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Ultimate Easy Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Bread

A golden brown, baked loaf of amazing 1-step cheese bread, sliced and oozing melted cheese.
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Make this warm, buttery pull-apart bread stuffed with gooey cheese and seasoned with garlic. It is a simple appetizer or side dish that disappears fast.

Ingredients

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  • 1 loaf (16 ounces) crusty bread or French bread
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (a mix of mozzarella and cheddar works well)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl, mix the softened butter, minced garlic, Italian herbs, and salt until combined. This is your garlic butter.
  3. Take the loaf of bread and cut deep, even slices across the width, stopping about half an inch from the bottom crust so the loaf stays intact.
  4. Turn the loaf 90 degrees and cut slices across the length, creating a crisscross or diamond pattern. Do not cut all the way through.
  5. Gently open the cuts in the bread and stuff the shredded cheese deep into the crevices. Distribute the cheese evenly throughout the loaf.
  6. Spread the prepared garlic butter mixture generously over the entire loaf, making sure some butter gets down into the cuts.
  7. Wrap the entire loaf tightly in aluminum foil.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes wrapped in foil.
  9. Unwrap the bread carefully and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted and bubbly.
  10. Let the bread cool for 5 minutes before serving warm as a pull-apart appetizer.

Notes

  • For extra flavor, use freshly grated cheese instead of pre-shredded cheese.
  • You can substitute the Italian herbs with dried oregano or parsley.
  • This bread is excellent served with marinara sauce for dipping.

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