Bread Machine Garlic Bread Mix

This savory garlic bread makes a delicious accompaniment to any pasta dish. Light, yet full of flavor, this bread is a favorite in our home!

For a 1.5 pound Loaf You'll need:
3 1/3 c. Bread Flour*
1 Tbs Sugar
1 1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbs Dry Milk
1 Tbs. Dried Parsley Flakes
2 tsp Garlic Powder

Combine all of the ingredients in a ziploc bag, mixing well to combine. Write the following instructions on the bag:

To Make bread:
Pour 1 1/4 c. Water (80F) into the bread machine pan
Gently dump the contents of the bread machine mix onto the water
add 2 Tbs butter (or margarine) to the corners of the bread pan on top of the flour mix.
In the center of the mix, make a small well, add 1 1/2 tsp Bread Machine/ Fast Rise Yeast (OR 2 tsp regular yeast).

Set the bread machine to the Basic (1.5 pound) loaf, with the desired bread crust color of your choice (light, med, dark).

For a 2 pound Loaf you'll Need:
4 cups Bread flour
1 1/2 Tbs Sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs Dry Milk
1 1/2 Tbs. Dried Parsley Flakes
1 Tbs Garlic Powder

Combine all of the ingredients in a ziploc bag, mixing well to combine. Write the following instructions on the bag:

To Make bread:
Pour 1 1/2 c. water (80F) into the bread machine pan
Gently dump the contents of the bread machine mix onto the water
add 2 Tbs butter (or margarine) to the corners of the bread pan on top of the flour mix.
In the center of the mix, make a small well, add 2 tsp Bread Machine/ Fast Rise Yeast (OR 2 1/4 tsp regular yeast).


Set the bread machine to the Basic (1.5 pound) loaf, with the desired bread crust color of your choice (light, med, dark).



*Bread Flour- Bread flour contains more gluten than regular all purpose flour. However, you can use all purpose flour in its place if you also add 1 tsp of Vital Wheat Gluten PER Cup of flour. So for 3 cups of all purpose flour you would also add 3 tsp of gluten. For 4 cups of all purpose flour, you would add 4 tsp of gluten. Wheat gluten is available in the baking aisle of most grocery stores (usually above the flour). It comes in a small box and should be stored in the fridge for increased longevity.

Bread Machine Note: The Bread machine that I used for the bread (displayed in the photo) is the West Bend High Rise (dual paddle) model. Although this recipe should work fine in any Bread Machine.

Don't have a Bread machine?- Here are the directions for making it by hand or by a mixer.