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Garlic herb bread

Recipe for garlic herb bread
The best bread with garlic and plenty of herbs. It's easy to make, and it's the perfect accompaniment to barbecues. Garlic bread is something the whole family loves, and you can use the herbs you like best or the ones you have in the garden.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rising 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Danish
Servings 1 bread
Calories 1183 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dough:

  • 2 dl milk
  • 25 g fresh yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 325 g all purpose flour

Garlic/Herb Butter:

  • 80 g butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 dl herbs mixed

Instructions
 

Dough:

  • Warm the milk slightly in the microwave until it is lukewarm.
    2 dl milk
  • Dissolve the yeast in the milk and add salt and sugar.
    25 g fresh yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar
  • Gradually add the wheat flour while kneading the dough in a stand mixer. Knead for about 10-15 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
    325 g all purpose flour
  • Let the dough rise in a warm place for 30 minutes while you proceed with the garlic/herb butter.

Garlic/Herb Butter:

  • Put butter, chopped herbs, and minced garlic in a bowl. Mix them together with a fork until you have a smooth garlic butter.
    80 g butter, 2 cloves garlic, 1 dl herbs

Shaping the Bread:

  • Once the dough has risen for 30 minutes, roll it out into a rectangle, about ½ cm thick.
    dough rolled out to a rectangular shape
  • Spread the garlic/herb butter evenly over the dough.
    dough rectangle with garlic herb butter
  • Roll the dough from the short side into a log.
    rolled up dough
  • Cut the log in half, but leave it attached at one end.
    cut it over
  • Twist the two ends together, with the openings in the dough facing upward. Press the ends together firmly.
    how to twist a garlic bread
  • Cover the bread with a kitchen towel and let it rise again in a warm place for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees Celsius normal heat(437 degrees Fahrenheit) during this time.
  • Bake your garlic bread in the oven at 225 degrees Celsius (437 degrees Fahrenheit) for about 15-18 minutes.
  • Serve warm or cooled.

Nutrition

Serving: 1breadCalories: 1183kcalCarbohydrates: 248gProtein: 34gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 9gSugar: 1gCalcium: 49mgIron: 15mg
Keyword Garlic bread with herbs, Garlic herb bread, Herb bread
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