Do you find baking bread as therapeutic as I do? This labor of love brings people together to eat and share. As a bonus, it will make your house smell amazing. It’s no wonder I have so many bread recipes here on my blog. This particular recipe is one of my favorites, hands down. It’s super easy, and each pillowy roll bursts with that irresistible garlic bread flavor. Plus, garlic pull-apart bread is fun to share and goes great with just about any meal. It’s sure to become your new go-to bread, folks! 😋
Recipe Ingredients
How to Make Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Rolls
The Dough
Activate the Yeast – Mix warm water and yeast in a standing mixer or large bowl. Let it rest until the yeast dissolves (about 5 minutes).Liquid Ingredients – Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine milk, melted butter, sugar, salt, garlic powder, and minced rosemary. Stir until everything is well-mixed.Combine – Next, pour the milk mixture into the yeast mixture and mix thoroughly.Flour – Add about 3 1/4 cups of flour and continue mixing dough.Knead – Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Knead for about 6-8 minutes or until the dough is nice and smooth.Rise – Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the dough. Cover loosely with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place for 1½ to 2 hours or until doubled.
The Rolls
Form Rolls – Punch the dough down and place it on a clean flat surface or board. Next, divide the dough into 20-24 pieces, and roll to form even balls.Grease and Wait – As you roll each ball of dough, place it into a greased 9×13-inch pan or baking sheet. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes or until the rolls double in size.Bake – Finally, brush the rolls with egg wash. Bake rolls at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.Garlic Butter – For the Garlic butter, mix the melted butter with the parsley leaves and minced garlic.Brush the Rolls – Remove rolls from the oven, immediately brush with garlic butter, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.Melt Cheese – Finally, put them back in the oven for 5 minutes for the cheese to melt.Serve – Remove the rolls from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving.
Recipe Variations
Tips and Tricks
Make-Ahead Instructions
Let’s be real; baked bread is best fresh out of the oven. But you can bake this bread the day before you want to serve it. Just store it on the countertop in an airtight container. You can also freeze these rolls for three months. Then, for best results, thaw them out on the counter for about 30 minutes before reheating. Or you can let the rolls rise, then partially bake them before freezing. Thaw in the fridge overnight and finish baking them for a fresh-from-the-oven treat.
Serving and Storage Instructions
Serve these rolls hot, and it will be unlikely you will have any leftovers! It’s hard to say no to fresh-from-the-oven bread. 😅 If you end up with leftovers somehow, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days, no longer. Alternatively, you can freeze leftover rolls to save them for later. To reheat frozen garlic bread rolls, thaw them out and pop them in a 350℉/177℃ oven for about 10 minutes. You could also reheat individual rolls in the air fryer at 350℉/177℃ for a couple of minutes. A microwave is an option, but it tends to toughen the bread.
What to Serve With Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Rolls
Um, everything. 😆 But here are my top suggestions: Firstly, soups! Try this bread when you make broccoli cheese soup, French onion soup, or cream of mushroom soup. Or you could serve it with your family’s favorite pasta like baked ziti or beef stroganoff. Pull-apart garlic bread is also great for dipping, so consider serving it with some kind of sauce. I like to eat it with roasted red pepper sauce or even homemade pizza sauce, which has that lovely marinara tang.
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Conclusion
If you haven’t tried this recipe yet, go for it! But be warned, if you let your friends try it, they’re going to ask you to make it again and again and again. 😜 What did your family of this recipe? Let me know below in the comments.🤩
Watch How to Make It
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