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Rosemary Pull-Apart Bread

Prep Time2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time2 hours 55 minutes
Course: Bread
Servings: 8
Author: Toni Anderson

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 3 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • pinch of dried basil
  • pinch of dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 ½ cups bread flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons yeast

For the Topping

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup Parmesan grated
  • ½ teaspoon dried rosemary

Instructions

  • Warm the olive oil and milk in a saucepan over very low heat until the liquid reaches 100 degrees. Remove from heat and place in mixer bowl.
  • Add salt, sugar, rosemary, basil, thyme, onion powder, and yeast. Blend well.
  • Add flour ½ cup at a time and mix until soft dough starts to form. Remove dough from bowl and turn onto floured surface.
  • Knead in remaining flour ¼ cup at a time until dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
  • Place dough in a well-oiled bowl. Cover and let rise in warm spot on counter for 1 hour or until doubled in volume.
  • Just before dough is completely risen, oil a 9 inch springform pan.
  • To prepare the topping, melt the butter. In a large bowl, combine the butter, Parmesan, and rosemary. Set aside.
  • Remove dough from bowl and stretch or roll out to knead out all air bubbles.
  • Cut dough into 4 equal chunks, then cut each of those chunks into 8 small cubes. Place these cubes in the butter mixture.
  • Toss the dough cubes around in the butter until all are coated. Place cubes in pan.
  • Cover again and let rise for 50 minutes.
  • Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove cover and bake bread for 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • Remove from pan onto a serving plate and enjoy!