Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread

Each section of this warm, chewy-crisp bread is stuffed with gooey mozzarella cheese and laced with satiny garlic butter.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Keyword cheesy garlic bread, frozen bread dough, garlic bread, pull apart bread recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Rising Time 45

Total Time 1 25

Servings

Calories 346kcal

1 loaf Rhodes Thaw Rise & Bake White Bread, thawed overnight in the refrigerator (or for at least 8 hours in the fridge)
5 tablespoons butter melted
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Chopped fresh parsley optional

Coat a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or a thin layer of butter or olive oil.
In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Mix well.
Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and press each piece into a 4-inch circle (the circles don't have to be perfectly round).
Brush all but about 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture over the 12 pieces of dough (just the top side). Top the butter with the cheese. Fold over the dough, as if making a taco. Pinch around the top of the "taco" to seal the edges (it's OK if it's not sealed completely; it will come together as the dough rises).
Arrange the "tacos" in the pan, open-side-up. You will have to squish them together in the pan as you line them up. Brush the remaining melted butter mixture over top.
Cover with plastic wrap or foil and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Uncover the bread and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool the bread in the pan, on a wire rack, for 5 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan, garnish with parsley (if using) and serve warm.