Herb and cheese pull apart bread

Ingredients:
Warm milk- 1/2 cup
Sugar-1 tsp
Active dry yeast-2 tsp
Flour-2 3/4 cups-3 cups
Salt-1 tsp
Butter-25 gms,soft at room temperature
Garlic-2 cloves,minced(or 1 tsp paste)
Milk-3/4 cup + couple of tbsp to brush out the bread
Filling:
Melted butter-15-20 gms
Mixed Italian herbs-1 tsp
Chilli flakes-1 tsp
Paneer-1/2 cup grated(I used cheese)

Method:

1. In a small bowl dissolve sugar and yeast in 1/2 cup of warm milk,keep it aside for about 5 minutes till the yeast mixture bubbles up.
2. Put 2 3/4 cups of flour,salt,softened butter,garlic paste in a bowl.(You may use a food processor too).
3. Then add the yeast mixture,add 3/4 cup of milk and knead till you have a soft,smooth and elastic/pliable dough which is not sticky.
4. Add a little extra flour if your dough is sticking but only just as much as is necessary..
5. Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a well oiled bowl,turning the dough to coat it completely with oil.
6. Cover and set it to rise for about 1-1 1/2 hours or until almost double in volume.
7. Dust your work surface lightly with flour,deflate the dough,shape it into a square and roll the dough into a larger square that is 12′ *12′.
8. Brush the surface of the square with melted butter,evenly sprinkle with herbs,chilly flakes and the grated cheese.
9. Use a rolling pin to very lightly ,press the topping into the dough to ensure the topping doesn’t fall off when you are stacking with strips.
10. Using a pizza cutter,slice the dough from top to bottom into 6 long and even strips,they do not have to be perfect.
11. Lay each strip on top of the next with the topping facing upwards until you have a stack of the strips.
12. You can put the 2 strips cuts from sides in the middle of the stack so it looks neater.
13. Using a pastry scraper or a sharp knife cut straight down through the stack dividing it into 6 equal pieces(6 squares).
14. Grease and lightly flour a 9″ * 4 ” loaf tin,layer the square pieces,cut sides down into loaf tin.
15. Cover the loaf tin with a towel and allow the dough to rise for an hour,lightly brush some milk over the top of the loaf.
16. Preheat the oven at 180 deg C and bake it for about 30-40 minutes until it is dark or top turns golden.