This is my favorite way to make my garlic cheesy bread. I have made this for many people that told me to patent the recipe and after long consideration have decided to share it with everyone. You will need:
- A baking pan with a little bit of a lip on it
- aluminum foil
- roasting pan (optional)
- butter 1/2 lbs
- 2 loaves fresh made french bread
- cheese how much depends on how cheesy you want it, I use 2 lbs
- fresh garlic cloves as much as desired
- extra virgin olive oil
- parsley
- cilantro
- sea salt
Step one take butter out and bring to room temp this will take several hours. Step two slice garlic into desired size, place on sheet of foil, on baking or roasting pan. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Fold over foil to create a pouch like design, put into preheated 400 degree oven until golden soft. This will be right around the time you start smelling garlic radiating from the oven. Remove from oven, let it cool until you are able to handle the foil. Place room temperature butter in a mixing bowl and season with herbs. Poor roasted garlic slices and all the oil that will come off into over the butter that you put in a mixing bowl in the previous step, mix with fork.
Cut loaves in half lengthwise, depending on the size of your baking sheet you should be able to fit at least two of the halves on the baking sheet at a time. Spread a generous amount of garlic butter mix on each half. Put baking sheet with garlic buttered bread into 400 degree oven for about five minutes or until butter has melted into the bread and edges just barely start to brown. Remove from oven place on another tray or use a second baking sheet, but cook all of the french bread loaf halves before adding cheese. Once you have done this turn your oven to broil or custom broil if you have the option. Top the halves with a heap of cheese about 1-2in high or 8 oz of cheese per half, I use mozzarella or Monterey jack cheese. Sometimes I mix them, but you can use your favorite cheese that just as long as it is a cheese that melts well. Put the loaves under the broiler and watch closely, when the cheese is melted and bubbly it's done. Remove from oven let cool and cut into desired size slices. This makes a great snack, but it's best use is to serve it with most pasta dishes. It is also great with other meals, try it out and let me know.
If you have any questions or problems let me know, I will and pictures the next time I make this.
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