WARNING: If you are looking for the garlicky keep the vampires away bad breath bread, keep moving… this ain’t it. This is Mozzarella Herb Garlic Bread without all that!
To get a light garlic flavor without overpowering the mozzarella herb garlic bread, I rubbed the garlic directly onto the bread. I learned this technique from Mario Batali, one day while watching The Chew. It’s called “Fett’unta”. I was excited to get the correct spelling from Mario Batali himself when he answered my tweet:
This mozzarella herb garlic bread is lightly toasted and rubbed with garlic. The bread is then sprinkled with herbs and cheese. Then the bread is baked in the oven until the cheese is bubbling and brown.
I really liked the idea of using this technique on warm bread, since I do not like overwhelming garlicky bread.
Here’s how I made the bread:
How To Make Mozzarella Herb Garlic Bread
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and prepare a sheet pan lined in aluminum foil.
Peel the garlic clove and have it handy for when the bread comes out of the oven. A larger clove will work best. Using a bread knife, cut as many ½ to 1-inch thick slices of bread that you want and place them on the prepared pan.
Bake for about 5 minutes, just until the bread starts to get crisp a bit, but not brown. You just want some resistance for the garlic application. Once the bread is crisp (not brown), about 3-5 minutes take the pan back out of the oven and turn on the broiler.
Being careful not to burn yourself on the hot pan, lightly press down on the bread and rub the garlic clove all over the surface of the bread. You will notice the garlic will sort of melt away as you go along.
Once the bread has been rubbed with the garlic, sprinkle the slices lightly with basil and oregano. Cover the bread with the slices of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with a bit more basil and oregano. Place the baking sheet back into the oven under the broiler and closely watch it as the cheese turns brown and bubbles; about 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and serve.
This mozzarella herb garlic bread pairs really well with the Tomato Soup.
I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Mozzarella Herb Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 small French bread loaf
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese sliced or shredded
- ½ teaspoon dried basil to taste
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and prepare a sheet pan lined in aluminum foil.
- Peel the garlic clove and have it handy for when the bread comes out of the oven. A larger clove will work best.
- Using a bread knife, cut as many ½ to 1-inch thick slices of bread that you want and place them on the prepared pan.
- Bake for about 5 minutes, just until the bread starts to get crisp a bit, but not brown. You just want some resistance for the garlic application.
- Once the bread is crisp (not brown), about 3 to 5 minutes take the pan back out of the oven and turn on the broiler.
- Being careful not to burn yourself on the hot pan, lightly press down on the bread and rub the garlic clove all over the surface of the bread. You will notice the garlic will sort of melt away as you go along.
- Once the bread has been rubbed with the garlic, sprinkle the slices lightly with basil and oregano.
- Cover the bread with the slices of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with a bit more basil and oregano.
- Place the baking sheet back into the oven under the broiler and closely watch it as the cheese turns brown and bubbles; about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
Shan says
This looks like the perfect bread for soup!
Debbie Spivey says
Yes it is. Pretty much anything you want to sop up. Go for it! Thanks for visiting!
bali tour says
Look amazing 🙂
i would like to try it 😀
Debbie Spivey says
Thanks for stopping by! I highly recommend this bread 🙂