Description
Easy No-Knead Garlic Bread with crispy golden crust, fluffy airy interior, and rich buttery garlic flavor that tastes like bakery-style homemade bread.
Ingredients
For the Bread Dough:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups warm water
For the Garlic Butter:
4 tbsp butter melted
4 garlic cloves minced
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp olive oil
Optional:
Extra parsley for garnish
Parmesan cheese for topping
Instructions
1. In a large bowl mix flour, instant yeast, and salt together.
2. Pour in warm water and stir until sticky dough forms.
3. Cover bowl tightly and let dough rise at room temperature for 8–12 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
5. Place a Dutch oven with lid inside oven while preheating.
6. Mix melted butter, garlic, parsley, and olive oil in a small bowl.
7. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and shape gently into a round loaf.
8. Brush dough lightly with garlic butter mixture.
9. Carefully place dough into hot Dutch oven.
10. Cover with lid and bake for 30 minutes.
11. Remove lid and bake another 10–15 minutes until crust is deep golden brown.
12. Brush warm bread with remaining garlic butter.
13. Top with parsley or Parmesan if desired and serve warm.
Notes
Sticky dough is normal and helps create soft airy bread.
Do not over-handle the dough after rising.
Fresh garlic gives the best flavor.
Bread tastes best served warm right after baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 12mg