Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread

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Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread makes a great appetizer for Super Bowl parties, family get-togethers, and movie nights. Here's how to make this easy, cheesy bread.

Prep Time43

Cook Time38

Rising Time1

Total Time2 21

Course: Appetizer, Bread, Comfort Food, Game Day, Super Bowl Food

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 510kcal

Author: Nancy Mock

Ingredients

24 ounces white bread dough, (about 1½ pounds)
¾ cup butter
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried parsley (or ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves, minced)
Nonstick spray or butter (to coat the pan)
8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into small pieces
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

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Instructions

Make the garlic butter:

In a medium sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat, until it begins to bubble.
Add in the minced garlic and cook it over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook just until the garlic is fragrant and turning translucent, about 2 minutes. Do not allow the garlic to brown.
Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the dried parsley and set the pan aside to let the butter mixture cool.

Prepare the bread dough:

Divide the bread dough in half. Roll out one portion of dough into a long rope. Cut or tear the rope into 1-inch portions, rolling each one into a ball.

Coat the dough balls:

Grease the inside of a Bundt pan or tube pan (a pan with a hole in the center) with butter or nonstick spray.
Pour the butter-garlic-parsley mixture into a large bowl. Add in the dough balls one at a time and make sure they get coated with butter on all sides.
Next, add in the fresh mozzarella pieces and shredded Parmesan cheese.
Use a large spoon or your hands to gently mix everything together, so that the cheeses are distributed throughout the dough balls and butter mixture.
Spoon all of the dough balls, cheeses, and butter mixture into the prepared Bundt pan. Move dough pieces around as needed so that there's an even layer in the pan.

Let the dough rise:

Place a piece of plastic wrap loosely over the top of the pan and place it in a warm place to rise for 30-45 minutes so that the dough can rise.

Bake:

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Remove the plastic from the top of the pan and place it the oven to bake for 30 minutes. The top of the bread should be lightly browned, and the internal temperature of the bread around 190°F.

Remove it from the pan:

Have ready a platter that has enough room to hold the bread and a lip to hold in any melted butter.
Remove the pan from the oven. Run a knife or plastic frosting spreader between the bread and pan to loosen it, including around the center column.
Place the platter upside down over the top of the bread pan. Use oven mitts: with a firm grip carefully flip over the bread pan and platter so that the bread can fall out onto the platter.
Serve the pull-apart bread immediately while warm.
Leftovers can be wrapped in plastic and store at room temperature for 1-2 days.

Notes

Make white bread dough in a bread machine set to the dough cycle, with a recipe like this one from King Arthur Baking Company.
You can also make dough by hand: allow it to have the first rise, then punch it down and proceed with the recipe.
Find bagged, pre-made dough at the store in a refrigerated case. Or, use frozen bread dough after thawing it completely in the fridge overnight.

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