Pull-Apart Garlic Bread

Total Time
Prep: 10 min. + rising Bake: 30 min.

Updated on Oct. 25, 2024

This pull-apart garlic bread is buttery, savory and all-around excellent. Plus, it's quite easy to make with premade dough.

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This buttery, flavorful pull-apart garlic bread is one of those side dishes that will steal the thunder from everything else on the table, even a fine entree. It’s so good that people will ask for seconds and thirds before they reach for anything else! It also happens to be incredibly easy to make. This pull-apart garlic bread recipe is a genius recipe that starts with frozen store-bought bread dough, so all you have to do is thaw it.

Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Ingredients

  • Premade dough: The real hack to this pull-apart garlic bread recipe is a thawed loaf of frozen white bread dough. It makes your job as a chef remarkably easy! Of course, if you prefer doing things from scratch, try making the dough from our country white bread recipe.
  • Butter: Use a 1/4 of a cup of melted butter, or maybe a bit more if you want things to be even tastier.
  • Dried parsley flakes: A tablespoon of dried parsley flakes lends flavor and a bit of color to this wonderful bread.
  • Garlic powder and garlic salt: Garlic powder and garlic salt combine to give the bread a savory character.

Directions

Step 1: Prepare the garlic butter mixture

Taste of Home Pull Apart Garlic Bread photo of the garlic butter mixture.ERIC KLEINBERG FOR TASTE OF HOME

In a small bowl, combine the butter, parsley, garlic powder and garlic salt.

Step 2: Coat the dough

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Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces and dip each into the butter mixture. Layer the coated dough pieces in a greased 9×5-inch loaf pan.

Step 3: Let it rise

Taste of Home Pull Apart Garlic Bread photo of the risen dough in a loaf pan.ERIC KLEINBERG FOR TASTE OF HOME

Cover the dough and let it rise until doubled, about one hour.

Step 4: Bake the garlic pull-apart bread

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Bake the garlic pull-apart bread at 350°F for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Taste of Home Pull Apart Garlic Bread photo of the finished recipe.ERIC KLEINBERG FOR TASTE OF HOME

Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Variations

  • Include pesto: Mix 1 tablespoon of pesto into the butter mixture to lend a fresh flavor to this buttery garlic bread.
  • Add spice: Sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes into the butter mixture to add a touch of heat.
  • Finish with cheese: Before baking the bread, sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese onto the dough. The cheesy finish will give the bread a nice crust on top.

How to Store Pull-Apart Garlic Bread

Leftover pull-apart garlic bread can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Can you freeze pull-apart garlic bread?

You can freeze bread like pull-apart garlic bread for up to three months. Wrap it tightly in foil and store it in a freezer-safe bag. Thaw it in the refrigerator overnight or reheat it from frozen in a 350° oven.

Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Tips

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Can you make garlic pull-apart bread in a pizza oven?

If you have an indoor pizza oven or outdoor pizza oven, feel free to use it to cook pull-apart garlic bread. Assemble the bread in an aluminum pan that’s approved for use in your pizza oven. Then, set the oven’s temperature to 350° and bake the bread as directed, keeping a close eye on it to ensure it doesn’t burn.

What should you serve with this pull-apart garlic bread recipe?

You can’t go wrong by serving garlic bread with new and traditional Italian recipes. Try pairing it with a hearty roasted meat like Italian pot roast and a crisp, refreshing salad.

Could you make pull-apart garlic bread with whole wheat dough?

You can use any kind of premade dough to make pull-apart garlic bread. Try using different recipes for homemade bread to experiment with different flavor profiles.

Watch How to Make Pull-Apart Garlic Bread

Pull-Apart Garlic Bread

Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 30 min
Yield 16 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 loaf (1 pound) frozen white bread dough, thawed

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, combine the butter, parsley, garlic powder and garlic salt. Cut dough into 1-in. pieces; dip into butter mixture. Layer in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
  2. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 104 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 215mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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People go wild over this golden, garlicky loaf whenever I serve it. There’s intense flavor in every bite. —Carol Shields, Summerville, Pennsylvania
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