Easy Homemade Garlic Bread

A loaf of homemade garlic bread with a single slice on a cutting board.

Forget about store bought garlic bread and make your own! This easy garlic bread recipe is sure to have you eating delicious homemade garlicky goodness in time for dinner.

Course bread

Cuisine American

Keyword bread

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 35

Rising time 1

Servings

Calories 236kcal

Author Jenn

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon dry yeast
3 cloves garlic minced
8 tablespoons butter
½ tablespoon salt
6 tablespoons fresh parsley use less if you're using dried parsley instead of fresh.

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl mix dry ingredients together: flour, yeast, and salt.
Add buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of butter. Mix everything using a spatula until you form a small ball of dough. You may need to use a whisk, fork, or a couple of knives to work the butter into the rest of the ingredients.
Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover it with plastic wrap or a warm, damp kitchen towel. Set it aside somewhere warm for about 1 hour. A sunny window on a warm day is fine. If your kitchen is cold, you can heat your oven to 200 degrees, then switch it off. Let the dough rise in the warm oven.
While the dough is rising, in a separate bowl, combine the remaining butter, freshly minced garlic, and parsley.
Once the dough has doubled in size, transfer it to a flour-sprinkled surface. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a 16x10-inch rectangle.
Transfer the herbed butter mixture onto the dough and use a fork or knife to spread it evenly.
Roll the dough into a log.
Slice the dough log in half vertically as shown in the picture.
Twist the bread dough together as shown in the picture.
Coil the rope like a snake, then coil one side of the rope in the opposite direction (see picture in the post). Top with herbs if desired. Transfer the dough to a medium-sized loaf pan.
Bake for 35 minutes at 350°F.
Cool before slicing and serving.

Notes

Ingredient Notes

Flour - Use self-rising flour to save a step when making this garlic bread. If you prefer to use all-purpose flour, you'll need to mix baking soda, baking powder, and possibly extra salt into the flour before it's ready to use.

Buttermilk - Here's a trick if you are out of buttermilk. Just add either white vinegar or lemon juice to whole milk. Use a ratio of one tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice per cup of milk. Allow the mixture to stand at room temp for 5-10 minutes or until thickened.

Yeast - Active dry yeast is what you want, not the quick-rise version.

Garlic - Use fresh garlic, jarred garlic, or garlic paste instead of using garlic salt or garlic powder. You'll be glad you did once you take a bite!

Butter - Use real butter instead of margarine for the best results.

Herbs - You can use parsley, oregano, basil, or Italian seasoning in this garlic bread recipe.

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