Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread is the perfect easy bread for new bakers. No Knead Bread has a short ingredients list and requires only a few baking tools.
A few months ago, I introduced many of you to the miracle of No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread. This bread is so simple and a staple of many home cooks. It is dairy-free and vegan and requires very little hands-on time. No matter who you’re having over for dinner, you’ll get a ton of oohs and aahs when you put a loaf of No Knead Bread out for guests.
I make a metric butt-ton of this bread throughout the year and bake at least four loaves per month for my church to use for communion. Almost 99% of the time I bake traditional No Knead Bread, but from time to time I like to dial it up to 1,000.
What do you do when you want to take an amazing loaf of bread and make it taste like the carb version of crack and sunshine? You.Add.Roasted.Garlic.And.Cheese.
That’s right, Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread is here and it could cause you to scream with joy. It may also bring on prolonged throat punching because you’re so excited and cannot be contained.
This bread is just as easy to make as the original but takes it next freaking level. It is also the tastiest way to use up leftover Easy Instant Pot Roasted Garlic. I mean, if you have any left. Whoever has roasted garlic that isn’t gobbled up instantly?
How to Make Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread – Step by Step
- Mix the ingredients thoroughly and cover the bowl with plastic wrap or Bee’s Wrap for 12-18 hours.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, lightly dust a work surface with flour.
- Flour your hands and working around the edges of the bowl, remove the dough onto the floured surface.
- Top with whole or chopped pieces of roasted garlic and asiago cheese.
- Fold dough over onto itself a few times.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 15 minutes
- Work the dough around with a liberal amount of flour until you have formed a neat ball that is no longer sticky on the outside. Place in the bowl, cover with the edges of the towel and set aside for 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Place the dutch oven in the oven while it is preheating.
- Put the dough into the pot, seam side up. Sprinkle some more asiago on top if you want. Life is short. It needs more cheese in it. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid, and then bake another 10-15 ish minutes until the top is browned and crusty. Remove the bread and let the loaf cool on a wire rack for about an hour. Allow to fully cool before slicing.
Ideas for Serving Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread
- The obvious no-brainer would be to slather with butter and secretly eat some while standing up in the kitchen and trying to hide it from the rest of your family. “Um, I’m doing the dishes, and ur, I just farted so you probably don’t want to come in here” (munch, munch, munch).
- Serve it with soup! It would pair so well with:
- Whole30 Tomato Soup
- Instant Pot Lentil Soup
- Instant Pot Vegetable Soup
- Any soup that has ever been created in the history of the world.
- Slice it and use it as the base for some badass paninis.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Place some olive oil in a dish and dip the flat half of the sliced bread in the olive oil. Toast on the skillet until lightly browned. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and dried parsley.
- Make such an epic Toad in a Hole that the Guinness Book of World Records would come to take photos of it.
I know that half of the US right now is on a low carb diet. I get it. Family members of mine are Keto AF and look at bread like it just kicked their dog. But friends, if ever you’re going to have a cheat day, this Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread would be 100% worth it.
Vampires need not apply.
Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread
Ingredients
- ½ tsp active dry yeast
- 2 cups of warm water I usually aim for about 110 degrees
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1/3 cup of whole wheat flour plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- ¼ cup chopped roasted garlic
- ¼ cup shredded or cubed asiago cheese
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients thoroughly and cover the bowl with plastic wrap or BeesWrap for 12-18 hours.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, lightly dust a work surface with flour.
- Flour your hands and working around the edges of the bowl, remove the dough onto the floured surface.
- Top with whole or chopped pieces of roasted garlic and asiago cheese. Fold dough over onto itself a few times.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 15 minutes. Go clean and thoroughly dry that bowl.
- Place a smooth towel or cloth napkin in the bowl and dust with flour. Work the dough around with a liberal amount of flour until you have formed a neat ball that is no longer sticky on the outside. Place in the bowl, cover with the edges of the towel and set aside for 1 hour.
- At least 20 minutes before the dough is ready, preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place a sheet of parchment inside your dutch oven and put the lid on it. Place the dutch oven in the oven while it is preheating.
- After the oven comes to the proper temperature, remove your baking dish and uncover. Then, slide your hand under the towel in the dough bowl, and carefully put the dough into the pot, seam side up. Sprinkle some more asiago on top if you want. Life is short. It needs more cheese in it. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid, and then bake another 10-15 ish minutes until the top is browned and crusty. Remove the bread and let the loaf cool on a wire rack for about an hour. Allow to fully cool before slicing.
Notes
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Can I use a different cheese. Has anyone tried it with a different cheese?
Yes you can Lynne, but you’ll want to make sure it is a harder cheese like Parmesan or manchego. Something with a bold flavor that won’t melt when baked.
This bread was amazing! Made it for Christmas and the family devoured it like rabid wolves. I added some dried rosemary to the dough, and used 100% bread flour because I didn’t have any whole wheat flour on hand. I sprinkled the top with kosher salt and more dried rosemary before baking. Crusty top with a flavorful and tender interior. So good! Thank you for the recipe!
Oh, Alice, I LOVE the additions you made to your bread! They all sound so good!!! I’m glad you liked the recipe, and happy baking.
Ohhhhhhhhmg this is a good one! I’ve done the no-knead bread thing before, but adding roasted garlic and cheese? Yes please! This is definitely going into heavy rotation.
Wellllll this is life changing! Love the method, love the flavors, and all of your serving suggestions are making me drool. And this is why I will never join the low carb masses.
How do you keep the bottom of the bread from burning? I make no-knead bread pretty regular but the bottom always overcooks to the point of almost burning…
Hmmm, let’s troubleshoot this Jennifer because I haven’t experienced it.
How is the rack set in the oven? Bottom(ish)? Middle? Top? Are you using a cast iron dutch oven or a ceramic one? Is there parchment on the bottom of your dutch oven?