Pull-Apart Cheese Bread

Pull-Apart Cheese Bread

from thepioneerwoman.com

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. round sourdough bread loaf
  • 1 6- to 8-oz. jar prepared pesto
  • 1 8-oz. bag shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Nonstick cooking spray

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350˚. Slicing just to the bottom but not through the bottom of the loaf, cut 3/4-inch thick parallel slices. Rotate the bread 45 degrees and repeat the slices, creating a diamond pattern in the loaf.

  2. 2

    Spread the pesto in between the bread slices. Fill the grooves with mozzarella. Spray a piece of foil with nonstick cooking spray and wrap it around the loaf. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove the bread from the foil and return to the sheet tray. Increase the oven to broil. Broil just until the cheese is bubbling and the top is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.