Garlic Cheesy Bread
This is perfect for any occasion as an accompaniment or just by itself! This bread never disappoints.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 5 1/2 - 6 cups flour
- 4 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded
- 3/4 cup Garlic butter
- 1 Egg beaten
Instructions
- Combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy.
- Sift together flour and salt. Create a well in mixture
- Add oil and foamed up yeast mixture to your well. Stir well with spoon or fingers. Add small amounts of flour as needed.
- Knead dough until a soft, slightly sticky ball is formed which “bounces” back when prodded. Could take 10-15 minutes😉 hang in there!
- Place in a greased bowl and cover with seran wrap, towel, or both and let prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Beat down dough and form 24-32 even balls. 24 if you prefer thicker pieces of bread, 32 if you prefer thinner pieces.
- Using half the balls, flatten out each ball into a circle and spread garlic butter followed by mozzarella cheese on each. Stack them one at a time on top of each other, being careful not to smush them all together. (you’ll lose your pull apart factor)
- Carefully place the stacked rounds on their side into a large greased bread loaf pan. (Still being careful not to squish the layers together!)
- Follow the last 2 steps again for the 2nd half of the dough balls.
- Carefully brush the beaten egg on each loaf.
- Cover both loaves with seran wrap and let rise another 30 minutes.
- Remove seran wrap and bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes.
- Enjoy! It’s WONDERFUL right out of the oven!
Notes
For this recipe, I highly recommend my Garlic Butter!! It’s delicious and so easy to make!