Journey Undefined

This week we made date night into an appetizer affair. We had a few options, but of course in honor of Brenden's big day, went with the most carb filled one we could find. We made cheese stuffed garlic bread. Yum! Cheese, garlic, and bread, do I really need to say anything else to convince you to make this. Negative. But in case, for some crazy reason you are still not convinced, I will tell you a little bit more about this amazing concoction.


This bread was pretty simple to make, the hardest part was getting all of the ingredients stuffed into the cuts we made in the loaf of bread. But the whole thing is baked, which means everything melts, so even if you can't stuff the cheese and garlic onion filling into the bread as much as you want, it will inevitably drip down to fill ever crevice with gooey goodness. Thus, every bite has garlic and cheese and goodness. There is no bad piece of this bread, honestly. I could have eaten the whole loaf as my dinner. But, be warned, this bread is very gluttonous, and while I want to make it again, it should probably only be prepared on special occasions…I need to limit myself somehow.


Fortunately I knew there was a feast coming so I was able to control my intake of bread and butter (did I mention the recipe called for caramelized onions, that makes it healthy right?!). So, with our belly's happily filled with a not so fancy but totally indulgent appetizer we headed off to watch the jousting and eat chicken with our hands.

Ingredients

• 1 unsliced loaf of sour dough bread
• 6 Tbsp butter
• 1 onion, sliced thinly
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 oz sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
• 6 oz monterey jack cheese, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cut the bread lengthwise and then widthwise about 3/4 of the way down. Make sure not to cut through the bottom of the crust.
3. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the butter and add the onion and garlic.
4. Stir occasionally until onions are caramelized, about 20 minutes.
5. Place the bread on a very large sheet of foil on a baking tray.
6. Insert cheese slices between each cut.
7. Drizzle butter and onion mixture over the bread and into each cut. It may help to pour this mixture into the slices with a small spoon.
8. Wrap excess foil completely around stuffed bread.
9. Bake for 15 minutes.
10. Unwrap the brad and back for 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.
11. Remove from oven, pull off a piece of bread and enjoy.