tearaway garlic cheesy bread with brie

Pull-apart Garlic and Cheese Bread

Zoey McKinney
Embark on a flavor journey with our pull-apart cheesy garlic bread. Immerse yourself in the savory delight of gooey cheese and aromatic garlic, perfectly baked for a mouthwatering experience.
Adapted from https://www.recipetineats.com/cheese-garlic-crack-bread-pull-apart-bread/
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

Bread

  • 1 crusty loaf ideally sourdough
  • 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Garlic butter

  • 1 stick unsalted butter softened
  • 2 large garlic cloves minced
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 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 inch 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
  • 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

Notes

You can swap out the mozzarella cheese for Brie and rosemary for a creamier, herbier bread!