This is Portuguese-style garlic bread: not slices under broiled butter, but a whole rustic loaf hollowed out and filled with a molten mix of cheese, garlic, mayonnaise and cream, with the torn crumb toasted alongside for dipping.
It is made for sharing and works especially well when friends come over.
Use a dense, crusty country loaf — Portuguese pão alentejano if you can find it, though any good rustic round works. And do not skip toasting the crumb: those garlicky scoops are half the fun.
Portuguese Garlic Bread Recipe
What you need
Ingredients
- 1 large round rustic loaf (pão alentejano or similar)
- 7 oz grated cheese (use a mix — cheddar, mozzarella, whatever you love)
- 8 garlic cloves, chopped
- About ½ cup mayonnaise
- About ¼ cup heavy cream
- Ground pepper, to taste
- Chopped parsley
Cook along
Instructions
- Cut a lid into the top of the loaf and pull out all the crumb, reserving it.
- Combine the grated cheese, parsley and chopped garlic in a bowl.
- Gradually mix in the mayonnaise and cream until you have a homogeneous paste.
- Season with pepper and pack the paste into the hollowed loaf.
- Wrap in foil and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
- Unwrap, arrange the reserved crumb pieces around the loaf to toast, and bake 10 minutes more.
- Serve warm, dipping the toasted crumb into the melted filling.
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