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No. 0398 Italian Free recipe

Melted Cheese Garlic Baguette Halves

Split baguette pieces are slathered with roasted garlic butter, heaped with mozzarella and aged hard cheese, and baked until the top bubbles into a molten, lightly browned blanket. The crust stays crunchy beneath. Serve alongside pasta or a green salad, or set out as a snack with a glass of red wine.

4.9 from 169 cooks

Two toasted baguette halves topped with bubbling melted garlic cheese on a dark wooden board
Photo: Ahmed Bhutta on Pexels
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
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Method 6 steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F and line a baking sheet with foil.

  2. Mash the butter with the garlic, parsley and salt until evenly combined.

  3. Spread the garlic butter thickly over the cut sides of the baguette pieces, right to the edges.

  4. Bake cut side up for 5 minutes to crisp the bread.

  5. Pile on the mozzarella and grated hard cheese and bake 6 to 8 minutes more, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

  6. Switch to the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, watching closely, until golden spots appear, then serve hot.

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