Garlic Bread Bites

Garlic Bread Bites are the perfect appetizer for any occasion. Mini bread rolls drenched in garlic butter are a great addition to charcuterie boards and appetizer spreads.

These mini bread rolls are coated in a flavorful garlic butter mixture and baked until golden brown and crispy on the outside, and soft and chewy on the inside.

Why You’ll Love these Bite-Size Appetizers

• So Delicious: The combination of fresh bake bread, butter and fresh garlic is impossible to resist.
• Easy to Make: You can make these with your favorite bread dough recipe or use frozen bread dough as a short cut.
• Fun to Eat: Garlic bread bites are the perfect finger food. They’re small enough to pop in your mouth, but big enough to be satisfying.

Ingredients for Garlic Bread Bites Recipe

• Warm Water – about 98°-100°.
• Granulated Sugar
• Active Dry Yeast
• Olive Oil
• All Purpose Flour
• Kosher Salt
• Salted Butter
• Fresh Garlic

Step-By-Step Directions for Garlic Butter Bread Bites

1. Add warm water to a large bowl with sugar, yeast and olive oil. Mix to combine.
2. Add 1 cup of flour and the salt. Stir to combine. If dough is sticky, add flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough pulls away from the bowl.
3. Place the bread dough on a lightly floured work surface.
4. Knead for 3-5 minutes, adding more flour as needed.
5. Grease a bowl with olive oil and place the dough in the bowl. Cover and set in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size.
6. Punch down the dough and knead out the air bubbles.

7. On a floured work surface, cut the dough into five sections. Cut each section into 7 pieces.
8. Roll each piece of dough between the palms of your hands to make a dough ball.
9. Place each dough ball onto a lined baking sheet with about an inch in between.
10. Cover with a tea towel and set aside in a warm place while the oven preheats.
11. Bake rolls for about 8 minutes.

12. Melt butter in a small skillet with sliced garlic cloves, cooking about 2 minutes.
13. Remove rolls from oven and brush with garlic butter.
14. Return to oven under the broiler for 1- 2 minutes or until golden brown.
15. Serve rolls immediately or at room temperature.

Recipes Notes and Tips

• Storage: Store garlic bread bites in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days, refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.
• Reheat: Garlic bread bites can be reheated in a toaster oven or oven at 300° for about 5 minutes.
• Variations: Add herbs like oregano, rosemary or basil in the garlic butter mixture. You can also top them with cheese, bacon, or other toppings of your choice.
• Occasions: Garlic bread bites are a great appetizer for any occasion, from a casual get-together to watch the game to a holiday party. They’re also a great addition to potlucks and barbecues.

Serving Ideas for Mini Bread Roll Appetizers

• These mini bread rolls were the perfect mini burger buns for our bite sized burger appetizers.
• Garlic Bread Bites can be served as an appetizer to dip in marinara sauce, ranch dressing or your favorite fondue.
• Serve these mini rolls as croutons for soups and salads.

You might also like our Easy Soft Pretzels for a delicious snack for any day of the week.

The next time you’re looking for a delicious, easy-to-make, and versatile appetizer, reach for these garlic bread bites! You won’t be disappointed.

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Milisa

Garlic Bread Bites

Garlic Bread Bites are the perfect appetizer for any occasion. Mini bread rolls drenched in garlic butter are a great addition to charcuterie boards and appetizer spreads.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Additional Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Calories: 83

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup warm water 98 – 100°
• 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 2 garlic cloves sliced thin

Method

 

1. Add warm water to a large bowl with sugar, yeast and olive oil. Mix to combine.
2. Add 1 cup of flour and the salt. Stir to combine. If dough is sticky, add flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough pulls away from the bowl.
3. Place the bread dough on a lightly floured work surface.
4. Knead for 3-5 minutes, adding more flour as needed.
5. Grease a bowl with olive oil and place the dough in the bowl. Cover and set in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size.
6. Punch down the dough and knead out the air bubbles.
7. On a floured work surface, cut the dough into five sections. Cut each section into 7 pieces.
8. Roll each piece of dough between the palms of your hands to make a dough ball.
9. Place each dough ball onto a lined baking sheet with about an inch in between.
10. Cover with a tea towel and set aside in a warm place while the oven preheats to 375°.
11. Bake rolls for about 8 minutes.
12. Melt butter in a small skillet with sliced garlic cloves, cooking about 2 minutes.
13. Remove rolls from oven and brush with garlic butter.
14. Return to oven under the broiler for 1- 2 minutes or until golden brown.
15. Serve rolls immediately or at room temperature.

Notes

Storage: Store garlic bread bites in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days, refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.

Reheat: Garlic bread bites can be reheated in a toaster oven or oven at 300° for about 5 minutes.

Variations: Add herbs like oregano, rosemary or basil in the garlic butter mixture. You can also top them with cheese, bacon, or other toppings of your choice.