Garlic bread is something that most of us have had and loved. Today I will be taking its flavours a few notches up by adding some cheese to it and making cheesy garlic bread.

It is the easiest thing to make and yet come up with a taste that is sure to impress everyone. Perfect for any time you want a warm, wholesome snack yourself, or serve it with dinner as an add-on item.

Garlic bread needs three ingredients — butter, garlic and a fresh bread loaf. For cheesy garlic bread, you just add on Cheddar and Mozzarella cheeses, sprinkle some dried oregano (this is my own addition to the original recipe) and chopped parsley, which I replaced with fresh coriander since it is the closest cousin to parsley that we have.

You can get a French bread loaf in good bakeries, my neighbourhood one sells it as ‘hard bread’. Just go for a loaf that is a little hard on the outside. Now let’s check out how it is made.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread

• 200g butter, softened

• 6 cloves of garlic, minced/crushed

• 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, grated

• 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated

• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano powder (optional)

• 2 tablespoons, fresh coriander, chopped

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Centigrade. Slice the French bread loaf in half, lengthwise. Place each half, cut side up. Set aside.

Stir together softened butter and minced garlic. Spread evenly on each half of the loaf. Sprinkle evenly the Cheddar cheese and then the Mozzarella cheese. You can also combine the two types of cheese in a bowl and then sprinkle, or to make things even simpler — combine all the ingredients in a bowl and then spread evenly.

Lastly, sprinkle the oregano and coriander and bake for 5 minutes, then grill under the top broiler until the cheese is golden and bubbly, in about 3-5 minutes.

Let the bread cool and cheeses set for about 10 minutes, before slicing and serving.

See, it was easy and quick too! Enjoy!

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Published in Dawn, Young World, October 23rd, 2021