Sourdough Cheese and Garlic Pull-Apart Bread Recipe

Sourdough Cheese and Garlic Pull-Apart Bread Recipe

Yield: loaf

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 40

Experience the ultimate cheesy indulgence with Sourdough Pull-Apart Cheese Bread. This easy-to-make, garlicky masterpiece is covered with melted cheese and garlic butter, creating a mesmerizing pull-apart sensation that's simply irresistible!

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Equipment

rimmed baking sheet
aluminum foil

Ingredients

1 loaf of Sourdough Bread
113 grams unsalted butter, melted 8 Tablespoon
5 grams salt 3/4 teaspoon
4 grams flat-leaf parsley, chopped 2 Tablespoons
3 cloves garlic minced
100 grams mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded 1 cup
100 grams asiago cheese, freshly shredded 1 cup

Instructions

Bake a loaf of my Easy Sourdough Bread or purchase a crusty sourdough loaf from the store.
You can do this a day ahead to save time.
1 loaf of Sourdough Bread
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, whisk together melted butter, minced garlic, chopped parsley, and salt. Set to the side.
113 grams unsalted butter, melted, 5 grams salt, 4 grams flat-leaf parsley, chopped, 3 cloves garlic
With a bread knife, slice the loaf of sourdough bread into 1-inch slices. Be careful not to slice all the way through the bread! You want to keep the bottom of the loaf intact. Then rotate the bread a quarter turn to cut again to create a grid pattern with diamond shapes.
With a spoon or pastry brush, spread the garlic herb butter in all the cracks and crevices of the sliced bread. I like to brush the top of the entire loaf with the remaining garlic butter.
Mix the shredded mozzarella and shredded asiago cheese together. Stuff into the bread slices.
I recommend shredding your own cheese, rather than buying pre-shredded cheese. This cheese is coated with anti-caking ingredients, which doesn't melt as well as freshly shredded cheese.
100 grams mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded, 100 grams asiago cheese, freshly shredded
Cover the Cheesy Pull-Apart Garlic Bread completely with a piece of foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove the foil from the top of the loaf and continue to bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the sourdough bread is golden brown.
Remove from the oven and serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe card was updated on February 24th, 2026.

Time-Saving Tips

To make Sourdough Cheese Pull-Apart Bread ahead of time, swap the melted butter for room-temperature butter and mix it with the minced garlic, fresh parsley, and salt. Spread that onto the slices of bread and stuff with cheese. Cover the pull apart cheese bread with foil and store in the fridge until ready to bake.

Oftentimes, if I'm serving this at a family member's or friend's house, I will bake it there for fresh from-the-oven cheesy garlic bread!

How to Serve

Sourdough Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread is dynamite served on its own. Pieces of sourdough bread soaked in garlic butter and covered in melty cheese are already a flavor-bomb to be enjoyed!

For more delicious flavor, serve this pull-apart cheese bread with a dipping sauce, like homemade ranch, pizza sauce, or even an extra melted butter mixture!

How to Store

Store leftover Sourdough Cheese Pull-Apart Bread wrapped in foil in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, or until the cheese gets all melty again. The crust still stays crunchy this way!

Or place in a 350-degree oven for 10-15 minutes, or until heated through.

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