Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the onions and sauté until translucent. Then add the garlic and sauté a few minutes.

Step 2

Next add the celery and sauté 2 to 3 minutes. Then add tomatoes and sauté until they start to soften.

Step 3

Add the olives, capers, herbs and stir. Turn off the heat.

Step 4

Drain tuna meat from the cans very well and break it up.

Step 5

Add tuna meat to the sautéed mixture. Season well with pepper and salt as per taste and combine the mixture.

Step 6

Scatter the yeast over warm milk. Then sprinkle sugar on the top. Let it stand for 10 to 15 minutes in a warm dark place until the yeast foams up on the surface.

Step 7

Then add olive oil, honey, 2 eggs, and about 3½ cups of the flour, salt and mix gently.

Step 8

When the mixture is loosely combined let it stand for a few minutes to help the flour to absorb the moisture. Then add the bran and mix it in.

Step 9

Next add another half cup flour or more, making sure to add as needed to make a dough.

Step 10

Knead it well for about 5 minutes. It is okay if it is a little sticky. It is important to make sure that the dough is not very dense. So try to use as little flour as possible to make this dough.

Step 11

I use KitchenAid Stand Mixer to make this dough but you can also make it by hand.

Step 12

Let the dough rise and double in size in a dark warm place. The time required for this rise may vary between 1 to 2 hours or more.

Step 13

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 14

After the dough has doubled in size, punch it down to release the air spaces. Divide the dough into 2 portions and let it rest.

Step 15

On a floured surface, roll out one portion into a 12 inch diameter circle.

Step 16

Let it rest for a few minutes, as this will help the dough relax and prevents it from springing back in the next step when cutting.

Step 17

Then using a pizza slicing wheel cut out 12 triangles. If they spring back just make sure to flatten them out.

Step 18

Line a 16 inch pizza baking pan with parchment paper and place a bowl in the center that has a 5 inch diameter base.

Step 19

Carefully arrange the triangles forming a ring, with the wide ends of triangles placed around the 5 inch bowl, making sure to overlap the triangles a little.

Step 20

Once all the triangles are placed around the bowl it should look like a sun with the pointed ends of the triangles toward the outer edges of the pan.

Step 21

Scatter 1/4th of the shredded cheese all around the bowl and over the wider portion of the triangles, where they overlap.

Step 22

Then place half the tuna filling mixture over the cheese and all around the bowl.

Step 23

Cover another 1/4th of the cheese over the tuna filling.

Step 24

Bring each pointed end of the dough triangle over the filling and tuck it under the wider side of the triangle in the ring. Secure it well.

Step 25

Repeat the above step all around the ring covering the filling. Remember that some filling will show between the gaps.

Step 26

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the dough is golden brown and baked well.

Step 27

Repeat the steps with the other half of the dough and filling to make a second Tuna Melt Crescent Ring.

Step 28

Allow to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Step 29

Carefully transfer the crescent ring to a serving platter using the help of a wide and long serving utensil or a flat cake lifter if needed.

Step 30

Mix all the ingredients for the lemon dill sauce and adjust the seasoning as per taste.

Step 31

Transfer the dill sauce to a little serving bowl and place it in the center of the ring. Slice and enjoy.