Cheesy Garlicky Pull Apart Bread

I can’t believe it is going to be Christmas even tomorrow. I have be working on getting the house in order and baking some cookies while sipping some mulled wine. With all that work and prep, we wanted to have something light for dinner so I decided to make some soup with some ready bread and olive oil, trying to save some extra calories to munch and overload the next few days. Teen wanted to bake some cheesy garlic bread that she had pinned  for a while, every time she wanted to bake this, I said next time. I wonder why we did not bake this earlier, ( am sure teen is going to say, I told you so) this is sinful, absolutely sinful, loved every cheesy garlicky bite. So much for a low cal dinner :) well it is that time of the year. Am glad teen baked it, loved the flavors and can’t wait to try different variations.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Am looking forward to a wonderful 2015 and wish you guys the same.

1 loaf of sourdough or pugliese or vienna or any crusty bread
1/2 stick butter melted
2 garlic cloves
3/4 cup thinly sliced mozzarella cheese
finely chopped cilantro
salt to taste
crushed black pepper to taste

Garlic butter : mix the salt, pepper , minced garlicc and cilantro.

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.

Cut the bread diagonally to form diamond/square shapes. do not cut all the way through.

In the cracks(cuts) pour the garlic butter and place a slice of cheese.

Cove the loaf with aluminum foil and bake for 15-20 minutes till the cheese begins to melt.

Remove from foil and bake for another 5 minutes.

Serve HOT! The denser the bread the better the pieces hold together.