Cheese and Garlic Finger Bread

This Cheese and Garlic Bread is EPIC! “Finger bread” is an appropriate name for this because it’s eaten with your fingers in minutes…..

It’s basically a cheesy garlic bread, but so much more fun AND delicious! Cheese, garlic and bread  – in pull finger bread form. You can’t go wrong. Guaranteed to be the most popular thing at any gathering you take it to!

CHEESY FINGER GARLIC BREAD

“You will never be able to look at garlic bread the same again….”

If you haven’t tried this Cheese and Garlic Finger Bread before, let me warn you now: garlic bread will never be the same again. It’s like a pull apart bread but tastes like garlic bread plus you have the mozzarella cheese which stretches wonderfully as you pull bits off.

This bread is REALLY good! It especially works nicely when the bread is cut into diamond shapes so you can tear bite size pieces off. Every piece is garlicky and buttery and oh-so-cheesy…….

Definitely a winner at the next potluck get-together😊

HOW TO MAKE THIS DELICIOUS BREAD.

Best bread – The best bread to use for Cheese and Garlic Finger Bread is crusty sourdough or another dense type of bread, but it works well with plain crusty loaves as well. I use the no-knead bread that I bake constantly on the boat.

Any dense bread will work well, because it needs to hold together when you pull bits off.  

Best cheese – I really recommend using mozzarella cheese for this, you want it to stretch and pull when you tear the pieces off.

Other flavorings – I kept the flavors quite simple, going for a garlic bread with cheese, but you can go wild with the flavors for this! Ranch dressing, kick of chili, other herbs – the possibilities are endless!

When it comes out of the oven, it’s all golden, crusty and buttery on the inside and deliciously crusty on the outside – ready to be devoured, but the best part is the cheesy pull – the buttery, garlicky bread! And the best part?

THE BASE IS THE BEST BIT!!

Everybody goes nuts over the cheese bits that you pull out, but my favorite part is the base of the bread. All the butter and cheese drips to the bottom and it bakes so nice and crispy!

FINGER BREAD for parties!

This is a great centerpiece for a dinner that could just be accompanied by a fresh salad to make a complete meal. Or as a fabulous appetizer or party food – think potluck day!

I usually make it at home then take it to the potluck gathering and bake it there. Off course I ask ahead of time if there will be an oven available. If not, I bake it on the side of the fire where Andre grills the meat. The best way to make ahead is to use softened butter instead of melted butter and slather it into the cracks, then stuff with cheese. Wrap and bake before serving.

But you can even bake it in advance then reheat it quickly in the microwave if you use a crusty sourdough (or no-knead home baked bread). The crust gets so crusty when you bake it, it stays crusty even if you reheat it in the microwave.

Go forth and enjoy! Make this cheesy garlic bread once, and you’ll be asked to make it again and again and again…