Cheesy Garlic & Parsley Butter Bread
Cheesy Garlic & Parsley Butter Bread
Ingredients
For the Bread
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature
For the Garlic & Parsley Butter
- 4 garlic cloves
- as needed olive oil
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature
- as needed fresh chopped parsley
- 200 g white cheddar cheese, or your favorite cheese
Instructions
- 1
Warm the 1 1/3 cups (325g) milk. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons (7g) yeast and 1 teaspoon (5g) sugar to the warm milk. Stir slightly. Cover the mixture and let it rest for 15 minutes.
⏱️ 15 min
- 2
In a mixer bowl (or on your counter), add 4 cups (500g) all-purpose flour and 1 tablespoon (10g) salt. Pour the milk mixture into the center and add 1/2 stick (50g) room temperature butter.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Knead the mixture until it forms a soft and smooth dough.
⏱️ 10 min
- 4
Cover the dough and let it rest for 30–45 minutes or until it has doubled in size.
⏱️ 45 min
- 5
Place 4 garlic cloves in a small pot or pan. Cover them with olive oil. Confit the garlic over low heat for 15–20 minutes.
⏱️ 20 min
- 6
Remove the garlic cloves from the oil and mash them with a fork until smooth.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Mix the mashed garlic with 1/2 stick (50g) room temperature butter and fresh chopped parsley until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Roll out the risen dough into a rectangle on a floured surface using a rolling pin.
⏱️ 5 min
- 9
Spread 3/4 of the prepared garlic butter mixture evenly over the rolled-out dough.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Sprinkle the 200g white cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese) evenly on top of the garlic butter mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Fold the dough in half lengthwise, creating a long, narrower, double-layered rectangle.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Cut this folded dough into three equal parts crosswise.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Stack these three parts one on top of the other to create a thick, multi-layered block.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Then, cut this stacked block into small rectangles.
⏱️ 2 min
- 15
Arrange the small rectangles of dough vertically in a 9x5” loaf pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 16
Bake the bread at 375–400°F (190–200°C) for 30–40 minutes, until golden.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 375
- 17
While the bread is still warm, brush it with the remaining garlic butter. The bread is perfect warm, right out of the oven.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Cheesy Garlic & Parsley Butter Bread
For the Bread
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature
For the Garlic & Parsley Butter
- 4 garlic cloves
- as needed olive oil
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature
- as needed fresh chopped parsley
- 200 g white cheddar cheese, or your favorite cheese
Instructions
- 1
Warm the 1 1/3 cups (325g) milk. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons (7g) yeast and 1 teaspoon (5g) sugar to the warm milk. Stir slightly. Cover the mixture and let it rest for 15 minutes.
⏱️ 15 min - 2
In a mixer bowl (or on your counter), add 4 cups (500g) all-purpose flour and 1 tablespoon (10g) salt. Pour the milk mixture into the center and add 1/2 stick (50g) room temperature butter.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Knead the mixture until it forms a soft and smooth dough.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Cover the dough and let it rest for 30–45 minutes or until it has doubled in size.
⏱️ 45 min - 5
Place 4 garlic cloves in a small pot or pan. Cover them with olive oil. Confit the garlic over low heat for 15–20 minutes.
⏱️ 20 min - 6
Remove the garlic cloves from the oil and mash them with a fork until smooth.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Mix the mashed garlic with 1/2 stick (50g) room temperature butter and fresh chopped parsley until well combined.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Roll out the risen dough into a rectangle on a floured surface using a rolling pin.
⏱️ 5 min - 9
Spread 3/4 of the prepared garlic butter mixture evenly over the rolled-out dough.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Sprinkle the 200g white cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese) evenly on top of the garlic butter mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Fold the dough in half lengthwise, creating a long, narrower, double-layered rectangle.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Cut this folded dough into three equal parts crosswise.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Stack these three parts one on top of the other to create a thick, multi-layered block.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Then, cut this stacked block into small rectangles.
⏱️ 2 min - 15
Arrange the small rectangles of dough vertically in a 9x5” loaf pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 16
Bake the bread at 375–400°F (190–200°C) for 30–40 minutes, until golden.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 375 - 17
While the bread is still warm, brush it with the remaining garlic butter. The bread is perfect warm, right out of the oven.
⏱️ 1 min