Name: This cheesy roasted-garlic bread is your gateway to a great weekend
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian,American
Ingredients: 2 heads garlic; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 125g butter,softened; ¼ cup chopped parsley; ½ cup grated parmigiano reggiano; 1 loaf country-style white bread or sourdough; 1¼ cups grated mozzarella

The cheesy garlic bread goes perfectly with meatballs “al forno” (pictured).William Meppem

Time:1-2 hoursServes:4

This crusty,cheesy,garlic bread is theonly accompaniment worth considering for myoven-baked meatballs in tomato sauce. And the garlic roasts in the time the meatballs take to bake.

Ingredients

2 heads garlic
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
125g butter,softened
¼ cup chopped parsley
½ cup grated parmigiano reggiano
1 loaf country-style white bread or sourdough
1¼ cups grated mozzarella

Method

Step1
Preheat your oven to 160C fan-forced (180C conventional).
Step2
Cut off the very top of the garlic heads so that the tip of each clove is removed. Place top down on a large sheet of foil. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt,and then enclose tightly in the foil. Place on a baking tray and roast the garlic in the oven for 45 minutes (alongside the meatballs,if you’re making them).
Step3
In a small mixing bowl,combine the butter,chopped parsley and grated parmigiano reggiano.
Step4
Remove the garlic from the oven after 45 minutes and once it’s cool enough to handle,squeeze the soft garlic cloves into the butter,including any olive oil still in the foil packet. Stir to combine.
Step5
Slice the loaf of bread open through the equator and spread the butter evenly on both sides. Place the bread on a tray with the butter side up and sprinkle the mozzarella evenly over both buttered sides.
Step6
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the bread is crispy and the cheese melted and bubbly. Cut into thick slabs and serve,ideally withthe hot meatballs in sauce.