Cheesy Gralic Pull Apart Bread

Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread
recipe adapted from Joy the Baker and How Sweet Eats

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour, divided
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 1/4 tsp yeast (or one envelope)
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup (fat free) half and half
1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
2 eggs, at room temperature
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese
garlic powder

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, heat half and half and 1/4 cup butter over medium-low heat until butter has just melted. Remove from heat and stir in water.

Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a spatula until combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring until each is incorporated into the batter. (It will seem runny and kind of disasterous. Just keep stirring. Think about the fact that disasterous should totally be a word.) Add in additional 3/4 cup all purpose flour and one cup of mozzarella cheese. Continue stirring until both are incorporated. It's okay if it's a little sticky. It's normal.

Place the dough in a bowl coated in cooking spray, cover with a kitchen towel, and let rest in a warm, dry place for an hour. (You could refrigerate the dough overnight at this point and continue with it in the morning. Just make sure to let it rest for 30 minutes on the counter before moving forward. You could also take advantage of the hour to go to the gym. You're still in your sports bra. Remember?)