My mummified garlic bread recipe turns homemade garlic bread into a spooky side dish. With string cheese bandages and black olive eyes.
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With Halloween candy and costume sales expected to break a record this year I wanted to post a savory holiday recipe instead of a sweet one. The amount of halloween treats and candy that comes into our house is kind of insane. Except for the Reese’s cups – we can never have too many of those!
So I decided to makeover my delicious garlic bread recipe into mini mummies. I found some smaller french bread loaves (demi or half-sized baguettes) in the bakery section of my grocery store and used the same delicious topping as I always do – made with toasted garlic, butter, freshly grated Parmesan, salt and pepper. Then I pulled apart some string cheese into thin strips to function as the mummy wraps. And I used black olive slices for the eyes.
Soups to serve with mummy bread
Ingredients for mummy garlic bread
- Bread – Find smaller loaves, usually labeled demi or half baguettes.
- Garlic Butter – A combination of softened butter, dry-toasted garlic cloves, grated Parmesan cheese, salt and black pepper.
- Mozzarella String Cheese – Pulled apart into strips, the cheese functions as the mummy bandages.
- Black Olives – Sliced black olives function as the mummy eyes. You could use green olives if you prefer.
- Shortcut – Instead of making homemade garlic bread, save time and use frozen garlic bread.
Instructions
Adjust oven rack to lower-third position and heat to 500 degrees F. Toast garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium heat, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and color of cloves deepens, about 8 minutes. When garlic cloves are cool enough to handle, skin and mince or press cloves through a garlic press. Using a dinner fork, mash garlic, softened butter, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pinch of pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
Cut each of the small baguette slices in half lengthwise and then again in half crosswise so you have eight halves. Spread the cut side of each of the eight halves with the prepared garlic butter. Thinly peel apart the string cheeses. Place two slices of black olives on each half for eyes and then place the pieces of string cheese in layers on top of the bread halves to look like mummies. Transfer the halves, buttered and cheese side up, onto a baking sheet. Bake at 500 degrees for 6 – 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and just beginning to brown. Serve immediately.
Serving suggestion
When my kids were little I’d always make a big pot of soup for a Halloween party or trick or treat night and serve this garlic bread with it. Now that they are older, I serve these cute garlic bread mummies with my spaghetti bolognese. Here’s an idea for a complete meal –
Kitchen tools
- My favorite nonstick skillet that I use in my kitchen
- The best garlic press in my opinion
Video
Mummified Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 8 medium garlic cloves skins left on
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 tsp salt
- black pepper
- 2 demi baguettes
- 6 string cheese
- 16 black olives slices
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to lower-third position and heat to 500 degrees F.
- Toast garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium heat, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and color of cloves deepens, about 8 minutes.
- When garlic cloves are cool enough to handle, skin and mince or press cloves through a garlic press. Using a dinner fork, mash garlic, softened butter, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pinch of pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Cut each of the small baguette slices in half lengthwise and then again in half crosswise so you have eight halves. Spread the cut side of each of the eight halves with the prepared garlic butter.
- Thinly peel apart the string cheeses. Place two slices of black olives on each half for eyes and then place the pieces of string cheese in layers on top of the bread halves to look like mummies.
- Transfer the halves, buttered and cheese side up, onto a baking sheet. Bake at 500 degrees for 6 - 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and just beginning to brown. Serve immediately.
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Linda Lee says
I love this idea. However, my family like olives. Any suggestion for an alternative?
foodtasticmom says
Use small pieces of fresh bell pepper that you cut up as eyes… then you have your choice of red, yellow, orange or green!
Cookilicious says
Pinned these cuties as well! Love this superb idea and I am totally going to make it this Halloween!
foodtasticmom says
Thank you so much for the Pin, I appreciate it!