Garlic Pull-apart Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 -7 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons garlic salt, divided
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

Recipe

• 1 place 5c flour, sugar, 1 tbs garlic salt, and yeast in mixer bowl. attach bowl and dough hook to mixer. turn to speed 2 and mix 15 seconds. combine water, milk and 1/4c butter in a small saucepan. heat over low heat until very warm.
• 2 turn to speed 2 and gradually add warm liquid to flour mixture, about 30 seconds. mix 1 minute longer. continuing on speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2c at a time, until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl. knead on speed 2 for 2 minutes longer.
• 3 place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. cover; let rise in warm place, free from draft, until double in size (about 1 hr).
• 4 punch dough down and divide in half. roll one half into 12x8x1/4 inch rectangle.
• 5 melt remaining butter and mix with remaining salt. brush dough with mixture.
• 6 cut dough into four equal 8x3 inch strips . stack strips and cut into four equal 3x2 inch strips. place pieces on edge of greased loaf pan so strips form a row down lenght of pan. repeat with remaining dough.
• 7 cover; let rise in warm place free from draft. (about 1 hour).
• 8 bake at 400°f for 30-35 minutes.
• 9 remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.