Has nature got all the answers already but we can't see the wood from the tree? Let's make some pull apart garlic bread and see!
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Sugar free recipe
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Ingredients
Beginner
1loaf Bread
4clovesGarlic
1tablespoonParsley
7tablespoonsButter
5oz Grated cheeseoptional
Advanced
Dough
2½cupFlour
4tablespoonsButter
1Egg
½cup Milk
0.4oz Fresh yeast
Filling
4clovesGarlic
1tablespoonParsley
7tablespoons Butter
5ozGrated cheeseoptional
Kitchen utensils
8½” x 3″ / 22cm x 7.5cm Baking form
Overkill
Dough
2½cup Flour
4tablespoons Butter
1Egg
½cupMilk
0.4oz Fresh yeast
Filling
4clovesGarlic
1tablespoonParsley
7tablespoonsButter
5ozGrated cheese
Kitchen utensils
Baking form to hold the balls. It doesn't really matter the size or shape as long as it's big enough to hold all the balls.
Instructions
Beginner
Add the softened butter, finely chopped or crushed garlic, optional parsley and salt if unsalted butter is used into a bowl and with an electric whisk beat until the butter gets soft and creamy.
Cut the bread into ½" / 1.25cm wide slices but mind not to cut through the bottom crust, otherwise it won't be much pulling afterwards.
Fill the slices with the creamed garlic butter.
Stuff in optional cheese.
Slice the bread the other way around too so it will make squares or diamonds. If there is some extra cheese left out, just stuff it in anywhere.
Put the bread into a 400°F / 200°C preheated oven for 10 - 15 minutes.
Advanced
Dough
Knead together flour, sliced butter, egg, milk and crumbled yeast.
Cover the bowl and leave it in a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C place for about 30 – 90 minutes to double or at least rise.
Filling
Cream butter with finely chopped or crushed garlic and parsley.
Assembly
On a floured work surface, roll the dough into a 12 inch / 30cm square. Flouring underneath the dough is important as this coating will prevent it to stick down.
Spread the garlic butter on top of the dough.
If cheese is used, this is the time to sprinkle it on top.
Cut the square into 4 – 5 equal strips. For width check the width of the baking form and go by that.
Put them on top of each other. This may be trickier as it sounds if the dough sticks to the counter. Use a plastic scraper to help getting the dough off the worktop if it’s necessary. The dough is quite soft so try not to pull it much more than necessary.
When they are evenly on top of each other, cut them into about the same width to get some sort of squares.
Fill up the baking tray rather loosely. If it’s packed too tight, the dough will bake together and we won’t be able to tear it.
Cover it with a kitchen cloth then leave it in a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C place for 30 – 45 minutes to rise.
Pop the tray into the preheated 365°F / 180°C oven for half an hour. In some cases it can be done sooner, in other ovens it would take 40 minutes to be ready. So it is worth to check after 25 minutes. Get a fork or a toothpick and poke the bread if no dough is left on the toothpick, we can turn off the oven and take the bread out. Leave it cool down a bit before serving.
Overkill
Dough
Knead together flour, sliced butter, egg, milk and crumbled yeast.
Cover the bowl and leave it in a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C place for about 30 – 90 minutes to double or at least rise.
Filling
Cream butter with finely chopped or crushed garlic and parsley.
Assembly
On a floured work surface roll the dough into a 12 inch / 30cm square. Flouring underneath the dough is important as this coating will prevent it to stick down.
Spread the garlic butter and cheese on top of the dough.
Fold it in half.
Cut the dough up into about 2" / 5cm size squares.
Fold the corners of the squares into the middle then carefully form balls out of them. We can leave them into squares too, but make sure the sides are sealed off.
Place the balls into a baking form and make sure garlic butter is applied between each layer.
Cover them with a kitchen cloth then leave them in a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C place for 30 – 45 minutes to rise.
Pop them into the preheated 365°F / 180°C oven for half an hour. In some cases it can be done sooner, in other ovens it would take 40 minutes to be ready. So it is worth to check after 25 minutes.