Cheesy Herb Cob

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 crusty cobb loaf
• 20 g butter, softened
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 slices shortcut bacon, chopped
• 250 g grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 60 g melted butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 place a large sheet of foil on a baking tray.
• 3 make 5 cuts across the cobb loaf, cutting down to the bottom, but not right through.
• 4 turn & make another 5 cuts crossways - do not cut through the bottom crust (you want to be able to push the filling into the cuts. but leave the loaf intact).
• 5 heat butter in a frying pan and cook onion garlic & bacon for 5 minutes until golden.
• 6 transfer to a bowl. add 3/4 of cheese plus parsley, stir to combine.
• 7 scatter mixture over bread and push down into cuts.
• 8 drizzle with melted butter and wrap foil around bread to enclose.
• 9 bake for 15-20 minutes, unwrap foil & sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 10 bake for a further 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted & golden.