree garlic dough ball recipe is ideal for starters or snacking at festive gatherings. 

Biga Ingredients                                                                  

• Flour - 100g
• Water at room temperature - 100ml
• Yeast & Sugar - 1/3 teaspoon
• Mix & let stand at room temperature for 8 hours. (or as long as possible in a fairly warm location)

Dough Ball Ingredients

• Biga (see above)
• Flour - 400g
• Water at room temperature - 200ml
• Kostas Flower of Salt - 12g
• Garlic cloves x 2
• Butter - 200g
• Parsley
• Garlic butter

How to Make Garlic Dough Balls

1. Mix the biga & the water.
2. Add the flour in small quantities.
3. Add Flower of Salt just before the last of the flour goes in.
4. Kneed into a dough.
5. Separate into 15 small balls (approximately 70g each or use your own judgement)
6. Put flour and cling film on top and let the balls rest on a floured surface for 2 hours.
7. Turn on the oven to 225c and chop 2 cloves of garlic and fry in 200g of butter.
8. Add 1 tsp of Kostas Flower of Salt and a handful of parsley.
9. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
10. Arrange the balls into a Christmas tree shape with a line of 5 balls, then 4, then 3 then 2, and 1 on the top
11. Brush the dough balls with the garlic butter and bake in the over for 15 – 20 mins, until golden brown.
12. Remove from the oven and season with herbs.
13. Serve hot as tear and share garlic bread dough balls.

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