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This Garlic Herb Parmesan Quick Bread is easy and flavourful and bakes with a wonderful aroma.

This wonderful, aromatic bread is excellent with a salad, soups or as a side pasta dishes or other savoury meals. The parmesan incorporates into the dough and gives it a lightly salty richness. This is also a great bread for dipping into olive oil with your favourite additions like pepper flakes or yes – more parmesan.

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Garlic Herb Parmesan Quick Bread Fast2eat

This Parmesan Garlic Herb Quick Bread is tender, flavourful and delicious. It makes a great side dish to any meal or even just toasted for breakfast spread with cream cheese instead of butter. It smells soooo great while baking.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time1 hr 20 mins

Resting time15 mins

Total Time1 hr 40 mins

Course: Appetizers & Starters, Breakfast & Brunch, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: 5 Minutes, Appetizer, Bake, Bake bread, Bread, Bread machine, Bread maker, Breadmaker, Breadmaking, Easy, easy-to-prepare, Fast, Garlic, Garlic bread, Garlic Herb Parmesan Bread, Garlic Herb Parmesan Quick Bread, Herbs Bread, Homemade bread, Parmesan Bread, Quick, Quick/Rapid Cycle, White Bread

Servings: 20 slices

Calories: 90kcal

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cups Water (1 cup + 2 tbsp) - 80-90°F/26-32°C
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 2 tsp Garlic finely minced or garlic paste
• 3 cups Bread flour
• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
• 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
• 1 tsp Basil dried
• 1 tbsp Chives dried/chopped
• Black pepper coarsely ground – optional to taste
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Instant dry yeast

Instructions

• Attach the kneading blade in the Bread Maker pan.
• Place all ingredients into the bread pan following the recipe order (or following the order and method specified in the manual of your Bread Maker – mine is: FIRST, liquid ingredients; SECOND, dry ingredients; LAST, yeast). Note: With a finger or a knife, make a small indentation in the middle of the flour. Add yeast to indentation, making sure it does not come into contact with the liquid ingredients.
  
• Carefully insert bread pan into Bread Maker and gently close the lid.
• Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. Select the “Rapid/Quick” (about 1:20-1:45h - This cycle varies from machine to machine bread setting and press the Start button.

  With the “Quick setting,” “Crust Colour,” and “size” cannot be changed.
• Open the lid and while using Oven Mitt, firmly grasp the bread pan handle and gently pull the pan straight up and out of the machine. CAUTION: The Bread Maker and pan may be very hot! Always handle with care.
  
• Use non-stick Spatula to gently loosen the sides of the bread from the pan.
• Turn bread pan upside down onto a Wire Cooling Rack or clean cooking surface and gently shake until bread falls out onto rack.
• Cool for about 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• To make perfect slices every time use a Bread Slicer with an electric knife.

Notes

See if dried herb mix is enough for your palate. If not, increase it a bit. You can try other herbs in this recipe as well. Such as Marjoram, Thyme, Herbes de Provence, lovage, savory and parsley.

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It’s always a good idea to open the bread machine’s lid during the second kneading cycle (after about 10 minutes) and check the consistency of the dough ball.

The dough is “just right” when it is a smooth round ball in appearance, soft to the touch, leaves a slight residue on your finger, and the bottom of the bread pan is clean of dough residue.

• If it’s too dry, add lukewarm liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right.
• If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.
• If there is flour in the sides of the pan, use a Silicone Spatula to wipe the flour from the pan.

Important: This can be done during the knead cycle only. DO NOT remove the pan, KEEP it locked in the machine. Do NOT turn off the bread maker to adjust dough.

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Weather can affect your ingredients

If you live in a moist climate, chances are you’ll need at least the recommended amount of flour, maybe even 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup more. Bread dough should be sticky, but still manageable, especially after the first rise. While you’re kneading, the dough should come together and pull away from the sides of the bowl, leaving the bowl mostly clean. I usually aim to have the very bottom of the dough still attached to the bowl. Try not to add too much flour because your bread will be denser. When you pick the dough up, some will stick to your fingers. After the first rise, it will be easier to handle!

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You may also make this bread without the aid of a bread machine, or make the dough in a bread machine, and bake it in the oven.

Simply make the dough using your usual method (by hand, electric mixer or bread machine); allow it to rise until puffy, then shape it into a log; and place it in a lightly greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch (21.5 x 11.5 cm) bread pan. Allow the loaf to rise, covered, until it's crowned about 1 inch over the rim of the pan. If you want, brush the risen loaf with the beaten egg white, and sprinkle it with seeds. Bake it in a preheated 350°F/175°C oven for 35 minutes, or until its interior temperature registers 190°F/88°C on an instant-read thermometer. Remove the bread from the oven, remove it from the pan, and cool it on a wire rack.

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How can you tell if the bread is fully baked?

I like to use a food thermometer. Mine is digital, so it’s very easy to use. Fully cooked bread will be 190-200°F/88-93°C. Bread recipes that include milk will need to cook until 200°F/93°C, but without you can take it out once it reaches 190°F/88°C. The top will be golden brown.

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Also check:

• Everything You Need to Know to Start Baking Awesome Bread Using a Bread Maker
• Fast2eat Foolproof (Bread maker) Bread Recipes

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* (“Long-term dietary intake of gluten was not associated with risk of coronary heart disease. However, the avoidance of gluten may result in reduced consumption of beneficial whole grains, which may affect cardiovascular risk. The promotion of gluten-free diets among people without celiac disease should not be encouraged.” Source: http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1892)

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

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