Pull-apart Cheesy Garlic Bread

Spoonful Passion
Spoonful Passion @spoonfulpassion
Canada

This pull-apart bread has a super soft texture. Using tangzhong (water roux) in this recipe results in a bread that stays fluffy and fresh longer. Feel free to add as much garlic, cheese and herbs to your liking.

Pull-apart Cheesy Garlic Bread

This pull-apart bread has a super soft texture. Using tangzhong (water roux) in this recipe results in a bread that stays fluffy and fresh longer. Feel free to add as much garlic, cheese and herbs to your liking.

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Ingredients

one 9x6 inches loaf pan
  1. → Tangzhong
  2. 25 gbread flour
  3. 125 mlwater
  4. → Bread dough
  5. 350 gbread flour
  6. 55 ggranulated white sugar
  7. 6 gsalt
  8. 5 ginstant yeast
  9. 125 mlwhole milk
  10. 1large egg
  11. 30 gbutter
  12. 33-66 g(4 - 8 tbsp) bread flour, add-on as much as needed
  13. → Filling
  14. 70 gbutter
  15. 8 clovesgarlic, minced
  16. 4dried red chili, chopped (optional)
  17. 1/4 tspdried parsley
  18. 1/8 tspground black pepper
  19. 1/4 tspsalt
  20. 85 gshredded mozzarella cheese
  21. → Topping
  22. 15 gshredded mozzarella cheese

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Https://youtu.be/UNPTY8W2MAU

  2. 2

    Tangzhong: with a wooden spoon, mix flour and water in a pan until there is no lump. Cook over medium-low heat and keep stirring to prevent sticking and burning. Remove from heat when the mixture gets thicker (some lines will show as we stir). Transfer into a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap sticking onto its surface and then set aside to cool.

  3. 3

    Bread dough: In a stand-mixer's bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Equip the mixer with a dough hook.

  4. 4

    In a separate bowl, combine milk, cooled tangzhong and egg. Mix and then add into the dry ingredients.

  5. 5

    Start mixing at the lowest speed then second speed. Frequently scrape the sides and bottoms of bowl with a silicone spatula. When it starts to become a dough, gradually add cubed butter in.

  6. 6

    The dough will become very sticky. Mix for about 8 minutes or so. During this mixing process, gradually add flour as much as needed and until the dough feels less sticky to the touch.

  7. 7

    Finish by kneading the dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead until it is smooth, elastic and not sticky. Round up the dough and place in an oil-greased and large bowl. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. Let sit for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.

  8. 8

    Filling: simply mix all ingredients until well-combined, except for the cheese.

  9. 9

    After the dough is doubled in size, punch out the air until it flattens. Transfer it onto a lightly floured surface and roll it into a 12 x 8 inches (30 x 20 cm) rectangle.

  10. 10

    Spread the butter filling onto the rectangle dough and sprinkle (85g) cheese on top.

  11. 11

    Cut evenly into 4 long strips. Then stack them up. Cut again into 4 even pieces.

  12. 12

    Transfer into a 9 x 6 inches (23 x 15 cm) loaf pan that has been buttered. Sprinkle (15g) cheese on top.

  13. 13

    Bake at 325°F / 160°C for 20 minutes then reduce to 300°F / 150°C and bake for 15 more minutes.

  14. 14

    Let cool on cooling rack for 5 minutes. Then run a silicone spatula along the inner sides of the pan to remove it.

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