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Warm bread, cheese and garlic – just one word – yum!!

Given the choice between candy and bread I’ll choose bread almost every time. Cover that bread with cheese and garlic and it wins hands down!

Whenever we order pizza I am the boring cheese girl. I love my cheese pizza. So when no one else wants cheese but me I’ll order some cheesy bread for myself and let everyone else choose the pizza toppings. Give me some Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread and a yummy salad and I’m a happy girl.

The steps are pretty easy. You do need to work with yeast but I promise if you use a thermometer to check the temperature of your water that is the hardest part. The rest is a piece of cake or rather a piece of stuffed cheesy garlic bread!

The bread uses a combination of cheeses which includes cheddar, mozzarella and a parmesan/romano blend. It is pure cheese goodness, inside and out. Not only is the bread topped with a nice layer of cheese but there is cheese sandwiched in between the layers of dough.

Pull apart the layers to reveal a lovely layer of gooey cheese!

Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread

Ingredients

Dough

2 tsp sugar
2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
3/4 C warm water
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 C flour, plus additional for counter
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cornmeal

Filling

1 1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 C shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan Romano Cheese
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dried parsley

Instructions

Dough

Mix sugar and warm water together. Add in yeast and allow to proof. About 5 minutes.
Add in olive oil.
Add in flour and salt in mixer and use a bread hook attachment to mix. Mix until smooth and elastic
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place dough in bowl.
Cover and allow to rise for about 1 1/2 hours.

Topping

Mix together 1/2 C Mozzarella cheese and all other cheeses along with garlic salt, garlic powder and parsley.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a baking stone in oven while preheating or a cookie sheet turned upside down.

Bread

Turn a cookie sheet upside down and cover with parchment paper.
Sprinkle with cornmeal.
Divide dough in half and press out half of the dough into a 8 inch square.
Sprinkle half of the square with 1/2 C of the remaining Mozzarella. Fold dough over and seal closed, pressing with fingers.
Slice the dough crosswise at one inch intervals stopping just before the folded edge. Do not cut all the way through.
Sprinkle with half of the cheese/garlic mixture on top. Repeat with remaining dough.
Slide bread from the cookie sheet onto the stone/baking sheet in the oven leaving the parchment under the bread.
Bake until dough is cooked through and cheese is golden brown about 12-14 minutes. Let cool slightly.
Pull apart into breadsticks and enjoy!

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leighanneblog-3160_00011-300x300 I’m Leigh Anne and food, family and friends are three of my favorite things. I am the mother of four young adults, a new mother in law and am still trying to adjust to life as an empty nester along with my husband of over 30 years. I love throwing parties, burying my head in a book and digging in the dirt in my garden. My husband would tell you I love making messes in the kitchen and craft room and finding junk (treasures) at Goodwill. I believe that life is beautiful and it is up to us to find and create that beauty. I love sharing my journey to finding the pretty and delicious in life over at Your Homebased Mom. You can also visit me on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram.