Tasty and Stringy Garlic Mozzarella Bread

This garlic mozzarella bread is garlicky and full of oozing mozzarella cheese. The garlic butter in the recipe contains plenty of fresh garlic along with green onions for color. This bread makes a wonderful addition to a pasta dinner but it can also be served as an appetizer or snack.

To make this mozzarella bread, flour is mixed with yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and milk, and then the mixture is kneaded until a dough forms. Then, once the dough has risen, it is flattened before being brushed with the egg and spread with garlic butter. Finally, the bread is stuffed with slices of mozzarella cheese before it is baked in the oven. Piping hot from the oven, this bread has the best garlic butter flavor.

What is Garlic Mozzarella Bread?

This garlic mozzarella bread is a homemade flatbread that is spread with garlic butter and stuffed with mozzarella cheese before being baked in the oven. The garlic butter is one that you make yourself with softened butter, fresh minced garlic, sliced green onions, salt, and pepper, ensuring that the bread has a wonderful garlicky taste. Meanwhile, the mozzarella is stuffed into indentations of the dough, and becomes melted and gooey in the heat of the oven. Once you have made this garlic bread recipe, you may never want to make garlic bread any other way.

Pro Tips

• Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic. You will know it has reached the correct consistency when you can stretch a small piece thin enough that you can see through it without it breaking.
• Make sure the milk isn’t too hot or it may kill the yeast. The ideal temperature to heat it to is 100 F to 110 F (37.7 C to 43.3 C).
• If you find that the dough isn’t rising well, it could be that your kitchen is too cold. In this case, simply move the dough to a warmer location in your home.
• Make sure the butter is softened before you make the garlic butter.
• Feel free to add other ingredients to the garlic butter such as dried herbs, onion powder, or cayenne.

What to Serve with Garlic Mozzarella Bread?

This garlic mozzarella bread can be served with any meal where you would typically have bread such as with pasta and salad or a roast chicken dinner. However, you can also enjoy it as it is for a light lunch or as an afternoon snack.

How Do I Know My Yeast is Fresh?

If you are unsure of whether the yeast you have in your pantry is fresh enough to use in this recipe, there is a way to test it. Simply place a small amount of it into lukewarm water; if it becomes foamy, you will know the yeast is alive and that it can be used in this recipe.

Can I Use Whole Wheat Flour for Garlic Mozzarella Bread?

Yes, you can replace at least part of the white flour with whole wheat flour if desired. However, for the best textured bread, it is best to use some white flour as using all whole wheat flour may result in a denser bread.

Can I Use Other Types of Cheese in Garlic Bread?

Yes, you can use other types of cheese as long as they melt well. Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, or provolone cheese would all melt and become oozy in this recipe.

How to Store Garlic Mozzarella Bread

Since this mozzarella bread contains cheese, it is best to store in the fridge if you have leftovers. To do so, you can place it in a sealed container or bag to keep it fresh.

How to Make Garlic Mozzarella Bread

Step 1

Step 1

In a bowl, mix the flour with the yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and milk until combined; knead until a smooth dough forms. Cover the dough and let it rise.

In a bowl, mix the flour with the yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and milk until combined; knead until a smooth dough forms. Cover the dough and let it rise.

Step 2

Step 2

For the butter, in a bowl, mix the butter with the garlic, green onions, salt, and pepper until combined. Flatten the dough into a circle and cut a crosshatch pattern on top of the dough. Brush it with the egg wash.

For the butter, in a bowl, mix the butter with the garlic, green onions, salt, and pepper until combined. Flatten the dough into a circle and cut a crosshatch pattern on top of the dough. Brush it with the egg wash.

Step 3

Step 3

Spread the garlic butter on top of the dough and stuff the slits with mozzarella cheese. Bake it in a 400 F/200 C oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Spread the garlic butter on top of the dough and stuff the slits with mozzarella cheese. Bake it in a 400 F/200 C oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Serve immediately!