How to Prepare the Bread for Cheese Bread

Cheese bread is one of life's little delicacies that is available to everyone. Whether you prepare a gourmet meal or one dish to have on a lazy evening, cheese bread makes a statement. Learn a few tips that professional chef's use to prepare the bread ahead of time.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Long loaf of bread
• Sharp knife
• Margarine spread
• Herbs
• Cheese

1. Buy a full loaf of fresh-baked Italian or French bread. Find bread like this in any grocery store with a bakery department. You'll see it just screams for cheese.
2. Heat your oven to a temperature of 500 degrees or use your oven's broiler. Prepare the bread by splitting it in half lengthwise with a long knife. Make certain that both pieces are the same thickness. Place the bread open on a cookie sheet.
3. Spread a thick mixture of fragrant Italian herbs or minced garlic, plus margarine or olive oil on top of the bread halves.
4. Prepare and shred mozzarella or cheddar cheese. Top your bread halves liberally with the cheese, to taste.

Tips & Warnings

• Try using a toaster oven or broiler to prepare the bread.
• You can always depend on a quick order of cheese bread to feed several people. It goes a long way as a snack.
• You can also make this cheese bread by wrapping it in foil and baking it for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Broiled cheese toast cooks rapidly. Check after one minute and every 30 seconds or so until it is done.