Garlic bread step-by-step recipe with photos.
About this recipe
Garlic breadsticks are easy to make breadsticks topped with garlic, aromatic herbs, and loads of cheese. They are great appetisers, but pair them with tomato soup for a perfect dinner option. There are several ways of making it. For example, take store-bought bread, smear the garlic butter mixture over it, topping it with cheese, and grilling it. But making the bread itself from scratch is easier than you think and there is nothing that can match freshly baked bread.
I add fresh basil to the garlic butter mixture and it adds a beautiful aroma to it. You may replace it with the herb of your choice including coriander leaves. Also, the amount of cheese you add can be altered as per your liking. I make it cheesier mainly because my daughter loves the cheese strings when I cut the bread. You may even add some chilli flakes to the garlic butter, but I skip it to suit the taste of my little one. With so many options to tweak the taste, this one is definitely not to be missed. Do try it and let me know your feedback.
Pair it with tomato soup for a delicious and complete meal.
Step by step instructions
1. Add sugar and yeast to warm milk
2. Add this to the flour along with the rest of the ingredients. Knead it well and let it rest
3. Dough after resting
4. Combine butter, garlic, mixed herbs, and basil leaves
5. Spread the dough onto a baking tray in an oval shape
6. Spread the butter mixture all over it
7. Top it with mozzarella cheese
8. Bake in a preheated oven, then grill until the top becomes golden
9. Slice using a pizza cutter or sharp knife
Recipe card
Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup water approximately
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 3-4 tablespoon butter at room temperature
- 3-4 cloves garlic grated
- 1 tablespoon Italian herbs
- A few basil leaves roughly chopped (optional)
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese you may increase or decrease it as per your liking
Instructions
- Heat the milk until it is warm. Add yeast and sugar and mix well. Let it sit for 5-6 minutes until it becomes frothy
- In a large bowl, mix flour and salt together. Add oil and milk-yeast mixture
- Gradually add water and combine the dough
- Transfer onto a flat surface and knead it until the dough is soft, smooth and pliable (8-10 minutes)
- Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and let it rest in a warm place for about 1 hour. The dough will be almost double in size after resting
- In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic, mixed herbs, and basil leaves
- Preheat oven at 180 C (360 F)
- Once the dough is rested, punch it to remove the trapped air. Knead again for 2-3 minutes
- Spread the dough onto a baking tray in an oval shape
- Spread the butter mixture all over it. Top it with mozzarella cheese
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes
- Turn the oven to grill mode and bake it for another 2-3 minutes until the top becomes golden and starts to bubble. Keep a close watch at this stage as it tends to burn quickly
- Take it out of the oven once done, slice and serve
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