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Cheesy Roasted garlic bread

Restaurant-style cheesy roasted garlic bread at home, broken down into steps that actually work the first time.

Prep23 min
Cook25 min
Total48 min
Serves4

Ingredients

  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 2 fresh heads of garlic ( halved )
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 8 tbsp butter ( very softened )
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — Salt to taste
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 tsp black pepper
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 tbsp oil
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 tsp red chili flakes
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 2 cloves of fresh garlic , finely minced
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 2 tbsp fresh parsley , chopped
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — To assemble
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 loaf sour dough bread/ Italian bread
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 tbsp freshly chopped Parsley
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 tsp red chili flakes
  • For the roasted garlic butter compound — 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Roast the garlic: Drizzle garlic with oil and pinch of salt, wrap in foil, bake at 400°F for 40-50 mins until soft. Cool and squeeze out cloves.
  2. Make garlic butter : Mash roasted garlic with softened butter, fresh minced garlic,salt, pepper, red chili flakes , and parsley until smooth.
  3. Prep the bread: Slice loaf in half lengthwise and spread generously with garlic butter.
  4. Bake at 400 °F for 6 mins until the butter melty and golden.
  5. Take it out of the oven and top it with shredded mozzarella cheese.
  6. Bake again for six minutes cheese is melted
  7. Broil 1–2 mins for crispy edges.
  8. Finish with fresh parsley and some more red chili flakes
  9. Slice and serve warm.
Tip: Leftovers keep 3 days in the fridge and reheat best in a skillet, not the microwave.
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