When we go to a restaurant, there are many reasons why we may judge them as being either good or bad. In many cases, however, it doesn’t have to do with the main course or even the way that we are treated by the staff. It is the bread that they put on the table! In fact, when you mentioned certain restaurants, it is likely that people who have been there will mention the bread before anything else.
The same can also be true when eating at home. Put the right bread on the table and your family is going to love every bite of the meal. That is why you should try this cheese and garlic pull apart bread. It’s perfect for a small family but good enough to serve for a large crowd.
Ingredients:
For the bread
1 crusty loaf, preferably sourdough or Vienna
¾ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese (or other melting cheese)
For the garlic butter
3.5 ounces salted butter, softened
2 garlic cloves, minced
¾ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine butter, garlic and salt in a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave. Stir in parsley.
Cut the bread on a diagonal into 2cm/1″ diamonds but do not cut all the way through the bread (just like you would cut a french stick for garlic 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.
Wrap with foil and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese has mostly melted, then unwrap and bake for 5 minutes more to make the bread nice and crusty.
Serve immediately.