Pull-Apart Garlic Butter Bread Wreath

good for potlucks

Pull-Apart Garlic Butter Bread Wreath

Adapted from: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/pull-apart-garlic-butter-bread-wreath/

Ingredients

  • 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus more if needed)
  • 2 packets instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup warm whole milk
  • 2/3 cup warm heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, at room temperature
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, grated, use to your taste
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, sage or oregano
  • flaky sea salt, and fresh thyme, for topping

Instructions

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the flour, yeast, and salt.
  2. Add the warm milk, warm heavy cream, honey, the egg, and 2 tablespoons butter.
  3. Using the dough hook, mix until the flour is completely incorporated, about 4-5 minutes. If the dough seems sticky, add the remaining 1/4 cup of flour.
  4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  5. To make the garlic butter. Combine 1 stick butter, garlic, parmesan, parsley, sage, and a pinch of salt together in a small bowl.
  6. Transfer the dough to a work surface and cut into 4 equal pieces.
  7. Working with 1 dough piece at a time, roll into a large rectangle (roughly 14x10 inches) on a lightly floured surface.
  8. Spread 1/4th of the garlic butter over the dough, then cut lengthwise into 3 strips.
  9. Cut the strips crosswise into 4 strips each, making 12 squares.
  10. Stack all 12 dough squares, 1 on top of the other.
  11. Repeat with remaining 3 dough pieces and remaining garlic butter.
  12. Arrange stacks in a lightly buttered tube/bundt pan, standing up like little books, allowing gaps between dough pieces.
  13. Cover the pan with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until the dough almost reaches the top, about 1 hour.
  14. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  15. Transfer to the oven and bake until the bread is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
  16. Let stand in the pan 5 minutes, then carefully remove.
  17. Brush with additional melted butter, if desired, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.