How about a soft and loving snack? Here we are with a wonderful recipe: Love Heart Bread with Baked Camembert!

Melted Camembert cheese in the middle of buttered, soft and warm bread. When it first comes out of the oven, it will emit a delicious scent that will invite everyone in your home to the kitchen. You don't need to say, "Dinner is ready!".

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert

Yields6 ServingsDifficultyIntermediate
Prep Time2 hrs 30 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time2 hrs 50 mins

Love Heart Bread with Baked Camembert

How about a soft and loving snack? Here we are with a wonderful recipe: Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert!

Melted Camembert cheese in the middle of buttered, soft and warm bread. When it first comes out of the oven, it will emit a delicious scent that will invite everyone in your home to the kitchen. You don't need to say, "Dinner is ready!".

You can add your style to this recipe as you wish. But there is one unchanging component: the love of the kitchen.

Love Heart Bread with Baked Camembert Ingredients

Dough
 370 g bread flour
 20 g sugar
 8 g instant dry yeast
 8 g salt
 185 ml whole milk (start low, add more if needed) (185-210ml)
 70 g eggs (1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk)
 65 g unsalted butter, cubed and softened
Camembert Cheese
 12 qts camembert cheese (250g each)
 Fresh herbs, e.g. thyme, rosemary.
 Extra Virgin Olive oil
Egg Wash
 1 qt egg
 1 tbsp water
Bread Toppings
 50 g melted garlic butter or regular butter
 Couple of pinches flaky salt

Instructions

Start by making the dough:⁣
1

Add all the ingredients, except butter, to the bowl of your stand mixer. Knead on low speed for 10 minutes until the dough comes together. ⁣⁣⁣

2

Slowly add the butter, one cube at a time. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

3

Once all the butter is added, knead for 10-20 more minutes at low-med until the dough has a smooth surface and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

4

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, and proof at around 78F/26C for 90 minutes or until doubled in size. ⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe Dough

Once the dough has doubled in size:⁣
5

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and lightly dust it with flour. ⁣

6

Place the wooden box base from one Camembert in the center of the paper. ⁣

7

Punch down the dough, divide it into 48 pieces, around 15 g each, and roll into balls. ⁣
•Arrange the dough balls in a circle around the wooden box. ⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe Dinner Rolls

8

Outline a 💛 on the parchment with your fingers. Arrange the remaining dough balls on your tray, following the outlined heart.⁣

9

Cover the bread and proof for about 30 minutes. ⁣

10

Take the Camembert out of the fridge and cut off the rind leaving a 1/2 inch rim all around.

11

Place cheese into the wooden box base in the center of the dough balls. Sprinkle herbs and olive oil on top of the cheese. ⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe

12

Brush the bread with egg wash. ⁣

13

Bake at 350F/180C for 15-20 minutes, until golden. ⁣

14

Brush the bread with melted butter and sprinkle with flaky salt. Serve immediately.⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe

15

Bake another Camembert right away (this amount of bread should be enough for two cheeses), or save the leftover bread for the next day or freeze for later.

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe

 

Ingredients

Dough
 370 g bread flour
 20 g sugar
 8 g instant dry yeast
 8 g salt
 185 ml whole milk (start low, add more if needed) (185-210ml)
 70 g eggs (1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk)
 65 g unsalted butter, cubed and softened
Camembert Cheese
 12 qts camembert cheese (250g each)
 Fresh herbs, e.g. thyme, rosemary.
 Extra Virgin Olive oil
Egg Wash
 1 qt egg
 1 tbsp water
Bread Toppings
 50 g melted garlic butter or regular butter
 Couple of pinches flaky salt

Directions

Start by making the dough:⁣
1

Add all the ingredients, except butter, to the bowl of your stand mixer. Knead on low speed for 10 minutes until the dough comes together. ⁣⁣⁣

2

Slowly add the butter, one cube at a time. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

3

Once all the butter is added, knead for 10-20 more minutes at low-med until the dough has a smooth surface and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

4

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, and proof at around 78F/26C for 90 minutes or until doubled in size. ⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe Dough

Once the dough has doubled in size:⁣
5

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and lightly dust it with flour. ⁣

6

Place the wooden box base from one Camembert in the center of the paper. ⁣

7

Punch down the dough, divide it into 48 pieces, around 15 g each, and roll into balls. ⁣
•Arrange the dough balls in a circle around the wooden box. ⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe Dinner Rolls

8

Outline a 💛 on the parchment with your fingers. Arrange the remaining dough balls on your tray, following the outlined heart.⁣

9

Cover the bread and proof for about 30 minutes. ⁣

10

Take the Camembert out of the fridge and cut off the rind leaving a 1/2 inch rim all around.

11

Place cheese into the wooden box base in the center of the dough balls. Sprinkle herbs and olive oil on top of the cheese. ⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe

12

Brush the bread with egg wash. ⁣

13

Bake at 350F/180C for 15-20 minutes, until golden. ⁣

14

Brush the bread with melted butter and sprinkle with flaky salt. Serve immediately.⁣

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe

15

Bake another Camembert right away (this amount of bread should be enough for two cheeses), or save the leftover bread for the next day or freeze for later.

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert Recipe

Notes

Love Heart Bread & Baked Camembert

Recipe Source: breadbyelisa

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2 Comments

  1. Lucy

    Hi,
    This bread looks heaven.
    What I did’didn’t understand the weight of the milk. Kindly can you tell me mls pls?
    Kind Regards
    Lucy

    1. Jenise

      Hi Lucy,
      I fixed the recipe and updated the amount of milk. Thank you for your comment.
      Kind Regards
      Jenise

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Yields6 ServingsDifficultyIntermediateCook Time20 mins

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