Directions
- 1Cut two whole heads of garlic in half.
- 2Place the garlic halves on tin foil and drizzle with olive oil.
- 3Season the garlic with salt and black pepper.
- 4Wrap the garlic tightly in tin foil.
- 5Toss the wrapped garlic into a 280-degree Fahrenheit oven for about an hour and a half.
- 6In a bowl, combine softened butter with the roasted garlic squeezed from its cloves.
- 7Add a couple of cloves of fresh grated garlic to the butter mixture.
- 8Add fresh parsley to the butter mixture.
- 9Finish it off with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- 10Add a little bit of smoked paprika to the mixture.
- 11Add a generous pinch of salt and black pepper to the butter mixture.
- 12Cut a loaf of homemade bread in half lengthwise.
- 13Spread an even layer of the compound butter on both halves of the bread.
- 14Place the buttered bread halves onto a sheet tray.
- 15Throw the bread into a 325-degree Fahrenheit oven.
- 16While the bread is in the oven, freshly grate a whole bunch of mozzarella cheese.
- 17After about 10 minutes, take the bread out and top it with a generous layer of mozzarella cheese.
- 18Toss the cheesy bread under the broiler for just a couple of minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Italian bread
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 heads of garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp freshly grated parm
- 0.5 tbsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- 2 cups freshly grated mozzarella cheese
Equipment
knifecutting boardtin foilovenbowlsheet traygraterbroiler
Tips
- Roasted garlic is mellower, so adding a couple of fresh garlic cloves enhances the flavor.
- Parsley makes it a balanced and nutritious meal.
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