Chicken Stromboli or Chicken Turnover

Stromboli is a type of turnover which is filled with cheeses and meats or vegetables and baked. The dough used is either bread dough or pizza dough. Typically, Mozzarella cheese is used. However, sometimes I use other cheeses like Parmesan or Cheddar. As for meats, I usually use shredded chicken. This is because whenever I cook chicken soup, my children will drink the soup and leave the meat behind. Besides chicken, you may use slices of cooked meats like salami, pepperoni or whatever you can find in the supermarkets. If you are making a vegetable stromboli, you can use tomatoes, onions, spinach, broccoli, capsicum, mushrooms or whatever you desire.

Ingredients:

• For the Dough:
• 375 g bread flour or high protein flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp yeast
• 1 1/2 tsp sugar
• 30 ml oil (preferably corn oil)
• 240 ml warm water (60 ml + 180 ml)
• For the Fillings:
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 150 g Mozzarella cheese
• 300 g chicken breast or thigh, cooked and shredded
• 200 g tomato puree
• 5 stalks of coriander, chopped finely
• salt and pepper to taste
• For egg wash:
• 1 egg yolk
• 15 ml milk

Method:

• The Dough

• Activate the yeast.
• Pour 60 ml of warm water into a cup.
• Add sugar and yeast to the water.
• Give the mixture a stir.
• When it bubbles, the yeast mixture is ready to be used.

• Put the flour and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir to mix them up.

• Add the yeast mixture to the flour.

• Add the oil to the bowl.

• Add the remaining water to the bowl and start the mixer.

• Knead until the dough passes window pane stage.

• Transfer the dough into a lightly greased bowl.

• Cover the bowl with a cling wrap.

• Let it proof for an hour or until it doubles in size.

• Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured parchment paper.

• Roll out the dough into a rectangle.

• Spread a layer of mayonnaise on it.

• Next, spread Mozzarella cheese on it.

• Mix chicken with tomato puree and chopped coriander until well-combined.

• Add salt and pepper, to taste.

• Spread the chicken mixture on top of the Mozzarella cheese.

• Fold the dough into three, either from left to right or right to left.

• Seal the dough.

• Egg wash the dough.

• Spread Mozzarella cheese on the egg-washed dough.

• Transfer dough onto a baking sheet.

• Make 3-4 diagonal slits on the top of the dough.

• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 deg C for 30 minutes or until golden brown. (Tent your bread roll if it browns too early.)