BEST CHEESE & GARLIC CRACK BREAD

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 crusty loaf, preferably sourdough or Vienna
• 3/4 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese or other melt-able cheese
• GARLIC BUTTER:
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 3/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Melt butter and then mix in other Garlic Butter ingredients. Cut the bread on a diagonal into 1-inch diamonds, but do not cut all the way through the bread (just like you would cut a french stick for garlic bread). Use your fingers or a knife to pry open each crack and drizzle in a teaspoon of butter and stuff in a pinch of cheese. This might sound like a bit of an effort, but I promise you it is worth it. You don’t need to be super neat, it’s nice to have some of the butter drizzled over the crust. Wrap with foil and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese has mostly melted, then unwrap and bake for 5 minutes more to make the bread nice and crusty …