Twisted Garlic Bread

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5 from 2 votes

Warm, twisted garlic bread makes any meal complete. But when that garlic bread is homemade, and twisted with herbed compound butter, it's simply irresistible.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

bulk rising1

Total Time1 45

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

Ingredients

Herb Bread Dough

2 cup flour
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon butter softened

Compound Garlic & Herb Butter

8 tablespoon butter softened
3 cloves garlic minced
1 cup parsley fresh, minced

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Instructions

In a medium bowl mix the flour, yeast, and salt together.
2 cup flour, 1 tablespoon active dry yeast, 1 teaspoon salt
Add the buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of the butter and mix until until dough forms a ball. Cover and set aside in a warm location until doubled in size.
1 cup buttermilk, 1 tablespoon butter
When the dough has doubled, transfer it to a flat work surface. Sprinkle with flour and roll out to a 16" x 10" rectangle.
In a separate bowl, combine the softened butter, fresh minced garlic and minced parsley.
8 tablespoon butter, 3 cloves garlic, 1 cup parsley
Spread the compound garlic and parsley butter over the rolled out bread dough.
Roll the buttered dough up along the 16" inch side to form a log.
Using a sharp knife, cut the rolled up dough log down the middle of the log.
Gently twist the two dough strands to form a rope and shape into a figure 8.
Place in a prepared 9" x 5" loaf pan, and bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

Notes

For a more intense garlic flavor, roast the garlic cloves before mincing them.
If you don't have fresh parsley, you can use dried parsley flakes.
If you don't have time to make the herbed compound butter, you can use store-bought garlic butter.
You can also use frozen bread dough from the grocery store.

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