Warm, Cheesy Pull-apart Garlic Bread with a crispy crust and buttery garlic flavour. Ready in under 40 minutes or prep ahead for convenience!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time28 minutesmins
Total Time38 minutesmins
Ingredients
120g4½ oz unsalted butter, melted
2tsbp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1tspfreshly minced garlic
1tspsea salt flakes
¼tspfreshly cracked black pepper
1sourdough loafor thick pane di casa
1½cups225 g freshly grated mozzarella
Instructions
Make the garlic butter – Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) (180°C/350°F fan-forced).
Combine the butter with the parsley, garlic, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Score the bread loaf – Score the bread on an angle into diamonds (see photo), taking care not to cut all the way through.
Drizzle the garlic butter onto the bread – Use a spoon to drizzle the butter mixture into all of the crevices and then stuff with the mozzarella. It doesn't need to be perfectly distributed – the more rustic, the better!
Bake – Wrap the bread in a large sheet of foil, place on an oven-safe baking tray and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil from the top of the bread and bake for a further 8 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the top is crispy and golden.
Serve – Serve for everyone to tear and share!
Notes
MAKE AHEAD
Cheesy Pull-apart Garlic Bread is perfect for making ahead of time, ready for when you need it! Prepare the loaf as per the recipe, wrap in foil and freeze for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen by adding an additional 20–25 minutes of cooking time or thaw overnight in the fridge and bake as per the recipe.
LEFTOVERS
Cheesy Pull-apart Garlic Bread is best made and eaten immediately, but don't let those leftovers go to waste! Simply store the leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave – the crust will remain quite crispy.