Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2006

This was really good. I used a large loaf of Italian Ciabatta bread cut in half. I used 3X the amount of garlic and I still think it needed more. The trick to getting the cream cheese and oil to mix is to do it in a food processor. Add the cream cheese and herbs and start pulsing, then very slowly add in the oil while pulsing the machine. If you do it right, the oil and cream cheese will form an emulsion and will not separate. I will make it again, but next time I think I will add feta cheese and garlic salt, it was just missing that extra punch of flavor.

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Kelli

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2008

I had a half a loaf of french bread to use up and made pasta for dinner. This bread was really good. After reading reviews, some had trouble with mixing the olive oil and cream cheese. I decided to drizzle oil on the bread first, then spread the mixture and broil. Since my bread slices were small it only took a few minutes on low to melt. I also drizzled a small amount of olive oil and grated parmesan after coming out of the oven.

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GodivaGirl

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2006

Definitely one of my favorite garlic bread recipes! I stuck the cream cheese mixture in the frig. for a little while. It mixed a lot easier!

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gina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Leakey, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2004

Very tasty garlic bread! However, my experience tonight is that cream cheese and olive oil just don't mix. It was impossible to get the mixture "smooth" - even using the electic mixer, once you stop mixing, it immediately begins to separate. Not sure if there's anything to be done about that. Anyway, that being said, it still tasted delicious and was an excellent accompaniment to our spaghetti dinner.

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Gaijin Mom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

Very good bread! I only had extra virgin olive oil, and I was afraid that the flavor from that would be too strong, so I decided to use half softened butter and half olive oil and the results were DELICIOUS!!! Creamy, buttery, cheesy goodness! I will be using this recipe a lot, I'm sure! Thanks for posting :)

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Christina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2007

I used a Sour Dough loaf and 1 Cup melted butter instead of Olive Oil and I just heated the bread until it was hot and bubbly instead of broiling it. It was a delicious combination of flavors! It all got gobbled up at my Easter dinner!

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Christina

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2004

The best garlic bread I have ever tasted!!!! amazing buttery garlicky cheesy..there's nothing like it anywhere, I will be making this over and over again!!!

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CAROL991

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2011

I cut this recipe in half and used day-old ciabatta loaves that I bought off the clearance rack. I thought this might not work......I was kind of iffy about the ingredients and how good they would taste. The kids and I loved it though my husband was kind of on the fence about it. Not as hard as I thought it would be and using the day-old bread worked out just fine.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

I used a loaf of soft Italian bread instead of French bread and it turned out perfect under the broiler. I also didn't have oregano or parsley on hand, so I substituted with a teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Like others said, the oil didn't mix completely with the cream cheese, and I was a little concerned about drizzling MORE oil on top, but everything combined well in the oven. Definitely as good or better than frozen garlic bread!

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Liz N.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Columbus, Georgia, USA

Living In: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009

Yum, yum, yum! I cut a loaf of bread horizantally instead of slicing it. I had no problems mixing my oil with the cream cheese, guess I'm lucky. Thanks for the recipe!!

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