Name: Thermomix Garlic Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 190 min
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic ((approx. 15g)); small handful fresh parsley leaves ((approx. 3g)); 125 g butter; 330 g milk; 2 tsp instant yeast ((7g sachet)); 10 g sugar; 450 g flour; 1 tsp salt; 20 g olive oil

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This Thermomix Garlic Bread is soft and chewy and infused with delicious garlic butter. It's the perfect starter or accompaniment to any meal.

Thermomix garlic bread on a wooden board.

The bread here is based on a Japanese milk bread. That means it is light, fluffy, soft and chewy and is just perfect for creating a pull-apart bread that soaks up all that delicious garlic butter.

Of course, you could just buy a baguette and smother it with garlic butter. But one of the strengths of the Thermomix is its ability to knead bread in minutes.

And trust me, once you try this homemade garlic bread, you won't want it any other way!

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How to make Garlic Bread in the Thermomix
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Thermomix Garlic Bread

Why you'll love this recipe

It is light, fluffy, soft and chewy and doused in delicious garlic butter.
The Thermomix does all the hard work for you.
It is perfect for a starter or for a side dish with so many different meals.
It's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients for this recipe. Exact quantities can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

For the garlic butter:

Butter - I prefer salted butter but you can use unsalted and then add salt to taste.
Garlic
Parsley

For the bread:

Milk - using milk instead of water in this bread helps make the bread softer. This is perfect for creating a pull-apart bread, and also for soaking up the garlic butter.
Instant yeast - this recipe uses instant yeast, which doesn't require sugar to activate it. If you are using a different type of yeast, such as fresh yeast, then read this article to learn how to substitute it. This recipe calls for two teaspoons of yeast - if you have sachets, then one 7g sachet is fine.
Sugar
Flour - bread flour is generally considered the best flour for baking bread because of its higher protein content. This helps create gluten, which creates chewiness in bread. However, for this recipe I usually just use good quality plain flour (all purpose flour).
Salt - this not only gives flavour to your dough, but it also strengthens it.
Olive Oil - helps to tenderise the dough and give it some extra stretchiness.

Optional: If you want to make cheesy garlic bread, you can also add some grated cheese of your choosing.

How to make Garlic Bread in the Thermomix

There are a few steps to making this garlic bread:

Make the garlic butter
Make the bread dough
Proof the bread dough
Assemble the garlic bread
Second proofing of the dough
Bake the bread

Full instructions with exact steps can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Watch me make it here:

Step 1: Make the garlic butter

Making garlic butter in the Thermomix is super quick and easy. You just need to chop the garlic and parsley, and then add the butter and mix.

Chopping garlic and parsley in Thermomix.

Now set it aside but don't refrigerate - you need it to be soft enough to easily spread over the bread dough.

Step 2: Make the bread dough

The Thermomix makes light work of making bread dough, doing all the kneading for you.

Start by adding the milk, yeast and sugar and mixing over a low heat. Then you just add the flour, salt and olive oil and let the Thermomix do all the hard work.

Thermomix bread dough stretched between two hands to show texture of dough.

Note that the dough for this is very sticky (see the photo above). Much more sticky than you would expect from pizza dough or normal Thermomix bread.

Step 3: Proof the dough

Now it's time to proof the dough. To do this, place it in a large, lightly oiled bowl and cover it with a damp tea towel.

Thermomix dough in a bowl prior to proofing.

Thermomix dough in a bowl after proofing.

Now leave it somewhere warm to rise. You want it to double in size and be pillowy and soft. The time this takes will depend on how warm your house is. It should be around 1.5 - 2 hours.

Step 4: Assemble the garlic bread

Now comes the fun part!

Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knock out the air. Shape it into a rectangle with your hands and then use a rolling pin to roll it out to a large rectangle approximately 45cm x 35cm (18" x 14").

Thermomix dough on a floured surface shaped into a rectangle.

Thermomix dough on rolled into a large rectangle with a rolling pin.

Use a knife to spread out the garlic butter all over the dough. Save 1-2 tablespoons for brushing on top once it is cooked.

Top Tip: If you want to add some grated cheese to your garlic bread, now is the time to do it.

Knife spreading garlic butter over bread dough.

Now, starting at the long edge, roll the dough up into a long scroll shape.

Rolling the garlic bread dough into a large scroll shape.

Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 18 equal portions.

Thermomix garlic bread dough cut into equal portions.

Take each portion and stretch the dough over the garlic butter-covered sides, pinch the seams and roll it into a ball so that the garlic butter is tucked inside.

Top Tip: You may find it difficult with some of the inside portions to cover up all the garlic butter sides fully - don't worry, just do the best you can.

Thermomix bread dough shaped into balls and placed on a baking tray.

Line a baking tray with baking paper and place the dough balls onto the tray in rows of three (you will have six rows in total). All the balls should be touching each other.

Step 5: Second proofing

Now it's time for the second proof. Place the baking tray on the top shelf of a cold oven, with a pan or bowl of boiling water in the bottom, and shut the oven door.

This creates a warm moist environment perfect for proofing.

Leave them in the oven for around 30 minutes. The dough balls should double in size.

Thermomix garlic bread rolls after second proofing.

Top Tip: Don't worry if the butter has seeped out and has pooled on the bottom of the tray. It will soak into the bread as it cooks.

Remove them from the oven and cover with a clean tea towel while you heat the oven.

Step 6: Bake the bread

Once the oven is hot, put the tray back in the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.

Garlic bread fresh from the oven, brushed with garlic butter.

Brush it with the remaining garlic butter, and sprinkle with some sea salt flakes if you wish. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, or serve right away.

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