Rustic Garlic Parmesan Herb Bread is a savory artisan style bread that anyone can make. This delicious and fragrant bread is the perfect complement to any meal. Enjoy!
Don’t you love those pretty bread loaves you see in the baskets at fancy grocery stores? You know the ones—they look like the work of a famous baker who has kept a secret family recipe that has been passed down for generations. This bread is one of those breads, except anyone can make it. The recipe is simple and the ingredients are ones you probably have in your pantry. The heady, fragrant herbs will fill your kitchen with the irresistible aroma of those beautiful, artisan loaves you’ve been eyeing at the store.
Savory herbs are mixed in with warm water and yeast to blend the flavors and activate the leavening. Then, the parmesan and flour are mixed in until the dough is formed. Bonus—no kneading necessary! Once the ingredients are combined and the dough has formed, the yeast will take over and do the rest of the work. So minus the rise times and the bake time, it only takes a few minutes to put this bread together. it’s so good, the longest part of making it is waiting a few minutes for it to cool before you can eat it.
Do I have to use a stand mixer for Rustic Garlic Parmesan Herb Bread?
No. This recipe is easy to mix up by hand—no kneading, just make sure the dough is formed.
How should I store the bread once it is made?
It would be surprising if your bread isn’t devoured immediately, but to store these lovely loaves, wrap tightly in tin foil and do not refrigerate. It should keep for up to 4 days.
Can I use fresh herbs in place of dried?
Yes, fresh herbs can also be used. To match up the strength of flavor, you should use about three times the amount of the dried herbs respectively. Make sure to mince the herbs really small so the flavors spread throughout the bread.
Flour Options:
We call for all-purpose flour in this recipe, but you can also use bread flour if desired.
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I have made this bread several times. It tastes wonderful and easy to make.
I rewatched this video this morning. Rachel, you taught me how to make bread back when the pandemic started. This makes me nostalgic as it was one of the first recipes I tried.
It also makes me a bit sad to see you more healthy and able. God bless you. You’ve taught me so much and this old cook thought she had it figured out 🙂
Made this 2 days ago tasted great but no real rise yeast was fine proofed and it foamed so this time added a 1/2 tablespoon more yeast already so much more rise on second rise now I think this time it will work better also if you are using minced garlic from jar check if it has citric acid a little will help yeast by a lot will kill rise so rinse that minced garlic it may solve rise problem as well
This was very easy to make and tastes great. I did use the mixer with a dough hook to knead it. I also doubled the garlic (I love garlic!!) and caramelized it in the olive oil before adding to the mix, yummy yummy yummy. I used the butter to grease the bowl to allow bread to rise so it had that butter flavor all around the crust. Enjoy folks.
I make bread regularly but this one was something new for me. The flavor of the herbs comes through in a taste amazingly. Easy bread for a first-timer to try to make
I used honey instead of sugar, switch 1/3 water for milk a dded 1/2 top of baking powder. Considering how strong the smell is coming off the dough and finished bread I thought the taste would be too strong. This bread came out so fluffy and moist add a little butter and its like eating Crack cocain…you can’t get enough.
Best and easiest bread recipe. My family’s favorite!!!
I’ve made this delicious bread several times now. I’ve made the entire recipe and I’ve halved it. The only things I do differently are this – I use about a tablespoon of the olive oil IN the bread, and I use a little less garlic. Sometimes I use bread flour, but not always. This recipe is fantastic and fool proof. My family loves this bread!
COME ON! I made this bread this afternoon and it tastes SO GOOD! Super easy instructions, and very easy to make. Yum!
Great recipe!!! So easy and I loved the fact you don’t have to knead and roll out. Thank you for sharing this!!