Cheesy garlic dough balls

Name: Cheesy garlic dough balls
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150g mozzarella block cut into 1cm cubes; 2 tsp fast action yeast; 2 tbsp olive oil; 500g strong white bread flour plus more for dusting; 1 tsp fine salt; 100g unsalted butter; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 tbsp each of flat-leaf parsley, rosemary and basil finely chopped; 1 clove garlic sliced; 200g passata; ½ tsp red wine vinegar; pinch chilli flakes; a few basil leaves chopped, plus a little more to serve

Instructions

Cook:1h

Give our tear-and-share gooey cheese-filled dough balls a go at home with step-by-step help from the olive test kitchen. They'd make a great starter for the kids or something to kick off a laid back dinner party

Updated at: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:07:21 GMT