Pull Apart Bread Roll Wreath

This pull apart bread roll wreath is made from soft, fluffy homemade rolls baked together for easy sharing and a beautiful festive centrepiece. Perfect for the holidays, it’s ideal served warm with flavoured butter, dips or alongside your favourite seasonal dishes.

The Softest Pull-Apart Bread Roll Wreath Recipe

This pull apart bread roll wreath is made from soft, fluffy homemade bread rolls that are baked together so they can be easily torn apart. Perfect for sharing, this pull apart bread roll makes a beautiful centrepiece for a festive table, whether served as an appetiser with olives, dips or my flavoured butters or simply as freshly baked bread alongside a holiday meal.

This is a straightforward bread recipe using strong white flour. Feel free to customise it with your favourite flour(s).

I am using the white bread recipe from the Kenwood & Me app, halving the salt to 1 tsp.

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What Is a Pull Apart Bread Roll?

A pull apart bread roll wreath is a collection of individual bread rolls baked together so they can be torn apart by hand. Unlike a single loaf, pull apart bread rolls are designed for sharing and are often served at parties, festive gatherings, or family meals.

This pull apart bread roll wreath keeps the rolls soft on the inside with lightly golden edges, making it ideal for dipping, spreading with butter, or serving alongside soups and roasts.

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How to Make this Pull Apart Bread Roll Wreath

This pull apart bread roll recipe is simple and beginner-friendly. The dough comes together easily and produces soft, fluffy bread rolls that rise evenly before baking.

Equipment

You can make this recipe by hand or with a stand mixer. I use my Kenwood Cooking Chef XL to make it. It has made the whole process so much easier. You can read my full review and get your exclusive reader’s offer here.

The Kenwood Cooking Chef XL has integrated EasyWeigh scale allows you to weigh ingredients directly into the bowl, ensuring accuracy while cutting down on washing-up. The machine’s induction heating is especially helpful when working with bread doughs; you can set the bowl to maintain a steady 30°C, creating the ideal environment for the dough to rise softly and consistently. It takes the guesswork out of proving and helps bake soft pull apart bread rolls into a fluffy, golden wreath with a light crumb that tears apart easily without drying out.

Ingredients:

• strong white bread flour
• salt
• fast action dried yeast
• olive oil
• water

TO DECORATE:

• few rosemary sprigs
• pomegranate seeds
• sea salt flakes

Step 1: Make The Bread Dough

• Fit the food mixer with a dough hook.
• Place the flour, salt and yeast in the food mixer bowl. Add the oil and water. Knead for 10 minutes until a soft dough ball forms. 

Step 2: Prove The Dough

• Remove the dough hook.
• Cover the bowl and leave the dough to rise in the bowl in a warm place until it doubles in size (about 1 hour). If you are using the Kenwood Cooking Chef XL use the splashguard to cover the bowl and warm the bowl to 30°C with the Cooking Chef induction plate.

Step 3: Cut the Bread Rolls

• When the dough has doubled in size, deflate it with your fist. Tip it on a floured surface and knead it gently.
• Then split the dough into 24 equal bread rolls.

Step 4: Shape and Prove The Pull Apart Bread Roll Wreath

• Line a 32cm / 12.5 inch diameter oven proof dish (or pizza tray) with parchment paper. Place a 10cm / 3.9 inch diameter oven proof dish in the middle.
• Roll each bread roll into a tight ball.
• Leaving some space between each bread roll, arrange them in a wreath shape, using 9 rolls for the inner ring and 15 for the outside ring.
• Cover and leave to prove in a warm place until doubled in size, about 30-45 minutes.

Step 5: Bake

• Preheat the oven to 220°C / 425°F.
• Place the bread roll wreath in the oven and bake for around 15-20 minutes until the bread rolls are golden brown.

Step 6: Decorate and Serve

• Leave the wreath to cool down before removing the inner dish.
• Decorate the wreath with rosemary sprigs, pomegranate seeds and sea salt flakes just before serving.
• Serve on the tray with either a bowl of olives, butter or dip in the middle

Make Ahead, Storage & Freezing Tips

These pull apart bread rolls can be prepared ahead of time. You can shape the wreath (up to step 8) and refrigerate it covered overnight, then bring the bread rolls back to room temperature before baking.

Once baked, leftovers keep well for up to 2 days in an airtight container. The rolls can also be frozen and reheated gently in the oven to restore their softness.

FAQs About This Pull Apart Bread Roll Wreath

I hope you enjoy this pull apart bread roll wreath recipe as much as I do. If you do make it, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!

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