Crispy Cottage Cheese Garlic Bread – Pull Apart Style

If you love garlic bread, this pull-apart version with cottage cheese will quickly become a favorite. It’s cheesy, garlicky, and crispy on the outside, while staying soft and fluffy inside. The pull-apart style makes it fun to serve at family dinners, game nights, or parties, because everyone can grab a piece straight from the loaf.

This recipe uses a crusty loaf of bread (like sourdough or French bread), garlic butter, and cottage cheese for a creamy, slightly tangy flavor. When baked, the cottage cheese melts into the bread, creating a delicious cheesy pull-apart texture.

You can serve it as an appetizer, a snack, or alongside pasta, soups, or grilled meats. It’s quick, simple, and always a crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf crusty bread (French bread or sourdough)
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter (softened)
• 3–4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella or cheddar (optional, for extra cheesiness)

Instructions

1. Prepare Bread: Place the loaf on a cutting board. Slice it into a grid pattern — cut deep slits both lengthwise and crosswise, but don’t cut all the way through. The loaf should stay connected at the bottom.
2. Make Garlic Butter: In a small bowl, mix softened butter, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper.
3. Fill the Bread: Gently pull apart the bread sections. Spread garlic butter into the cuts. Spoon cottage cheese into the gaps, and if using, sprinkle mozzarella or cheddar inside.
4. Wrap & Bake: Wrap the whole loaf in foil. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 15–20 minutes.
5. Crisp the Top: Open the foil and bake another 5 minutes to make the bread crispy and golden.
6. Serve: Place on a serving plate and let everyone pull apart pieces of cheesy garlic bread.

Tips & Tricks

• For extra flavor, add chili flakes or Italian seasoning to the garlic butter.
• Use full-fat cottage cheese for a creamier texture.
• You can prepare it ahead of time and bake just before serving.
• Swap mozzarella for parmesan if you like a sharper cheese flavor.

Notes

• Best served warm and fresh from the oven.
• Leftovers can be reheated in the oven or air fryer for 5 minutes until crispy again.

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Crispy Cottage Cheese Garlic Bread – Pull Apart Style

Description:
Cheesy, garlicky pull-apart bread stuffed with cottage cheese, butter, and herbs. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and perfect for sharing.

Duration:

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20–25 minutes
• Total Time: 30–35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf crusty bread
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 4 tbsp butter (softened)
• 3–4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 tbsp parsley (chopped)
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ cup shredded cheese (optional)

Instructions:

1. Slice bread into a criss-cross grid, keeping the base intact.
2. Mix butter, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper.
3. Spread garlic butter and cottage cheese into bread cuts. Add shredded cheese if using.
4. Wrap in foil and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 15–20 minutes.
5. Uncover and bake 5 more minutes until golden and crispy.
6. Serve warm, pull apart, and enjoy.