Cheesy Garlic Bread
Making your own easy cheesy garlic bread has never been easier or tastier. You will really want to try this recipe.
Servings: 4 portions
Ingredients
- 2 heads of garlic
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 bake-off baguette
- 80 grams soft butter
- 25 grams finely chopped fresh herbs: chives, basil and parsley
- 50 grams grated cheese Gouda for example
- 80 grams grated mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Roast the garlic
- Cut a small piece off the top of the garlic bulbs so that you can see the garlic cloves. Discard the top, but place the sliced bulbs on a sheet of aluminum foil.
- Drizzle a tablespoon of olive oil over each bulb and wrap the foil around the bulbs to seal the package. Bake the package in the oven at 200°C/390℉ (conventional oven) for 40 minutes, then leave to cool.
Making the garlic bread
- Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the skins and place in a small bowl. Mix with the softened butter, a little more than half of the fresh herbs, and salt and pepper (to taste).
- Cut the bread in half horizontally (lengthwise) and spread the garlic herb butter on top. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and then the grated mozzarella. Place the bread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the garlic bread according to the baking time and temperature on the package of your bake-off baguette, adding an extra 5 minutes. Bake until golden brown.
- Serve immediately and sprinkle with the remaining fresh herbs.
Tips
- You can basically use any type of bake-off bread: a spelt baguette, a French baguette, a ciabatta, etc.
- I like a mix of fresh herbs, but you can use fewer herbs (as long as you use a total of 25 grams) or you can use Italian seasoning.
- For the grated cheese, you can use "regular" cheese as well as cheddar or parmesan.
How to store
Once baked you will want to eat the bread right away.