Easy savoury bread with garlic, herbs and cheese

Baking is one of those hands-on skills that is always fun, especially when you get to the final result and there’s nothing left because everybody had a lot of it. Garlic bread is one of those treats that everybody loves in any form. This easy savoury bread with garlic, herbs and cheese reminds you of the parties you’ve had before and the memories you’re about to make. One of the best parts of this recipe is going to be that you don’t need to make your own bread dough if you don’t want to.

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Easy savoury bread suggestions

The fun happens when you can just jump into the recipe with some creativity. You can use the herbs of your choice, as well as the cheese and amount of garlic you want. Add some onions the the mixture after caramelizing them with the garlic for an extra treat. When the bread comes out of the oven, you can also brush it with some garlic butter and let it sink into the bread as it cools. The choices are for you to make something fantastic.

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If you want to surprise your family with something tasty, embrace the best times of your life with an easy savoury bread with garlic and herbs.

Last updated on 27 June 2023

Easy savoury bread recipe

5 from 3 votes

Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: SidesCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

This easy home-made bread is made all the more special with a generous dab of fresh farm butter.

Ingredients

• 1 kg 1 store-bought ready-made dough

• 1 1 chopped onion

• 1 tsp 1 crushed garlic

• salt

• pepper

• 10 ml 10 oil

• 1 cup 1 grated cheese (optional)

• 15 ml 15 melted butter

• 1 tsp 1 dried mixed herbs

Method

• In a saucepan, heat the butter. Fry the onion, garlic and herbs. Season to taste.
• Flatten the dough to about an even thickness of 2cm. Spread the fried onion mix in the middle of the dough. Add the cheese. Fold over left to right to ensure the mix is in the middle of the dough. Shape the dough to fit in your greased bread pan, keeping the folded side at the bottom.
• Cover the dough with a cloth and leave in a warm place to rise. The dough should double in size, approximately 20 minutes. If the room is cool, it will take longer.
• In a pre-heated oven of 160°C, bake the bread to light brown colour. If it sounds hollow when you tap it underneath then it is ready.
• Brush butter over the warm bread to give it a gloss.

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