Cheesy Pull-Apart Garlic Bread
Ingredients
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1 bread loaf
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½ cup melted butter
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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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1½ teaspoons crushed garlic
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1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 package Boursin
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Preheat the June Oven
With the shelf in the middle position, preheat the June Oven to 375°F using the button below.
June Oven
Begin slicing the loaf
Starting about 1” from one end of the loaf of bread, make a crosswise cut down into the bread, stopping just before you slice through the thick bottom crust, leaving the loaf intact. Move your knife over 1” and make another cut in the same way, being careful not to slice all the way through the bread. Continue to make crosswise cuts down the length of the loaf, about 1” apart, until you reach the other end of the loaf.
1 bread loaf
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Finish slicing the loaf
Turn the bread 90 degrees and repeat this process lengthwise, starting about 1” from the edge of the loaf and making cuts 1” apart, creating a grid pattern in the loaf of bread. When making your cuts, make sure your knife is going down nearly to the bottom crust, but not through it.
Make the garlic butter
In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt. Set aside.
½ cup melted butter
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1½ teaspoons crushed garlic
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
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Add the garlic butter to the sliced bread
Using a pastry brush, brush the garlic butter into every slice, gently pulling the slices open as you go to ensure the garlic butter is distributed evenly throughout the loaf. Use all the butter.
pastry brush
Prepare the cheese mixture
In the same small bowl, mix together the Boursin and Italian cheese blend. Incorporate any garlic remaining in the bowl from the garlic butter.
1 package Boursin
¾ cup Italian-style shredded cheese blend
Add the cheese mixture to the sliced bread
Using a small offset spatula, butter knife or your fingers, divide the cheese mixture evenly between each slice of bread, gently pulling apart the slices to incorporate the cheese throughout the loaf.
offset spatula
Cover with foil
Place the sliced loaf of bread on a foil-lined June Pan. Loosely cover the whole loaf of bread with foil.
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June Pan
Start baking the garlic bread
Transfer the pan to the middle shelf of the oven. Bake the garlic bread 20 minutes, until the bread is toasted and the cheese is melted. June will notify you when it’s time to remove the foil. If desired, follow on-screen instructions to continue cooking.
Remove the foil
With protected hands, remove the bread from the oven and place on a heat proof surface. Keep the oven hot using the button below. Remove the foil from the bread.
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cooling rack
Finish baking the garlic bread
Transfer the pan to the middle shelf of the oven. Bake the garlic bread 5 minutes, uncovered, until the bread is toasted and golden brown on top. If desired, follow on-screen instructions to continue cooking.
Serve
Carefully remove the garlic bread from the oven and place on a cooling rack or heat proof surface. Immediately transfer the bread to a serving platter and serve hot or warm.
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