Garlic Cheese Bread

Garlic and olive oil on a bread slice - Garlic Bread !
Believed to have been first prepared by the Italians, the traditional recipe actually calls only for rubbing a garlic clove on the toasted bread, followed by a drizzle of olive oil. It is said that in those times the actual reason for doing so was to camouflage any sort of distaste present in the bread. Ha ! We sure have come a long way since then.

Today, there are quite a number of variations and perhaps the most famous one being the cheesy ones :D.

 

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Loaf of French Bread or Baguette
• 5-6 Garlic Cloves
• 4-5 Sprigs of Parsley 
• Freshly Ground Pepper
• Chilly Flakes (optional)
• Parmesan Cheese
• Olive Oil
• Salt, as per taste

METHOD

• Coarsely blend the garlic cloves and parsley.
• Cut open the baguette through the middle, without completely separating it into halves. 
• Spread the garlic parsley mix on the open sides.Sprinkle shredded parmesan, salt, ground pepper and chilly flakes. Finally drizzle some olive oil on it.
• Toss it into a pre-heated oven of 200C. 
• Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese starts bubbling and browning.
• Garlic cheese bread is all ready to dig in.
• Have it as such or cut into smaller portions.
• Serving suggestion - wait a couple of minutes before sinking your precious teeth into the melting and piping hot cheese !!

Blend garlic and parsley.

Cut the baguette through the centre.

Spread the garlic-parsley blend.

Sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese, salt, freshly ground pepper, chilly flakes and a drizzle of olive oil.
Toss into a pre-heated oven at 200C.
Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese starts bubbling.

And, dig in :D !!