This easy pull-apart garlic bread is a fun and easy twist on homemade garlic bread or a garlic knot recipe. It's soft and chewy on the inside and crusty, buttery, and garlicky on the outside. This bread recipe is perfect as a side dish, especially with your favorite Italian Food.
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The Best Garlic Pull-Apart Bread
- Appetizer- This pull-apart garlic bread recipe makes for a really fun and creative appetizer. Serve it alongside homemade Sun-Dried Tomato Alfredo or homemade marinara sauce, it's an appetizer everyone loves.
- Side for Soup/Salad- This makes the perfect side to a delicious Lasagna Soup or salad meal. It's beautiful and has so much flavor.
- Pasta Dinners- If you're looking for a twist on the classic garlic bread recipe, this one won't disappoint. It's crusty, garlicky, and is the perfect addition to any Italian Pasta Dinner.
This Garlic Pull-Apart Bread is easy to make and fun to eat. It has big chunks of flakey, buttery garlic bread, it's chewy on the inside and crusty perfection on the outside.
The Best Dough For Pull Apart Bread
- Pre-made pizza dough- You can usually find this in the refrigerated section of your supermarket by the pepperoni or other pizza toppings. This works great for a quick pull apart bread assembly.
- Frozen Bread Dough-- Rhodes Rolls has a bread dough that would work really well for this recipe. Just thaw the dough and then roll out and spread with garlic butter before baking.
- Make Your Own Dough- Included is a recipe for some amazing dough to make this pull-apart bread. It really is so easy and only takes a few minutes to make.
Ingredients for Homemade Dough
- Flour-regular all-purpose flour works great.
- Yeast- active or quick yeast will work
- Sugar- regular granulated sugar is great. Honey will also work in this reicpe.
- Water- warm water, about the temperature of your wrist.
- Salt- Sea Salt is best
Ingredients for Homemade Garlic Butter
- Butter- Be sure to have this room temp. You can also soften it in the microwave for 20 seconds if needed.
- Parmesan- grated parmesan works great in this recipe. Shredded will also work.
- Parsley- Fresh or diried is fine.
- Garlic- Dried Garlic Powder
- Salt- Sea Salt is best
How to Make Pull-Apart Bread
- In a large measuring cup pr bowl, mix warm water, sugar, and yeast. Mix and then let sit till frothy.
- In a stand mixer (you can also make this by hand), combine half of the flour and the salt. Slowly add the frothy yeast mixture. mix well and knead for 1 minute or until thoroughly combined. Slowly add the remaining flour a half cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the edges of the mixing bowl.
- Cover with a towel and let the dough rest for about 10 minutes
- Cut the dough in half and roll onto a lightly floured surface. The dough should be about a half inch think.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the butter, garlic, parsley, and salt. Mix until it's all combined.
- Spread about ⅓ of the garlic butter over the entire dough and lightly sprinkle parmesan cheese over the butter. Cut into 3" squares and stack in a baking dish. Repeat again with the second half of the dough.
- Whisk the egg and milk together in a small bowl and brush the wash the egg mixture over the bread with a pastry brush. Let the bread rise for 10-15 Minutes.
- Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for about 20 minutes or till golden brown.
How to Store Pull-Apart Bread
Any leftovers can be wrapped well and store at room temperature for about 2-3 days.
This bread will also freeze well! Let it cool completely, then either wrap the entire baking dish and all in plastic wrap and aluminum foil, or remove from the baking dish and wrap the bread only. It can be stored for up to 1 month.
To reheat, simply thaw at room temperature, or in the fridge, overnight. The next day, you can transfer back into a baking dish and rewarm in a low oven for about 10 minutes, or until warmed up to your liking.
Garlic Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
Dough for Pull Apart Bread
- 2.5 Cup Warm Water
- 4 teaspoon Yeast
- 2 T Sugar
- 6.5-7 Cups Flour (All Purpose)
- 2 teaspoon Salt
Homemade Garlic Butter
- 1 Cup Butter Room Temp
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese Grated
- 2 Tablespoons Parsley minced, fresh or frozen
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tbls Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
How to Make Dough for Pull-Apart Bread
- In a large measuring cup pr bowl, mix warm water, sugar, and yeast. Mix and then let sit till frothy.
- In a stand mixer (you can also make this by hand), combine half of the flour and the salt. Slowly add the frothy yeast mixture. mix well and knead for 1 minute or until thoroughly combined. Slowly add the remaining flour a half cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the edges of the mixing bowl.
- Cover with a towel and let the dough rest for about 10 minutes
- Cut the dough in half and roll onto a lightly floured surface. The dough should be about a half inch think.
How To Make Homemade Garlic Butter
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the butter, garlic, parsley, and salt. Mix until it's all combined.
How to Assemble Garlic Pull-Apart Bread
- Spread about ⅓ of the garlic butter over the entire dough and lightly sprinkle parmesan cheese over the butter. Cut into 3" squares and stack in a baking dish. Repeat again with the second half of the dough.
- Whisk the egg and milk together in a small bowl and brush to wash the egg mixture over the bread. Let the bread rise for 10-15 Minutes.
- Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for about 20 minutes or till golden brown.
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This easy Homemade garlic pull-apart bread is a fun and easy twist on homemade garlic bread or garlic knot recipe. It's soft and chewy on the inside and crusty, buttery and garlicky on the outside. This bread recipe is perfect as a side dish, especially with your favorite Italian Food.
Caryn
So what does one do with the other 1\3 of butter? Or is it supposed to be 1\2? I believe a 9x13 pan by picrures?
Sara
Hi! There’s no oil in the dough recipe. Is that correct? Thank you!
The Carefree Kitchen
yes, no oil needed. It makes a very crusty top and chewy inside!
Kylie
Can you freeze this and reheat? I'm planning a large family gathering and want to make as much as possible in advance!
sarahK@thecarefreekitchen
Hi Kylie! Thanks for your question - we've updated the recipe with an answer.
Mandy
What size pan do you use??
Shannon H
I was hoping to find out the same thing.