CHEESY GARLIC PULL APART BREAD
A warm and delicious appetizer, this Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Bread is full of garlic, butter and melty mozzarella cheese.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 pound boule bread, (round loaf or a large baguette) see notes
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 to 6 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Crosshatch the top of the bread using a serrated knife; slice it lengthwise, then widthwise, but DO NOT slice all the way through the bottom of the bread.
- Melt butter in a bowl or a large glass cup.
- To the melted butter, add garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper; stir to combine.
- Brush the bread with the melted butter mixture, brushing inside the crosshatches, too.
- Stuff each crosshatch with shredded cheese.
- Wrap bread in foil.
- Set the wrapped bread on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is warm.
- Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
- Serve.
Notes
Any French bread, whether it’s a large baguette or a boule, is a great choice for this recipe. A sourdough boule is also really tasty, as is a brioche shaped in a round.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 507mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 554IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 1mg
