Garlic Bread Recipe
Garlic Bread Recipe
Ingredients
For the Tangzhong (Flour Mixture)
- 15 g flour
- 100 ml milk
Dough Ingredients
- 300 g flour
- 100 ml milk, warm
- 40 g cream cheese
- 6 g dry yeast
- 18 g granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 20 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 10 g salt
For the Garlic Sauce
- 1 head garlic
- as needed dried oregano
- as needed olive oil
- as needed salt
- 70 g butter
- as needed fresh parsley, chopped
- 100 g grated cheese
For Assembly
- as needed water
- as needed grated cheese, for topping
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the Tangzhong: In a small saucepan, combine 15 g flour and 100 ml milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens to a pudding-like consistency. Set it aside to cool completely.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Prepare the Dough - Initial Mix: In a large mixing bowl, add 300 g flour. Make a well in the center of the flour. Add 6 g dry yeast, 18 g granulated sugar, and 100 ml warm milk to the well. Let it sit for about 5 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Prepare the Dough - Add Remaining Ingredients: Add all other dough ingredients: 40 g cream cheese, 1 egg, 10 g salt, and the cooled Tangzhong mixture. Mix and knead the mixture until it forms a smooth dough.
⏱️ 10 min
- 4
Incorporate Butter: Add 20 g unsalted butter (at room temperature) to the dough. Continue kneading until the butter is fully incorporated and the dough is smooth and moderately firm. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour as needed.
⏱️ 10 min
- 5
First Dough Rise: Place the dough in a bowl, cover it, and let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in size. This will take approximately 60-90 minutes depending on the ambient temperature.
⏱️ 75 min
- 6
Prepare Roasted Garlic: Preheat your oven to 200°C. Wrap 1 head of garlic in parchment paper, then wrap it again in aluminum foil. Drizzle the garlic with dried oregano, olive oil, and salt before wrapping. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 15 minutes, or until the garlic cloves are soft.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 200
- 7
Prepare Garlic Sauce: Once the roasted garlic is cool enough to handle, remove it from its skin and mash it. Combine the mashed roasted garlic with 70 g butter and chopped fresh parsley. Mix well to form the garlic sauce.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Roll and Spread Dough: After the first rise, punch down the dough to release air and roll it out into a square shape, approximately 30x30 cm.
⏱️ 5 min
- 9
Apply Sauce and Cheese: Evenly spread the prepared garlic sauce over the entire surface of the rolled-out dough. Then, sprinkle 100 g grated cheese over the garlic sauce.
⏱️ 5 min
- 10
Cut and Stack: Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut the dough into 16 equal square or rectangular pieces. Carefully stack these cut pieces on top of each other.
⏱️ 5 min
- 11
Place in Baking Dish: Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Transfer the stacked dough pieces into the prepared baking dish, arranging them neatly.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Second Dough Rise: Cover the baking dish and let the dough rise again for about 30 minutes.
⏱️ 30 min
- 13
Pre-Bake Topping: Preheat your fan oven to 180°C. After the second rise, lightly brush or spray the tops of the dough with water. Sprinkle additional grated cheese on top of the dough.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180
- 14
Bake: Bake in the preheated fan oven at 180°C until the bread is golden brown and fully cooked, approximately 25-30 minutes.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 180
- 15
Serve: Once baked, carefully remove the bread from the baking dish. Let it cool slightly before serving. Pull apart the individual pieces to enjoy.
⏱️ 5 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Garlic Bread Recipe
For the Tangzhong (Flour Mixture)
- 15 g flour
- 100 ml milk
Dough Ingredients
- 300 g flour
- 100 ml milk, warm
- 40 g cream cheese
- 6 g dry yeast
- 18 g granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 20 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 10 g salt
For the Garlic Sauce
- 1 head garlic
- as needed dried oregano
- as needed olive oil
- as needed salt
- 70 g butter
- as needed fresh parsley, chopped
- 100 g grated cheese
For Assembly
- as needed water
- as needed grated cheese, for topping
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the Tangzhong: In a small saucepan, combine 15 g flour and 100 ml milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens to a pudding-like consistency. Set it aside to cool completely.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Prepare the Dough - Initial Mix: In a large mixing bowl, add 300 g flour. Make a well in the center of the flour. Add 6 g dry yeast, 18 g granulated sugar, and 100 ml warm milk to the well. Let it sit for about 5 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Prepare the Dough - Add Remaining Ingredients: Add all other dough ingredients: 40 g cream cheese, 1 egg, 10 g salt, and the cooled Tangzhong mixture. Mix and knead the mixture until it forms a smooth dough.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Incorporate Butter: Add 20 g unsalted butter (at room temperature) to the dough. Continue kneading until the butter is fully incorporated and the dough is smooth and moderately firm. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour as needed.
⏱️ 10 min - 5
First Dough Rise: Place the dough in a bowl, cover it, and let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in size. This will take approximately 60-90 minutes depending on the ambient temperature.
⏱️ 75 min - 6
Prepare Roasted Garlic: Preheat your oven to 200°C. Wrap 1 head of garlic in parchment paper, then wrap it again in aluminum foil. Drizzle the garlic with dried oregano, olive oil, and salt before wrapping. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 15 minutes, or until the garlic cloves are soft.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 200 - 7
Prepare Garlic Sauce: Once the roasted garlic is cool enough to handle, remove it from its skin and mash it. Combine the mashed roasted garlic with 70 g butter and chopped fresh parsley. Mix well to form the garlic sauce.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Roll and Spread Dough: After the first rise, punch down the dough to release air and roll it out into a square shape, approximately 30x30 cm.
⏱️ 5 min - 9
Apply Sauce and Cheese: Evenly spread the prepared garlic sauce over the entire surface of the rolled-out dough. Then, sprinkle 100 g grated cheese over the garlic sauce.
⏱️ 5 min - 10
Cut and Stack: Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut the dough into 16 equal square or rectangular pieces. Carefully stack these cut pieces on top of each other.
⏱️ 5 min - 11
Place in Baking Dish: Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Transfer the stacked dough pieces into the prepared baking dish, arranging them neatly.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Second Dough Rise: Cover the baking dish and let the dough rise again for about 30 minutes.
⏱️ 30 min - 13
Pre-Bake Topping: Preheat your fan oven to 180°C. After the second rise, lightly brush or spray the tops of the dough with water. Sprinkle additional grated cheese on top of the dough.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180 - 14
Bake: Bake in the preheated fan oven at 180°C until the bread is golden brown and fully cooked, approximately 25-30 minutes.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 180 - 15
Serve: Once baked, carefully remove the bread from the baking dish. Let it cool slightly before serving. Pull apart the individual pieces to enjoy.
⏱️ 5 min