Garlic Bubble Loaf

Name: Garlic Bubble Loaf
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2 loaves (12 servings each).
Ingredients: 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast; 1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°); 2 cups warm whole milk (110° to 115°); 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon shortening; 2 teaspoons salt; 6-1/4 to 6-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes; 2 teaspoons garlic powder

I tweaked my friend's family recipe for pull-apart rolls, and here's the result. This homemade garlic bread loaf is a must for your next pasta night, when everyone will have fun pulling off each rich and buttery piece. —Lynn Nichols, Bartlett, Nebraska

Ingredients

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
2 cups warm whole milk (110° to 115°)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon shortening
2 teaspoons salt
6-1/4 to 6-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
2 teaspoons garlic powder

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, sugar, shortening, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out on a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into fourths. Divide each portion into 12 pieces. In a shallow bowl, combine the butter, parsley and garlic powder. Shape each piece into a ball; dip in the butter mixture. Place in 2 grease 9x5-in. loaf pan. Pour any remaining butter mixture over dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Bake at 375° until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

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Nutrition Facts

2 pieces : 176 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 237mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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germanycook

May 7, 2015

Gorgeous recipe! The bread was so delicious. I did it in a tube pan and it worked perfectly!
carolanne1210

Apr 8, 2015

Delicious! The only change I made was to put fresh garlic through a press and use it instead of garlic powder. Yum!
relaxitsekindc

Sep 25, 2014

I just made this last night and everyone loved it. Next time I would change out the garlic powder for garlic salt. And, I didn't have any butter left to top the loaves, so I would heat up a little more and spread over the top. Also served with marina sauce for an appetizer.
laurakapocsi

Aug 17, 2014

this was a hit at the dinner table with my pasta pizza dinner,
SarahV1

Feb 23, 2014

VERY TASTY - BUT I' have made this 3 times thus far & it hasn't come out slicable yet. Each one of the "balls" comes off the loaf like "monkey bread"- granted, baking is not my forte - so what am I doing wrong??
HotMamaJones

Feb 23, 2014

This was a great bread recipe although it does take a lot of time to assemble. I did find that 24 balls per loaf was a bit too much. I would make the same size balls (24 per loaf) but use 18 in each loaf pan and the 12 left over in a smaller loaf pan. Wonderful flavor and my guests raved about it asking for the recipe. I froze one loaf to enjoy later. Oh, I did not have garlic powder so put 3 cloves of garlic through a a press and used that along with fresh parsley which I chopped up fine.
Shafqat

Feb 8, 2014

Tasty
Cnjmystic

Feb 7, 2014

I tried it and when I sliced it, it looked like regular bread except for the smell-(smells garlicky without the taste. Not garlicky enuf. Its a good looking bread unsliced. Otherwise its just bread.
Toonietoad

Feb 4, 2014

Bezzianne I was trying to figure out how to make with already made dough and you solved my problem of how to make it taste great by putting garlic in the butter! How many rolls did you use to make it? I love Rhodes rolls and plan to use those instead of by scratch. I have trouble with my arm due to lymphadema and knew I could not go thru the mixing and kneading.Thanks Lynn Nichols for great recipe!!!
SHOK

Feb 4, 2014

Got a question--could this not be done in the breadmaker until you are ready for the punching down and shaping steps? Think I will try it and see. BTW, it sounds delicious!