Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread

This is another recipe that I found while browsing Pinterest.com. It caught my eye so of course I had to check it out. It originates from pastryaffair.com. This recipe does take a couple hours. You are making the bread so have a long rise time, then a short rise time right before baking. You will need to plan a little to be sure it will be ready if you are serving it with a meal.

I served mine with some spaghetti. It made the perfect side item. Mine though could have been called fall apart bread. When flipping and removing the pan it broke in a few places. When Corey came to the table I think he pulled off three or four pieces before he even had one bite of the spaghetti. Mine turned out a little dark so next time I will watch it a little better. There will for sure be a next time.

Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread

2 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/3 barely warm water
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp salt
3 1/2 cup all purpose (or bread) flour
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the yeast and water. Let sit 5 minutes until yeast is foamy. Mix in the olive oil, salt and flour. If you have a stand mixer, attach the dough hook and knead 5 to 6 minutes, or until elastic. If doing by hand, knead on a lightly floured surface until elastic, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Allow to rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until double in size. In a small bowl combine butter, garlic and parsley, set aside. Punch down dough. Tear off small pieces of dough, coat in the butter mixture, and place in the bottom of bundt pan. Repeat until you have one layer of dough balls. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese. Continue layering the dough balls and cheese until you have 3 layers. Cover with a clean towel and allow to sit until double in size, 20 to 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot with a side of marinara or tomato sauce.

**After dinner I wrapped the remainder for later. A quick 30 seconds in the microwave, just to warm. Served with a little spaghetti sauce as my evening snack.
**I think I will do this one again next week when I make lasagna.