Warm Texas Toast Garlic Bread with a Twist

Everything is bigger in Texas, including our toast. Homemade bread is always amazing, but homemade Texas toast garlic bread is beyond amazing. I know it can seem like a bit of work to make your bread from scratch, but let me tell you once you see how easy this recipe for Texas toast garlic bread comes together, there’s no turning back. Just the idea of smelling freshly baked bread combined with garlic will be all the motivation you need. Can’t you smell it baking now?

I like to eat this Texas Toast Garlic Bread along with warm soup like this Instant Pot White Chicken Chili or really it’s delicious to pair with any meal.

This loaf goes well with just about anything so don’t hesitate to get it going while you plan out your meal. You may just want to double the recipe and throw one in the freezer so you can enjoy it at a later date. Once you are making the effort to prepare one, it’s just as easy to make two.

Yes, it can freeze, and frozen garlic bread can come it really handy when you’re in a hurry.

If you want to give a few other homemade bread recipes a try here are my faves: Best Peanut Butter Bread Recipe and Homemade Bread (Easy Dutch Oven Bread Recipe).

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Nothing tastes better- hot buttered bread straight from the oven slathered in fresh garlic butter tastes amazing.
• Simple to prepare- just a few basic ingredients and you’ve got fluffy homemade bread to turn into Texas toast.
• Multi uses – you can eat it on its own, with a nice bowl of soup, with a salad, or pair it with pasta dishes.

Equipment To Make Garlic Bread

• measuring cups and spoons
• small mixing bowl
• medium mixing bowl
• cutting board or baking sheet
• loaf pan
• spatula
• spreader or butter knife
• rolling pin

Ingredients To Make Texas Toast Garlic Bread

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp dry yeast
• 3 cloves garlic
• 8 tbsp softened butter (room temp)
• ½ tbsp salt
• 6 tbsp fresh parsley or dried parsley

How To Make Texas Toast Garlic Bread

• In a medium-sized bowl mix the dry ingredients together: flour, yeast, and salt.

• Add buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of butter.

• Mix everything using a spatula until you form a small ball of dough. Put it aside somewhere warm for about 1 hour.

• When the dough is doubled in size transfer it to a flat surface, sprinkle it with flour, and using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 16-10-inch rectangle.

• To make the garlic butter, in a separate small bowl combine the remaining softened butter, freshly minced garlic, and fresh parsley.

• Transfer the mixture onto the dough and using a fork or knife to spread the garlic butter evenly.

• Roll the dough into a log on your cutting board, marble, or baking sheet.

• Cut the log of dough in half lengthwise.

• Braid the two rope halves back and forth like in the picture below.

• Once braided, it should look like this. So pretty!

• Coil the rope, then coil the other side of the rope in opposite direction to fit in a loaf pan.

• Transfer the dough to a medium-sized loaf pan.
• Bake until golden brown for 35 minutes at 350 Fahrenheit.

• Allow to cool slightly before removing from loaf pan.

• Slice into thick Texas-sized slices while still warm, add butter, toast in a toaster, or broil in the oven for delicious Texas-sized Texas Toast garlic toast! Enjoy!

Tips and Tricks

• If you don’t have self-rising flour you can make your own by adding 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt for every one cup of all-purpose flour.
• Grease the loaf pan with some butter or olive oil spray so the loaf doesn’t stick.
• When rolling dough with your hands it helps to have wet hands so the dough doesn’t stick to you.
• To finely chop the garlic place it in the food processor.
• Let the bread cool just a few minutes before slicing it or it will tear.

Variations

• Top the bread with some cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, or mozzarella and parmesan cheese for a more cheesy garlic style bread.
• Add other herbs to the garlic butter like basil or oregano.
• Make this bread into grilled texas toast by placing it on your Blackstone Griddle with more butter!
• Make mini loaves using a mini loaf pan or bake up the dough in a muffin tray.

Should I use salted or unsalted butter to make this garlic bread?

You can really use salted or unsalted butter to make this garlic bread. However, I use salted butter when I make this garlic bread recipe. As for the garlic toast itself, I like to use salted butter once it’s nice and toasty golden brown.

Can I use garlic powder instead of fresh garlic?

You can certainly try; however, there is nothing better than fresh garlic for making buttery garlic bread.

What is a good substitute for buttermilk?

If you don’t have any buttermilk in the fridge you can make your own by adding one tablespoon of white vinegar and enough regular milk to make one cup. You can also use one tablespoon of lemon juice if you don’t have white vinegar.

Can I use margarine instead of butter?

Yes, you can substitute margarine for garlic butter but I personally prefer the rich flavor and texture of real butter.

What is Texas toast?

Unlike regular Italian bread, Texas toast bread is white bread typically sliced double the thickness of regular white sandwich bread. Remember everything in Texas is bigger including this Texas garlic toast, which in this case makes it even better!

Make a loaf of this yummy, crunchy Texas toast with garlic butter to enjoy today!

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