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Deck the halls with... bread? Well, you might want to decorate with Deck-the-Halls Parmesan Bread... before you chow down on it, that is! This delicious snack bread is a great twist on garlic bread — buttery, golden, filled with fragrant herbs and of course, butter-seared garlic! Don't forget the smoky, sharp, nutty cheese either! With some marinara sauce for a splash of color, you'll be singing carols for Deck-the-Halls Parmesan Bread! Fa-la-la-la-la!
Deck the halls with... bread? Well, you might want to decorate with Deck-the-Halls Parmesan Bread... before you chow down on it, that is! This delicious snack bread is a great twist on garlic bread — buttery, golden, filled with fragrant herbs and of course, butter-seared garlic! Don't forget the smoky, sharp, nutty cheese either! With some marinara sauce for a splash of color, you'll be singing carols for Deck-the-Halls Parmesan Bread! Fa-la-la-la-la!
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons salted butter room temperature, divided
- 6 cloves garlic peeled and whole
- 1 (12-14-ounce) baguette sourdough or French bread
- 1 tablespoon dried basil can substitute 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- red pepper flakes to taste
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated, plus more, to taste, for serving
- 1/4 cup Asiago cheese grated
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- marinara sauce optional, to taste, homemade or store-bought, for serving
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a small skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Add the garlic cloves to the melted butter and cook, while stirring occasionally, until they soften and turn golden, about 5-10 minutes.
- Transfer the garlic cloves to a cutting board.
- Finely mash the cooked garlic cloves with a fork or the side of a knife.
- Using a sharp knife, slice into the baguette from the top, making sure not to cut all the way through, and separate each cut by about 1 1/2 inches.
- Place the baguette on a large piece of foil.
- In a small bowl, add the remaining butter, the basil, the oregano, the parsley, the red pepper flakes, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese, the Asiago cheese, and the mashed garlic and stir to combine.
- Season the butter mixture with the salt and the black pepper.
- Generously spread the butter mixture evenly inside each of the slits in the bread.
- Wrap the bread in the foil.
- Bake the bread for 15 minutes.
- Carefully unwrap the bread and continue to bake until the bread is golden, about 5 minutes.
- Cut the slices apart and serve immediately with the extra parmesan and the marinara sauce.
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