Pull Apart Garlic Bread

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Pull Apart Garlic Bread - homemade pull apart garlic bread recipe that is easy, fool proof and yields the softest and best garlic bread ever!

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Pull Apart Garlic Bread

I am not a good baker, but once in while, when I chance upon great baking recipes, I would bookmark them and attempt the recipes at home.

So, when I saw this amazing pull apart garlic bread on Pinterest a few weeks ago, I immediately saved it to one of my boards.

I love garlic bread, especially those warm-off-the-oven, garlicky, buttery, aromatic pull apart garlic bread that I can just easily tear off and munch away.

While I like the regular loaf of garlic bread, sometimes it’s kind of a hassle as I need to slice the garlic bread before eating.

So the pull apart garlic bread works just great for me, as I can just tear it off and eat the bread whenever I like.

I gathered the ingredients and spent some time in the kitchen baking this wonderful pull apart garlic bread. The recipe is adapted from Gather from Bread but I reduced the ingredients into half.

I wanted to make sure that I don’t waste the ingredients in case I fail. The recipe is rather easy and straight forward to follow and fool proof.

A couple of hours in the kitchen and I had the beautiful bread in the kitchen!

For more bread recipes, check out my brioche and milk bun recipes!

Easy and delicious pull apart garlic bread loafs.

Ingredients

Ingredients for pull apart garlic bread.

Ingredients For Pull Apart Garlic Bread

  • Bread flour
  • Butter
  • Active dry yeast
  • Milk
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Water
Ingredients for pull apart garlic bread topping.

Ingredients For Topping

  • Parsley
  • Garlic
  • Melted butter
  • Salt

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.


How To Make This Recipe

Dough is divided into 2 equal portions.

Step 1: Add warm water to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with dough hook. Sprinkle sugar and yeast into the water. Let stand 5-10 minutes until foamy. Mix in butter, milk, salt and stir in the flour gradually. Knead for 7-10 minutes. Dough should stick to the bottom of the bowl but clears sides. Divide dough into 2 equal portions.

Dough balls dipped in butter mixture is placed into a loaf pan.

Step 2: In a small bowl, combine the butter, salt, parsley leaves, and garlic. Cut dough into small round pieces and dip into the butter mixture. Arrange the dough balls into two mini loaf pan or one regular loaf pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Reserve the leftover butter mixture.

Butter mixture is basted on the pull apart garlic bread.

Step 3: Bake at 350°F (176°C) for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Baste the butter mixture on the pull apart garlic bread after they are out of the oven.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 414 calories per serving.

homemade pull apart garlic bread recipe on table.

What To Serve With This Recipe

Pull apart garlic bread teared on table.

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4.50 from 268 votes

Pull Apart Garlic Bread

Pull Apart Garlic Bread – homemade pull apart garlic bread recipe that is easy, fool proof and yields the softest and best garlic bread ever!
Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 2 people
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Ingredients  

  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups bread flour

Topping:

  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 pinch salt
  • some fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced

Instructions 

  • Add warm water to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Sprinkle sugar and yeast into the water and let it stand for 5-10 minutes until foamy. Mix in the butter, milk, and salt, and then stir in the flour gradually. Knead for 7-10 minutes. The dough should stick to the bottom of the bowl but clear the sides. Divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
  • In a small bowl, combine the butter, salt, parsley leaves, and garlic. Cut the dough into small round pieces and dip them into the butter mixture. Arrange the dough balls in two mini loaf pans or one regular loaf pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Reserve the leftover butter mixture.
  • Bake at 350°F (176°C) for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Baste the butter mixture onto the pull-apart garlic bread after it comes out of the oven.

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Notes

Source: Gather for Bread
  • Dough should stick to the bottom of the bowl but clears sides.
  •  You can divide the dough balls into however many pieces you would like to place into the loaf pan. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2people, Calories: 997kcal, Carbohydrates: 146g, Protein: 26g, Fat: 34g, Saturated Fat: 20g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 83mg, Sodium: 1394mg, Potassium: 315mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 977IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 120mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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192 Comments

  1. Tiffany says:

    This recipe is perfect. Absolutely perfect. I have had Texas Toast sitting in my freezer for quite some time now because I refuse to use it and always make this instead! I also tried to omit the garlic and made regular pull apart rolls for fun. They were delicious, as well of course! Go make it!

    1. Admin says:

      Thanks, Tiffany.

    2. James Petry says:

      Michael.
      Try it with sweet dough, or even instead of making cinnamon ROLLS
      ………

  2. Sabella Boakye says:

    5 stars
    I really enjoyed making this garlic bread and my family and friends really enjoyed eating it this was delicious and i will make this garlic bread all the time. Thank you so much for the amazing recipe!!

  3. Stacey says:

    I have made this bread twice now and it is so delicious, pillowy soft. Someone called it the best garlic bread they have had!!!
    Also love that its a 1 rise bread makes is so eacy. I even prepared everything let it rise and cooked it at a friends house so it was fresh out the oven.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hi Stacey, thanks so much for trying my recipe. Please try more: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/

      1. Kathy says:

        Hi! Wondering if you can use a bread maker for the first part instead of the stand alone mixer?

        Thanks and I canโ€™t wait to make it!

  4. Stacie says:

    I donโ€™t have garlic, but I have garlic powder would that still work?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes, you can try.

  5. Rachel says:

    Iโ€™d like to try this recipe. Can I use instant yeast instead of active dry yeast?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Should be fine.

  6. Amanda Hickman says:

    Can I use all all purpose flour if I do not have bread flour? And would the measurements be the same on the flour? Thanks!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You can try all-purpose flour but I think it should be fine, but I can’t guarantee the exact same results.

  7. Arlene Caban says:

    5 stars
    I have never been able to bake a bread that Iโ€™ve been really satisfied with, but this bread turned out amazing. It was so delicious everyone in my family loved it. I will definitely save and share this recipe. Thank you!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hi Arlene awesome. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/

      1. Annabel Chan says:

        Do you not have to proof this 2 times? Or just the ones?

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Please follow the instructions.

  8. Julie says:

    Can I substitute regular all purpose flour for the bread flour?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      I think it should be fine.

    2. Rohini K says:

      Nice recipe. I am going to try them . I just wanted to know , once the dough is cut into 2 , do we have to rest them ? That is before making balls and dipping them in garlic mixture

  9. Barbara Gabbe-Harris says:

    I am about to make this…you donโ€™t say what size pan to bake the bread in.
    Please help! Thanks. Barbara

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Two mini loaf pans per the pictures.

      1. Barbar Gabbe-Harris says:

        5 stars
        Thank you…yes, I figured it out …from your photo….actually they are 8 x 4 loaf pans…it . turned out great! Thanks.

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Hi Barbara, thanks and I am glad you had success. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/

        2. Trisha says:

          I noticed in the directions you said we can also use one bread loaf pan but is there a a temperature and bake time difference with one normal size loaf pan?

          1. Rasa Malaysia says:

            Same.

  10. Grace says:

    Hey! I’m making this bread a day earlier than I was supposed to (thought we were having spaghetti tonight…lol). Will it be good on the counter til tomorrow, or should I refrigerate it and warm it up in the oven tomorrow? Also, should I wait to baste it until tomorrow??? Thanks!!! :)

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You can keep on the counter and still reheat in the oven tomorrow. You can baste it and again when ready to serve. :)