Bread is a vital part of any meal, and it cannot get easier and delicious than this Pull Apart Garlic Bread. This will be a great choice of bread as an appetizer when entertaining during the holidays.
Garlic bread is something that my whole family enjoys, especially my boys. In any Italian restaurant, we go to eat, the first thing we would wait for is the garlic bread.
In fact, they fill up their stomach with garlic bread and then struggle to finish their dinner. This inspired me to bake this Pull Apart Garlic Bread.
Pull-apart breads are the best way to eat bread as a snack. I have made this Herb and Cheese pull-apart bread before, and we all enjoyed it. With kids at home for summer, they are hungry forever.
Evenings are when they are hunting all around the house looking for something to snack on. I am trying to make something at least twice or thrice a week that they like for an evening snack. This garlic pull-apart bread was something that my older son asked me to make this week.
I have been looking forward to making this garlic bread for quite some time, and the theme for this week was perfect. This week, I will be doing pull-apart breads for the blogging marathon, and this is the first bread that I chose for this theme.
The recipe for this garlic bread is very simple, and I just used basic bread dough to make this delicious garlic-flavored bread. I used a standard 8 x 4 loaf pan to make this bread. I had some fresh parsley in the fridge, and I used fresh parsley to make the garlic bread topping.
Note - The fresh parsley can be replaced by 1 tablespoon of dried parsley.
Ingredients Needed
For the bread dough
- Bread flour – 2 ½ cups to 3 cups
- Active dry yeast – 1 ½ tsp
- Sugar – 1 ½ tbsp
- Salt – 1 ½ tsp
- Warm water – ½ cup
- Warm milk – ½ cup
- Butter – 1 tablespoon (softened)
For the garlic topping
- Butter – 4 tablespoon (melted)
- Garlic – 3 cloves (finely minced)
- Fresh parsley – 2 tablespoon (finely minced)
- Oregano – 1 teaspoon (dried)
- Salt – 1 tsp
Step-by-step process
To make the bread dough
- I used my stand mixer to make the dough. Add the warm water to the bowl of the mixer and sprinkle the yeast and the sugar. Gently mix and let the mixture bubble up and proof for about 5 to 8 minutes. Make sure that the water is warm and not too hot or too cold.
- Once the yeast is proofed, add the warm milk, salt, and softened butter and mix.
- Add the bread flour, about a cup at a time. I needed a little more than 2 ½ cups to make soft dough. You might need anywhere from 2 ½ to cups of flour. Knead the dough for about 7 to 8 minutes until it passes the window pane test. The dough should be slightly sticky but very soft.
- Place the dough into a greased bowl and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in volume. Mine took about 1 ½ hours to double.
To shape and bake the pull-apart bread –
- When the dough is rising, make the garlic topping. Melt the butter, and then add the rest of the ingredients to the melted butter.
- Once the dough has doubled in volume, pinch out small 1-inch balls. I got about 24 balls from the dough.
- Dip the balls in the garlic butter and then place them in layers in a greased loaf pan.
- Cover the pan and let the dough rise for the second time. It took about 45 minutes for me to double the volume of the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and then bake the bread for about 30 minutes or until it is golden brown on top and sounds hollow.
- Remove the pan and let the bread rest in the pan for about 10 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan, start pulling it apart, and enjoy with some marinara sauce on the side.
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Flo says
I made it once and it was a hit!
Can I prepare the dough the day before?
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Absolutely. Make sure to let the dough rise in the refrigerator. Bring it out to room temperature couple of hours making the bread.
Flo says
Thank you 🙏🏻
Gail Montero says
That is one gorgeous-looking garlic loaf! I can have that with my favorite pasta dish!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks!
Natalie says
This garlic bread looks amazing. I will definitely bake it for the weekend. My boys will be so happy, they love garlic bread!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Mine love garlic bread as well. I hope your boys approve of it.
Julie says
What a yummy recipe for pull apart garlic bread. I love the garlic flavor in this and how tender the loaf is. So tasty!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks a lot! This is my favorite too.
Byron Thomas says
So simple and easy, but so delicious! I served this with spaghetti and it was a hit! Thank you.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks a lot Byron. Glad you liked it.
Claudia Lamascolo says
these looks so delicious we love garlic bread I am pretty sure one loaf would be enough for just me by looking at how delicious these sound I will have to make two!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Claudia, I agree! These go by very quickly. I always make double batch.
Tatu Tupou Wilson says
What genuia mind indeed to create such simole useful and delicious recipe for leftovers. Thank you so much for sharing. Great snack idea for the grandkids when they visit.
Byron Thomas says
I love this bread! I was in a hurry, so I just made the butter sauce and used pre-made bread dough. It turned out perfectly. I will certainly make this again, but I will make the dough from scratch this time.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Pre-made dough is not a bad choice when i hurry. Thanks Byron!
Linda says
Oh yum! I love garlic bread and usually make it from a store-bought dough This recipe is so easy to follow and a recipe that I must make soon.
Leslie says
We love garlic bread as well! This is a great family-friendly recipe! Even great for getting the kids involved in helping make it!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Garlic bread is very addictive and I love that I make it with my boys.
Mahy says
Garlic bread is the best when siding with a bowl of hot soup. They just go so well together. But you can also use it with a bit of butter and sauce. Love the recipe - can't wait to make my garlic bread now!
Uma Srinivas says
Looks like your kids enjoyed your garlic bread, they look super delicious. Wish I had few pieces of it 🙂 Maybe I will try a vegan version of it.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Uma! They loved it and yes it should work great with garlic olive oil mixture as well.
Cheese Curd In Paradise says
My boys would just love this recipe. They love garlic bread, and they love love love dipping sauce. I can't wait to make this on our next spaghetti night!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Do give it a try. It was a fun food for them.
GUNJAN C Dudani says
My family is very fond of garlic breads. So this pull apart garlic bread is absolutely a winner. I am sure we will love it. Even though I am not a fantastic baker but I totally want to try this recipe.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Gunjan, this is a very simple recipe and you will love it.