Cheesy garlic bread

Cheesy garlic bread

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Cooking time

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 30 mins Plus rising

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Cuts into 12 squares

This goes with so many family dishes, such as chilli con carne, soups, salads and barbecues

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Vegetarian
Nutrition info

Nutrition per square

kcalories
215
protein
7g
carbs
33g
fat
7g
saturates
3g
fibre
1g
sugar
2g
salt
0.61g

Ingredients

  • 500g strong white bread flour
  • 7g sachet/1½ tsp fast-action yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 25g soft butter
  • 100g mature cheddar, grated
  • handful thyme leaves

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Method

  1. Measure the flour, yeast and salt into a large bowl. Mix 300ml hand-hot water with the oil and honey in a jug, then pour into the dry mix, stirring all the time to make a soft dough.
  2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, then knead for 5 mins until the dough no longer feels sticky, sprinkling with a little more flour as you need it. Now stretch it to fit the Swiss roll tin.
  3. Mix the garlic with the butter, then dot over the dough. Sprinkle over the cheese and snip over the thyme. Cover the bread with lightly oiled cling film, then leave in a warm place to rise for 40 mins.
  4. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Remove the cling film, then bake the bread for 30 mins until golden and risen. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then cut into 12 pieces and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009

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joocridland's picture
5

Love this recipe, made it a number of times and the kids love it with lasagna. I use a bit more garlic and make sure I oil then flour the baking tray so it slides out easily. I also freeze the leftovers, a quick warm through in the oven and it's ready to mop up a bowl of homemade soup. Delicious :)

kelly1313's picture
5

I have made this a few times and everyone loves it! I split it into 2 baking trays as I thought it was too doughy but maybe my trays are too small! Even lovely to eat the next day

bowdenei's picture
5

I have made this quite a few times and it goes down very well. HOWEVER I always have to put a baking tray underneath as the butter tends to drip over the edge. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

sonya80's picture

Really easy recipe, smelt amazing in the oven and tasted lovely. Lovely soft fluffy bread inside and crust outside. Added two chopped green chillies to the top and used less cheese - about 60g plus 4 cloves of garlic. Baked in a stoneware shallow tray about 20 x 30 x 2 cm and sprayed with a small amount of sunflower oil.

rgmdh1nd's picture
5

This was fantastic! Never again will I buy the horrid supermarket garlic bread. Makes plenty too.

xpinkiix's picture
5

Won't be buying garlic bread again this was great but second time i added more garlic and it was even better so easy and so tasty.

lyncha1's picture
5

Really tasty bread & my 4yr old loved kneading the dough, dotting the butter and sprinkling the cheese. Will make this a lot.

lmouat's picture
2

An excellent recipe. Normally my attempt at making any kind of bread flops big time but this didn't! We all loved it so much. It was nice and light and it rose really well. Just one little thing though, I would have preferred a bit more salt in the mixture next time....fabby!

rhio999's picture
5

My first time making bread and it turned out really yummy. I used 4 cloves of garlic and kneaded for 10mins. The smell is amazing!

edonea's picture
5

I've made this a few times now and the family love it and now keep asking me to make it again. Quick and easy recipe with great results. I have also been using basil leaves just pushed into the top of the dough before rising and it's equally delicious.

minibaker123's picture

In the oven now I only put cheese on half because my brother doesn't like it I also had no thyme so put rosemary on top instead the family are having it with ribs tonight I'll let you know the verdict :)

lulupie's picture

Tried this recipe for the first time last week and everyone loved it, so much so am just waiting for my second batch to prove. I've added 10g of parmasan to this one as the other was a little too dense flavoured

misskae's picture

I made this bread today and put the flour, salt and yeast in, rubbed in 20g butter and added the garlic and cheese then put in water and honey, didn't bother with oil. Poked some rosemary in the top and it was delicious!!!!

joanna_kelly3's picture
5

Great stuff! First time I've made bread without a machine and it worked a treat! I'm sure you could change it around - add different cheeses, put the garlic into the dough etc. But an easy recipe to follow and a delicious outcome!

zoethackrah's picture
5

Brilliant quick bread receipe. Made it a few weeks ago, husband and 4 kids loved it and are asking for more to be made.

peanut's picture

Has anyone tried freezing the dough before baking, if so at what stage did you do so? Many thanks

skidude's picture
5

Wow, I love this recipe... it's so much easier than I thought it would be! I added more garlic and cheese (as others suggested) and it turned out great. Will definitely bake again :)

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