I really enjoy hot melty cheese! I think I may enjoy it more than most. I had heard about pull apart breads and cheese breads before but had never actually tried until last year. I never look at crusty bread the same. in fact the first night we had this, we forgot about the rest of our dinner.
This recipe is super easy!
Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread
1 crusty loaf , preferably sourdough or Vienna
1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded Provolone cheese
GARLIC BUTTER
1 stick (8 tbsp) unsalted butter , softened
2 large garlic cloves , minced
3/4 tsp salt1 tbsp fresh parsley , finely chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F.Combine butter, garlic and salt in a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave. Stir through parsley.Cut the bread on a diagonal into
/1" diamonds but do not cut all the way through the bread.Use your fingers or a knife to pry open each crack and drizzle in a teaspoon of butter and stuff in a pinch of cheese. This might sound like a bit of an effort, but I promise you it is worth it! You don't need to be super neat, it's nice to have some of the butter drizzled over the crust.Brush surface with remaining butter. Wrap with foil and bake for 20 minutes until the cheese has mostly melted, then unwrap and bake for 5 - 10 minutes more to make the bread nice and crusty.Serve immediately.
