Garlic Cheese Bread

My ultimate favorite food is Pizza, seems silly but I love it! So any recipe that has to do with pizza or anything like it I am in heaven. So a big thanks goes out to Lauren's Latest for introducing this garlic cheese bread and bringing a little more happiness into my life. 

 

Cut into breadsticks

Garlic Cheese Bread

Ingredients:

for pizza dough-makes 2-12 in pizza crusts

• 1 C warm water
• 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 tbsp honey (or sugar)
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ~3 C flour

for garlic cheese bread-

• 1/2 recipe of pizza dough from above
• 2 tbsp softened butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 C grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 lb grated mozzarella cheese (I just eye-balled it)

Directions:

for pizza dough-

1. In a mixer bowl, stir yeast and honey into warm water. Sit for about 5 minutes or until bubbles form and mixture foams. 
2. Then pour in salt, oil, and half the flour mixture and begin mixing. Once flour is incorporated, start adding flour bit by bit until you get the pizza dough to a consistency you like (slightly tacky but doesn't stick to your hands).
3. Knead on high for 6 minutes (do not stop it early). Once done, dough should be smooth and easy to work with and the bowl should be clean. 
4. Lightly grease the bowl and dough and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 1-2 hrs until doubled in size. 

for the garlic cheese bread-

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees (I didn't cook mine quite as high) with pizza stone inside (upside down cookie sheet works too).
2. Mix butter & garlic in a small bowl.
3. Spread pizza dough out into a 12-in circle on parchment paper (easier for transferring dough to pizza stone).
4. Spread butter and garlic mixture over dough and top with Parmesan and Mozzarella cheeses. 
5. Bake for 9-10 mins or until cheese is melted and begins to brown.