Roasted Garlic French Bread
I made this roasted garlic French bread because I loved the crusty French bread recipe so much that I couldn’t wait to make it again. I decided to halve the recipe this time (to make only one large loaf) and I added a head of roasted garlic to the mixture. This bread turned out just as delicious as regular French bread but with a really nice roasted garlic flavor. I may add another head of garlic for an even stronger garlic flavor the next time I make it. I can’t tell you how good this bread smelled while baking. This roasted garlic French bread was a huge hit with my family and perfectly delicious smothered in butter fresh from the oven.
How to Make Roasted Garlic French Bread
Prepare the (click here for the recipe)
Place all dough ingredients (through yeast) in the bread machine in the order listed. When you put the roasted garlic in, sprinkle it around the edges of the flour. Put the yeast in a well in the center of the flour. Select the dough cycle and press start.
Remove the dough and place it on a floured surface and knead for 1 minute.
Roll the dough into a rectangle. Roll up jelly-roll fashion and pinch the seam together. Tuck the ends underneath. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place the bread on the prepared baking sheet; cover and let rise until it doubles in size, about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Carefully make several evenly placed diagonal cuts (with a sharp knife) on top of the loaf. Beat together the egg white and 1 tablespoon of water then brush over each loaf with a pastry brush.
Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 23-25 minutes, or until the loaf is golden brown and it sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 head roasted garlic, chopped into bits **Click link up above for the recipe
- 1¼ tsp active dry yeast
- Cornmeal
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Prepare the roasted garlic (click the link above).
- Place all dough ingredients (through yeast) in the bread machine in the order listed. When you put the roasted garlic in, sprinkle it around the edges of the flour. Put the yeast in a well in the center of the flour. Select the dough cycle and press start.
- Once the bread machine stops (it was one and a half hours on my machine).
- Remove the pan from the bread machine and punch the dough down (deflate it), then cover and let it rise a second time until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the dough and place it on a floured surface and knead for 1 minute.
- Roll the dough into a rectangle. Roll up jelly-roll fashion and pinch the seam together. Tuck the ends underneath.
- Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place the bread on the prepared baking sheet; cover and let rise until it doubles in size, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Carefully make several evenly placed diagonal cuts (with a VERY sharp knife) on top of the loaf.
- Beat together the egg white and 1 tablespoon of water then brush over each loaf with a pastry brush.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 23-25 minutes, or until the loaf is golden brown and it sounds hollow when tapped.
- Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks. Enjoy.
Ohhh yeah..the more garlic the better. there is nothing better than bread baking in the oven
You had me at roasted garlic !
This looks fantastic! I'm making this tonight! I think it will go great with our special olive oil that we brought back from Argentina. Thanks for sharing!
isn't it funny how the more simple recipes are always the best ones? yummm, this looks great! with some salad and steak, i'd be a blissful girl! thanks for sharing
-meg
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Warm crusty bread and roasted garlic=match made in heaven.
I'm so proud of your bread skills! A whole head of garlic seems like an awful lot, but I'll bet the smell was just amazing!
Hi Pam, I love every recipe I've tried on your site so far. I'd love to make this recipe, I don't have a bread machine. Can you make this in a regular kitchen aid mixer?
You can NEVER have too much garlic. Love it 🙂
Brian,
I am so glad you like my blog & recipes… thanks for the kind words.
Check out Lynda's site for instructions for making this bread without a machine. (I got the original recipe from her).
http://lyndasrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/01/homemade-french-bread.html#comment-form
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Pam
oh that looks seriously delicious! perfect texture.
mmmm roasted garlic bread, love it! this looks and sounds just delicious!
That's amazing! I can't believe you can do this yourself!
I just love your blog…your recipes always look and sound so delicious!!! The addition of garlic sounds wonderful!
Mine is in the oven now and looking great! My 7 year old helped through the entire process and is soooo excited to eat it!
Bread is my weakness! WOW does this look delicious!
I loved making the Crusty french bread too. I might have to make this!
Roasted garlic is a total weakness of mine…I am SO making this bread!
I love garlic bread in Australia, so French garlic bread must be just as good, especially home made!
roasted garlic belongs in bread and that's that. lovely loaf!
See? THAT is the bread I want to be. Dunk me now please.
I made this bread to go with dinner tonight and it was fantastic! I didn't have any garlic so I skipped that part but I am looking forward to try it with it. Your site is very nice. I can't wait to try more recipes.
This bread is to die for. I use two heads of roasted garlic. It’s frankly the best bread I’ve made in the machine/oven. Even the picky teenager dove in. Take the plunge! Just be sure to pay attention to the fact there are 2 rise times.
Saw this on Twitter and had to pop over, looks amazing!
I don’t have a bread machine, but I really want to make this bread. Are there any special instructions if I’m doing this all by hand?
Kathryn,
Check out this link for help with doing this bread by hand.
http://www.lyndasrecipebox.com/2011/01/homemade-french-bread.html#comment-form
Cheers,
Pam