Garlic Pull Apart Bread
Balls of pizza dough tossed in garlic butter and parsley, baked in a loaf tin and torn apart at the table.
Don't Make These Mistakes
Coat every ball in the butter.
Pack the tin snugly.
If your oven runs hot, check at 20 minutes.
Serve it hot, straight from the tin.
How to Make Garlic Pull Apart Bread
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Heat the oven to 190°C / 375°F and line a 23 cm loaf tin. Cut the dough into 24 pieces and roll each into a ball.
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Mix the butter, garlic, parsley and salt. Toss the dough balls in the butter until coated.
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Pack the balls into the tin, scattering the mozzarella between the layers.
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Bake for 25 minutes until deep gold. Brush with any remaining butter and serve hot.
What's Going On Here
Garlic bread for a crowd, without a loaf to slice. A table of eight reaches in and tears off a piece, so nobody needs a knife.
Start with 500 g of ready-made pizza dough, cut into 24 pieces and rolled into balls. Each ball gets coated in garlic butter, so the garlic reaches every layer instead of only the top. Use melted butter, not cold, so it coats evenly.
Stir the crushed garlic and parsley into the butter and toss the balls until each is glossy. Pack them snugly in a lined loaf tin, because they rise into each other and form the layers you pull apart.
Bake at 190°C for 25 minutes. If your oven runs hot, check at 20 minutes. The top should be deep gold and the gaps between the balls cooked through. Brush any butter left in the bowl over the top. Set the loaf tin on the table with a stack of napkins and let everyone tear off their own.
Storage and Reheating
Best hot. Keeps in the fridge for 2 days and reheats in a 160°C oven for 10 minutes.
Ingredient Swaps
- An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the usual stand-in when you are out of fresh garlic — it will not caramelise the same way, but it carries the flavour.
Good With
- Marinara sauce
- Green salad
- Tomato soup
- Cold lager
Still Wondering?
How long does Garlic Pull Apart Bread take to make?
About 40 minutes in total — 15 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 8.
What are the key tips for making Garlic Pull Apart Bread?
Coat every ball in the butter. Pack the tin snugly. If your oven runs hot, check at 20 minutes. Serve it hot, straight from the tin.
What should I serve with Garlic Pull Apart Bread?
Marinara sauce; Green salad; Tomato soup; Cold lager.
How should Garlic Pull Apart Bread be stored?
Best hot. Keeps in the fridge for 2 days and reheats in a 160°C oven for 10 minutes.
Is Garlic Pull Apart Bread suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian and no added sugar. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Garlic Pull Apart Bread?
About 281 kcal per serving, with 9 g protein, 32 g carbohydrate and 13 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
What's in a Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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