Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread
Loaded with flavours of cheese and garlic in a homemade pillowy, pull-apart bread, this Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread is an easy, homebaked garlic bread indulgence!
Servings: 10 pieces
Ingredients
For the yeast mixture
- 2 tablespoon lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon sugar
For the dough
- 2 cup all-purpose flour maida
- 1 tablespoon cooking butter unsalted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoon water
For the garlic mixture
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 10 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon cheese grated
Just before baking
- 1 tablespoon cheese grated
- 1 egg for brushing
After baking
- 1 tablespoon cheese grated
- 1 teaspoon herbs finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl with the yeast and sugar, add 2 tablespoons of lukewarm water.
- Stir well, and keep it aside to foam.
- If the water temperature is high, the yeast will die. If it is too cold, the yeast won't foam.
- Sieve the flour followed by the salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Add a tablespoon butter (shredded to pieces).
- The yeast should be ready in about 10 minutes.
- Add the yeast mixture to the bowl, and start kneading.
- Add about 10 tablespoons of water, little at a time, and knead till you a soft dough.
- Make the dough into a ball, cover the bowl with a damp cotton cloth and leave it to prove (rise).
- Grease and flour a baking tray/dish.
- I used an oval, 29 cm x 20 cm (1.75 litres) porcelain baking dish. You can use any baking pans or trays that can hold about 8 cups.
- Finely chop the garlic, grate in some cheese, and the melted butter. Mix well.
- Wait for the dough to double in volume. It took me about 30 minutes.
- Knock back, knead again, and divide it into 10 pieces. I rolled the dough ball on a cutting board and divided using a knife.
- Shape all pieces into balls.
- Slightly flatten them with your palm, dip in the garlic mixture to get a uniform coating and place in the baking dish.
- Repeat for all the remaining dough balls.
- Cover with the damp cloth and keep it to prove.
- Preheat the oven to 225 degrees Celsius.
- The loaves would have risen again by now (15-20 minutes).
- Grate some more cheese on top. Brush on a beaten egg.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Take out the baking dish and tap the garlic bread surface with your fingers. A hollow sound will mean the bread is cooked through and done.
- If not, bake for a few more minutes.
- Take out the baking dish. Let it sit on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.
- Grate some more cheese on the top. You can sprinkle some finely chopped herbs as well.
- Serve hot. Pull a piece and enjoy!