Garlic and Herb Bread

Name: Garlic and Herb Bread
Prep time: 6 h 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 6 h 55 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 4 cups Bread flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast; 1 1/2 cup warm water; 1 tbsp chopped thyme; 1 bulb roasted garlic; olive oil

11 steps

Prep:6h 15minCook:40min

This is a very easy garlic and herb bread made in a dutch oven. With just a few ingredients, you will have a delicious, crusty loaf of bread. The bread is mixed and kneaded in a KitchenAid stand mixer and is cooked in a Tramontina enameled dutch oven. You can use a raw cast iron dutch oven as well. The dutch oven gives it that crust on the outside leaving it soft on the inside.

Updated at: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:15:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

273

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2014 kcal (101%)

Total Fat30 g (43%)

Carbs366.6 g (141%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein62.6 g (125%)

Sodium2588.4 mg (129%)

Fiber13.3 g (48%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

4 cupsbread flour

1 tspsalt

1 ½ tspactive dry yeast

1 ½ cupwater

warm

1 Tbspthyme

chopped

1 bulbroasted garlic

olive oil

Instructions

Prepare dough

Step 1

add flour to the mixing bowl, add salt and yeast on opposite sides of the bowl

Bowl

bread flour4 cups

salt1 tsp

active dry yeast1 ½ tsp

Step 2

Start to pour 110 degree warm water into the bowl and turn on the mixer. Mix for 5-10 minutes. If the dough looks dry, add 1 tbsp at a time of water until the dough comes together.

MixerMix

water1 ½ cup

Step 3

add the thyme and the roasted garlic and mix until the dough and all ingredients have come together. Add water or flour as needed.

thyme1 Tbsp

Step 4

The dough will be ready once it reaches a stiff ball state. Turn off the mixer and take out the dough, dust flour on a surface and knead the dough by folding it over on itself 8 timers.

Proofing and baking the loaf

Step 5

Place the dough in a proofing container and let it rise at room temperature for 2-5 hours. Make sure it doubles in size.

Step 6

After it has doubled in size, punch the dough and roll the dough onto a floured surface. Knead the dough to bring it together and get the air out. Shape it into desired loaf shape.

Step 7

Place parchment paper or silicone liner in a dutch oven and place the dough ball on it to let it rise for another hour at room temperature.

Dutch Oven

Step 8

After the dough has risen, score some lines on the bread to help it rise in the oven. Be creative. Let it rise for another 15 minutes. Start to pre-heat the oven at 450 degrees