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Tear and Share Garlic Bread Inspired by Jamie Oliver's Recipe

Tear and Share Garlic Bread Inspired by Jamie Oliver's Recipe

Soft, buttery, and packed with garlic, this tear and share garlic bread inspired by Jamie Oliver is an easy pull-apart party bread recipe everyone will fight over.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Proofing Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Bread, Brunch, Finger food, High Tea, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 16 small buns

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Stand mixer with dough hook (optional)
  • 9x13-inch baking dish or cast iron pan
  • Pastry brush
  • Tea towel or cling film

Ingredients
  

For the dough

  • 100 g strong white bread flour
  • 300 g all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk powder
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp salt
  • 100 ml warm milk
  • 200 ml warm water
  • 50 g stale breadcrumbs

For the garlic butter

  • 113 g unsalted butter softened
  • 4 garlic cloves grated/minced
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 tbsp parsley finely chopped
  • 1/2 lemon zest
  • Pinch of cayenne powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper powder
  • Flaky sea salt to finish

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, yeast, sugar, milk powder and salt. Gradually mix in the warm milk, water, and olive oil until a shaggy dough forms.
  • I have done this by hand and in my stand mixer, the easier method is with your mixer but you could totally do this by hand. It will take 15 minutes to knead by hand and half the amount of time in a mixer. The dough must be smooth, elastic, and springy to the touch.
  • Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and leave somewhere warm until doubled in size, about 1 hour. For deeper flavour, cover and refrigerate overnight instead, then bring to room temperature before shaping - shhhh, I love this to flex that we have fresh buns at brunch the next day.
  • While the dough rises, let us make the garlic butter by beating together the softened butter, grated garlic, garlic powder, parsley, lemon zest, cayenne powder, salt and pepper. Cover and with a lid and set aside.
  • Line your baking tray with 3 tbsp garlic butter, sprinkle over the stale bread crumbs and coat the bottom evenly.
  • Once the dough has risen, knock back the dough and divide into 16 equal pieces. Roll each into a tight ball and arrange snugly in baking dish, leaving just a little room to expand. Cover and leave for a second rise of about 30 minutes or until puffy.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Brush the rolls generously with half the garlic butter and scatter over flaky sea salt. Bake for 20-22 minutes until deep golden and the rolls sound hollow when tapped.
  • As soon as the bread comes out of the oven, brush over the remaining garlic butter while everything is still hot. Let cool for a few minutes, then bring the tray straight to the table and serve

Notes

The original recipe of the Tear and share garlic buns by Jamie Oliver is here.
This recipe is half of the original recipe.
Don't skip the second, shorter rise — it's what keeps the rolls soft and pillowy rather than dense.
I like making extra garlic butter so I can have extra butter on the buns while serving.
If using cheese, scatter it over in the last 5–8 minutes of baking.