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Crusty bread is slathered with Parmesan and herb roasted garlic butter then stuffed with Gruyère cheese. After a trip to the oven, the results are ooey, gooey and delicously messy.
As if I needed an excuse to make a dish containing garlic, my friend Heather over at All Roads Lead to the Kitchen invited me to be part of her National Garlic Day 2015 festivities. I sometimes joke that I married an Italian so I'd have an excuse to cook with garlic more often. What can I say - I love the "stinking rose", and April 19th is no exception!
I'm not gonna lie - this bread is messy to make. Getting the butter and cheese into all of those nooks and crannies isn't a quick and easy task. But trust me, your efforts will be rewarded with some seriously amazing, garlicky, cheesy goodness.
The loaf of bread I used wasn't super firm, so we ended up diving in with forks. I think that something like a sourdough would hold up a little better if you want to be able to pull it apart with your fingers.
My husband looked seriously confused when he saw me making a giant mess with this in the kitchen, but one bite and he was in pure garlic heaven. I served this with Iron Skillet Chicken + Carrots with Toasted Lager Mustard Sauce and it was a delicious, comforting meal.
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Roasted Garlic Gruyère Pull-Apart Bread
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Crusty bread is slathered with Parmesan and herb roasted garlic butter then stuffed with Gruyère cheese.
Ingredients
For roasted garlic:
- 1 head garlic
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper
For bread:
- 1 (16-ounce) loaf bread (I used a rustic Italian, sourdough would also work well)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 green onions, minced
- 1 tablespoon flatleaf parsley, minced
- ½ cup Gruyère, grated (I used a Kaltbach cave-aged variety)
Instructions
- Roast garlic: Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel off most of the papery exterior of the garlic head, and slice the top ¼ inch or so off. Set the garlic on a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with a bit of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Bake until caramelized, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce the temperature to 350°F.
- Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves into a small bowl and mash with a fork. Add butter, Parmesan, green onions and parsley and mix until well combined.
- Using a serrated bread knife, slice the bread into a 1-inch wide diamond pattern, making sure not to cut all the way through the bottom of the loaf. Set the bread onto a piece of aluminum foil large enough to enclose the entire loaf.
- Brush the garlic-herb butter all over the top of the bread and deep into all of the nooks and crannies. Don't be afraid to get messy and use your hands to slather the butter all over. Next, grab a pinch of Gruyère and shove it into one of the cracks in the loaf. Continue, pressing the cheese into all of the open areas of the bread.
- Wrap the entire loaf in the foil, set it on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Carefully open up the foil (I ended up cutting the excess from around the top and leaving a layer of foil underneath the bread) and let the loaf bake an additional 5 minutes to allow the top to get nice and brown.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 642
- Sugar: 6.9 g
- Sodium: 776.2 mg
- Fat: 37 g
- Saturated Fat: 19.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 60.2 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Protein: 17.8 g
- Cholesterol: 82.5 mg
Craving more? Check out these garlicky recipes from this year's National Garlic Day bloggers:
- Garlic and White Bean Hummus from Kelli's Kitchen
- Garlic Lovers Focaccia with Shallots and Sweet Corn from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
- Garlicky Chard Stuffed Flank Steak from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
- Garlicky Lobster Crab Scampi from Food Lust People Love
- Garlicky Rib Eye Steak with Garlic Bruschetta from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Louisiana Garlic Bread from Wishes and Dishes
- Roasted Garlic Gruyère Pull-Apart Bread from Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen
- Spicy Garlic Noodles with Pork from Healthy Delicious
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious says
oh. my. GAWD. My fork....it is poised.
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
You may have to fight off a few other fork-wielding folks for this one 😉
Heather // girlichef.com says
Forks...fingers...heck, I'd use a pair of tongs if I had to - whatever it takes to dive into this garlicky, cheesy goodness! Mmmmm...
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
I suppose all of those options are better than just diving in, face first, right? 😉
Wendy Klik says
That is a glorious looking loaf of bread....hand me a fork so I can dig in!!!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Thanks so much! It tasted glorious, too! 🙂
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Can you believe I've never made pull apart bread? Great idea for garlic day!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
I think this was my first pull apart bread, too! It's messy but delicious!
Kitchen Kelli says
I made this tonight and it was as wonderful as you described in your post!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Yay!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Kelli 🙂
Karen says
Oh my heavens! Everything about this is so amazing! All of my favorite flavors! I could eat a loaf for dinner!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
I fully support this dinner plan! 🙂
Michelle Nahom says
This looks mouthwatering good! I love pull apart breads...the last time I made one, it literally lasted minutes. It wasn't as pretty as yours though! 🙂 Can't wait to try this one!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Thanks so much! Me and my husband had to force ourselves to stop and save some for leftovers the next night, because an entire loaf of bread between the 2 of us would have been (deliciously) insane!
Cindys Recipes says
I could make a meal out of this bread, Ashley!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
By all means, please do! There are multiple food groups included in this recipe, so it's totally legit 😉
Renee Goerger says
There is nothing I don't like about this recipe. I'm a huge fan of Gruyere cheese, bread (of any variety), and garlic. Lots and lots of garlic. Can't wait to make this!!!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
I hope you enjoy it! It's definitely full of garlicky, cheesy, carb-loaded deliciousness 🙂
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
I love Gruyere cheese - it's my favorite! This looks amazing!!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Thanks 🙂 Gruyere is a fave in my house, too.
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
This looks absolutely dreamy!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Thanks so much! I totally dream of garlic 😉
Julia Jolliff says
What a flavorful pull apart bread. Love this idea!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Thank you, Julia! It was definitely big on flavor!
The Chunky Chef . says
Ohhhhh man, I'm drooling!!! Garlic is amazing and this bread looks to die for 😀
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
I agree 100% - garlic IS amazing! 🙂 Thank you!
Christine Pittman says
There's not much better than the flavor of roasted garlic, and you hit the jackpot with this bread.
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Right? Roasted garlic just makes everything better 🙂
Becca Heflin says
Roasted garlic is pretty much the greatest thing ever (well, next to bacon) 😉
The fact that you just added it to my favorite carbohydrate (warm, toasty bread) pretty much makes you my BFF, Ashley!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
AMEN, sistah!! Let's order some garlic head BFF necklaces 😉
Krista says
Oh my goodness that one shot of it oozing off the fork.. dying! This sounds and looks incredible!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Don't die! Less time to enjoy this ooey, gooey, garlicky goodness! 😉
Joanne (eats well with others) says
HELLO. This is like...my dream bread. I'm pretty sure.
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
My dreams DEFINITELY smell of roasted garlic...
miznelliebellie says
Heck yes. This looks delicious! Love pull-apart bread. Love garlic. The two combined must be magic!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen says
Thank you so much! I need to make more pull-apart breads - this one was so fun!