Add a zing to your Christmas celebrations with this beautiful looking bread.
Take wheat flour, semolina, salt, instant yeast, and brown sugar in a big bowl and whisk nicely.
Knead it with lukewarm water. Having lukewarm water is very important. It should be such wherein you can put your fingers comfortably.Too hot water will kill the yeast and if not warm then yeast will not activate.
Add oil and continue kneading. Put the dough on your kitchen counter and knead for another 4 to 5 minutes. Stretch the dough using the heel of your hands, fold it, then again stretch. Soon the dough will be smooth and shiny.
Grease the bowl liberally, put the dough in it, invert the dough so that the top also gets oily. Cover it with a plate or lid and let it rise for an hour or so till doubles in volume. Time is just a rough guide and will depend on the weather. If too cold then it may take even longer. So, instead of time, watch your dough.
When the dough has risen, punch it to release the gases. Knead it lightly for few seconds.
.Divide it into 2 parts. Keep one part covered in the refrigerator and work with the other.
Sprinkle dry flour on the kitchen platform and roll the other part.
Now, cut a triangle from the centre, as shown in the detailed recipe with pics.
Attach a little dough at the bottom representing the trunk of the tree.
Spread the filling.