Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread
Stuffed with sweet cream cheese and dunked in a custardy butter sauce, Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread is more decadent than the original.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Korean
- 2 small round loaves white bread about 6 inches in diameter and 3 inches tall
- 1 oz parmesan cheese shaved
For the cream cheese filling
- 6 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 3 tbsp sugar
- ⅛ cup half and half
For the butter sauce
- ½ cup butter unsalted
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- ¼ cup half and half
- 1 tbsp parsley minced
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 egg
For garnish
- parsley minced, for garnish
Make the cream cheese filling
Let the cream cheese soften to room temperature. You can also microwave it for 10-20 seconds to speed up the process.
Once softened, whisk the cream cheese with the sugar and half and half until it’s smooth and no lumps remain.
Slice the bread
Make four slices about two-thirds of the way through both loaves of bread, resulting in eight pieces or sections per loaf. The most important part of this step is to not cut all the way through the bread. Just cut partly through it.
Stuff the bread
Add the cream cheese to a pastry bag or to a ziploc bag. If using a ziploc bag, cut a small slit in the bottom corner of the bag.
First pipe the cream cheese directly into each cut you made. And then pipe more cheese directly into the center of the bread. Repeat for the second loaf.
Make the butter sauce
Set up a double boiler. Put two to three inches of water in a large pot and bring it to a simmer on your stovetop over medium-low heat.
Now place a heatproof metal or glass bowl directly on top of the pot of simmering water. This bowl should not directly touch the simmering water.
While the water’s still simmering, add all of the sauce ingredients (butter, ¼ cup half and half, minced garlic, parsley, 1 tablespoon sugar, and egg) to the bowl.
Cook the ingredients, stirring constantly, for about five minutes until all the butter is melted and the sauce thickens. Remove the bowl from the stove.
Dunk the bread and top with cheese
Bake
Bake the bread at 400° for 15-18 minutes until the bread is browned. Rotate the tray halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
Remove the bread from the sheet tray and place on a serving plate. Top with fresh parsley for garnish.
Keyword Bread, Cream cheese