Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe (No Kneading Required)
Ingredients:
For the Cheese Bread:
- 160ml Milk
- 4g (1 tbsp) Instant dry yeast
- 30g (3 tbsp) Sugar
- 200g (1 1/2 cups) Bread flour (Strong flour) or All-purpose flour
- 4g (1 tsp) Salt
- 25g (2 1/2 tbsp) Unsalted butter
- 160g Mozzarella cheese
- Milk (optional)
For the Garlic Sauce:
- 20g (2 tbsp) Unsalted butter
- 7g (1/2 tbsp) Minced garlic
- 15g (1 1/2 tbsp) Sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 tbsp dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 40g Mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
For the Cheese Bread:
- Warm 160ml of milk slightly and add 4g (1 tbsp) of instant dry yeast and 30g (3 tbsp) of sugar. Let it sit for a few minutes until it froths.
- In a large bowl, combine 200g of bread flour (or all-purpose flour) and 4g (1 tsp) of salt.
- Pour the yeast mixture into the flour and add 25g (2 1/2 tbsp) of unsalted butter. Mix until no flour is visible.
- Cover the bowl and ferment the dough in a warm place until it doubles in size (about 1 hour).
- Divide the dough into 16 pieces and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Flatten each dough piece, place a cube of Mozzarella cheese (about 10g) in the center, and seal the dough around it.
- Arrange the filled dough pieces in any size or shape you like.
- Let them rise again in a warm place for about 30 minutes. You can brush the tops with milk if desired.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (356°F).
- Bake the cheese-filled dough at 180°C (356°F) for 12 minutes until they turn golden brown.
For the Garlic Sauce:
- In a saucepan, melt 20g (2 tbsp) of unsalted butter.
- Add 7g (1/2 tbsp) of minced garlic and sauté briefly until fragrant.
- Stir in 15g (1 1/2 tbsp) of sugar (adjust to your liking), 1/2 tbsp of dried parsley, and 1/4 tsp of salt.
- Remove the sauce from heat and drizzle it over the baked cheese bread.
- Sprinkle 40g of Mozzarella cheese on top.
- Bake at 180°C (356°F) for an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Enjoy your cheesy garlic bread