GARLIC PULL-APART BREAD

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I got this recipe from a Kitchenaid cookbook. It is very very good. This is also the first bread I've ever made!!!! I added couple more things to the recipe; for example I added garlic powder and I also added pressed garlic into the butter along with some italian herb blend. The recipe is posted as it is in the book. Since it yields two loaves, I froze 1.5 of it.

Provided by l0ve2c00k

Time 3h

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

6 -7 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons garlic salt, divided
2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

Steps:

Place 5C flour, sugar, 1 tbs garlic salt, and yeast in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and dough hook to mixer. Turn to speed 2 and mix 15 seconds. Combine water, milk and 1/4C butter in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until very warm.
Turn to speed 2 and gradually add warm liquid to flour mixture, about 30 seconds. Mix 1 minute longer. Continuing on speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2C at a time, until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl. Knead on speed 2 for 2 minutes longer.
Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place, free from draft, until double in size (about 1 hr).
Punch dough down and divide in half. Roll one half into 12x8x1/4 inch rectangle.
Melt remaining butter and mix with remaining salt. Brush dough with mixture.
Cut dough into four equal 8x3 inch strips . Stack strips and cut into four equal 3x2 inch strips. Place pieces on edge of greased loaf pan so strips form a row down lenght of pan. Repeat with remaining dough.
Cover; let rise in warm place free from draft. (about 1 hour).
Bake at 400°F for 30-35 minutes.
Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1905, Fat 52.3, SaturatedFat 31.2, Cholesterol 130.6, Sodium 371.4, Carbohydrate 310.6, Fiber 11.6, Sugar 19.9, Protein 43.9