Garlic Lover's Pull Apart Bread I Made It

Garlic Lover's Pull Apart Bread

pointsevenout 14 years ago
Recipe by Bikenigma: Garlic Lovers Pull Apart Bread/saved
Recipe makes two loaves. Only made half the recipe just in case something was amiss.
Good thing, because I had trouble with the first rise. I finally knocked it down when it barely passed the poke test.
Instead of waiting out a prolonged second rise, I converted it to a focaccia loaf.
Plenty of flavor in this loaf. Definitely a garlic lover's loaf.
I like the heavy slathering on of a buttered herb mixture when the loaf pops out of the oven.
Focaccia turned out well. Will have to make this one again and try and figure out what went wrong.
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frankieanne 14 years ago said:

I wonder if a tablespoon of garlic salt is a bit much for a package of yeast to deal with. Seems like too much salt.

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pointsevenout 14 years ago said:

Good catch. Might just very well be so. I was more keyed on halving everything than eyeballing the recipe for obvious errors.

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keni 14 years ago said:

the salt should be okay...this recipe appears to be based on an old KA recipe... her additions are the crushed garlic, garlic powder, Italian seasonings and the topping...so, I don't think salt is the culprit based on successes with the other recipe...

hmmmmm......

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pointsevenout 14 years ago said:

Made this again and hand kneaded this time instead of using a food processor.
Still had a prolonged rise time. Didn't change the recipe ingredient amounts at all. Trying to eliminate a food processor caused problem.
Two hours on first rise and two hours on second rise. Made it in a standard loaf this time instead of the focaccia form the first time. Thirty minutes bake time yielded a darker than golden brown crust and a denser than standard bread flesh. Dough ball while kneading is stiffer than standard dough. Will cut salt by half next time I make this. Posted pics on recipe.

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