One Hour Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread Recipe
This is the perfect bread recipe to make when you are short on time! This garlic parmesan pull apart bread can be made start to finish in about an hour. Slathered in garlic butter and filled with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs, you won’t find a more flavorful bread.
This recipe is great to serve when hosting parties for the holiday season, or even as a simple cheesy garlic bread for an easy weeknight meal like spaghetti.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe:
Cheesy pull-apart garlic bread is not only delicious but it is so fast to make. This is the best garlic bread recipe for when you need to get a last minute loaf of bread on the dinner table.
Unlike most bread recipes, homemade dough only requires 30 minutes of prep work to make the most delicious loaf of cheesy garlic pull apart bread you have ever tasted! This is the best way to serve homemade garlic bread to your family.
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What You Need:
- Stand Mixer with a mixing bowl and dough hook attachment or paddle attachment (optional but quicker)
- Large mixing bowl
- 9x 5-inch loaf pan
- small bowl
- small saucepan
- knife or bench scraper
Ingredients:
- instant yeast
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- olive oil
- kosher salt
- warm water
- melted butter
- fresh parsley, rosemary and thyme (or dried)
- garlic cloves (minced)
How to Make Homemade Pull Apart Garlic Bread:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add warm water, sugar and the active dry yeast. Consider letting the yeast bloom for 5-10 minutes in the warm water to ensure it is active and bubbly.
- Add the olive oil to the mixing bowl and mix in gently.
- To the yeast mixture add all purpose flour and salt. Using a dough hook attachment or paddle attachment knead the dough for 5 minutes.
- Remove the dough to a large bowl and allow to rise for 10-15 minutes on the counter. Optional: cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel to trap heat and set the bowl in a warm place to make the dough rise faster.
- Split the dough in half on a lightly floured surface. Using a knife or bench scraper slice each half in to six pieces of dough.
- Roll each of the twelve dough pieces into either squares of dough or shape into circles. The shape you choose will determine the shape of your final pull apart bread form. For a more square uniform loaf, opt using squares of dough. I used circles to create mine.
- In a small bowl combine soft butter, fresh herbs and minced garlic to create a spreadable paste.
- Slather each circle or square of dough with the garlic herb butter mixture.
- Fold the dough in half to seal in the garlic butter mixture and place in a greased loaf pan.
- Continue this process until your loaf pan is full. Let the bread rise another 15 minutes at room temperature.
- Place the loaf pan in a COLD oven and set the oven to 400 degrees. Do not preheat the oven before putting the loaf pan in. Set a timer for 40 minutes.
- Optional: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reserve for topping the warm bread when it is done baking.
- When the bread is done and golden brown on top, remove from the oven and brush the warm bread with the melted butter and sprinkle extra parmesan and herbs across the top of the loaf.
Storing Leftover Garlic Pull Apart Bread:
Wrap tightly in aluminum foil or place in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 4 days on the counter.
To freeze the loaf, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and put the bread in a freezer safe bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Possible Variations:
Want something different than classic garlic bread? The best part of this recipe is the versatility. Try these options:
Make a delicious pull apart pizza loaf that is reminiscent of soft pizza dough slathered in marinara sauce, fresh herbs, garlic and sprinkled with mozzarella cheese.
Make a monkey bread version by spreading brown sugar, cinnamon and butter between the soft dough pieces and create a breakfast the whole family will enjoy!
Create a sourdough bread version by using your favorite sourdough sandwich bread in place of homemade yeast bread dough.
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Printable Recipe:
One Hour Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose or bread flour
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- For Filling:
- 5 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 Tablespoon each: rosemary and parsley
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
- pinch of salt
- Additional 2 tablespoons of butter melted to brush on top of the loaf when baked.
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add warm water, sugar and the active dry yeast. Let the yeast bloom for 5-10 minutes in the warm water to ensure it is active and bubbly.
- Add olive oil to the water, sugar and yeast.
- To the yeast mixture add all purpose flour and salt. Using a dough hook attachment or paddle attachment knead the dough for 5 minutes.
- Remove the dough to a large bowl and allow to rise for 15 minutes in a warm place. Optional: cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel to trap heat and make the dough rise faster.
- Split the dough in half on a lightly floured surface. Using a knife or bench scraper slice each half in to six pieces of dough.
- Roll each of the twelve dough pieces into either squares of dough or shape into circles. The shape you choose will determine the shape of your final pull apart bread form. For a more square uniform loaf, opt using squares of dough. I used circles to create mine.
- In a small bowl combine soft butter, fresh herbs and minced garlic to create a spreadable paste.
- Slather each circle or square of dough with the garlic herb butter mixture.
- Fold the dough in half to seal in the garlic butter mixture and place in a greased loaf pan.
- Continue this process until your loaf pan is full. Let the bread rise another 15 minutes at room temperature.
- Place loaf pan in a COLD oven and set the oven to 400 degrees. Do not preheat the oven. Set a timer for 40 minutes.
- Optional: melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reserve for topping the warm bread when it is done baking.
- When the bread is done and golden brown on top, remove from the oven and brush the warm bread with the melted butter and sprinkle extra parmesan and herbs across the top of the loaf.
Notes
FAQ:
Can this dough be made up ahead of time and put in the fridge until time to bake?
Due to of the amount of yeast in this recipe the dough rises very quickly, I think the dough would over proof even in the refrigerator if left more than an hour or so.
Can this garlic pull apart bread be made into a wreath shape for Christmas parties?
Yes! This bread recipe can be shaped into a wreath on a flat baking tray or pizza stone. After rolling out and filling the small pieces of dough, transfer dough pieces to a flat baking tray. Arrange pieces by overlapping them slightly in a circular shape like a wreath. Watch closely in the oven and adjust time as needed, pulling when the bread has a golden-brown crust and is done in the middle.
