That looks gorgeous.

Looks wonderful. Can't wait to try it this weekend. Should go well with the crab salad I'm planning on serving. Thank you. :)

It does look awfully good!

Gosh this looks so delicious. If only I had some bread right now, this would be broiling in my oven. Guess I know what to add to my shopping list for tomorrow! Thank you for sharing! :-)

Sounds soooo good! I cannot wait to try it. Thanks for sharing :)

Wow, that bread looks wonderful! I'll bet it would also be good with some diced tomatoes on top. Of course, I like tomatoes on almost everything!

OHHH!!! Gotta try this! My diet loving friends will lovingly kill me for this, but must try! My mom used to make something similar, but on english muffins, and with chopped eggs and such. This looks like everything I loved, but cheesier, minus the stuff I didn't like!

Very similar to the recipe the Pioneer Woman has at her site for Olive Cheese Bread. Check it out at http://thepioneerwomancooks.com/2007/06/olive_cheese_br.html.
That one is very good too.

Hah! Great minds think alike. ;-) I didn't know that Ree had made a cheesy bread too. I like the idea of the olives. ~Elise

How delicious! A great go with for a big salad or black bean soup:) Amazing photos!

It's 6:30 AM here...I wonder if I should have cheesey bread for breakfast?? hmmmmm

Looks great and not trying to be picky, but the measurements for the cheeses seem kinds off; usually 8 oz shredded is 2 cups, same would apply for the cheddar.

Good point. It's probably better to steer off of weights, anyway. I've adjusted the recipe. Thank you. ~Elise

My mom used to do something similar using equal parts of mayo, parmesian & chopped onions. Can't wait to try this version!

Perfect timing. Thanks so much. I had six friends all meeting here for drinks before we went out to a concert together. We weren't going to be eating until afterwards so guess what I served? We have a great little french bakery at the end of our street so I ran down there to get a couple of baguettes, picked up some Mozzarella and had it all mixed and ready to go when they got here. So good, and it's freezing here right now, so some toasty warm snacks in our tummies really helped. By the way, 8 people, two baguettes,devoured the lot. narry a crumb left. Just the yummy memory.

Is it me, or is the calorie count for this conspicuously absent? ;-)

Nevertheless, uber-yum.

(Did I spell 'conspicuously' correctly?)

That just looks obscenely good. Note to self: do not read blogs when hungry.... Thanks for sharing the method!

That sounds a lot like a cheesy bread recipe a friend always makes for gatherings. She adds sliced olives to her cheese mixture and scatters some sliced pickled jalapenos on top before broiling. It's so unbelievably tasty that I demanded the recipe upon eating a piece.

Delish! I just love the fact that it's so quick to put together - one less thing to worry when you're entertaining. Brilliant!

One question: do you think the mayo can be replaced with sour cream? I'm not a fan of using mayo (even homemade), but I think the mayo is essential in this recipe, to add a nice mouth-feel and texture. I suspect replacing it with sour cream won't achieve the same thing, though...any suggestions?

Don't know. You could try it, on a much smaller scale first, like with just a slice of bread, to see if it suits you. ~Elise

Some brazilian cheese bread recipes in english:
http://www.donabrasil.com/brazilian-cuisine/recipes-from-brazil/cheese-rolls-pao-de-queijo.html

http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/recipes/pqueijo.htm

They're well suited for breakfast.

This is similar to an appetizer I make. I use shredded cheddar cheese, green onions, mayo and crescent rolls. I unroll the crescent rolls and cut each triangle in half lengthwise then I put a little bit of the cheese mixture in the center and roll up and bake until golden brown. A wonderful person, who's no longer with us, gave this recipe.

I have a similiar receipt but use Ranch Dressing instead of mayo...it is excellent. A little more kick to it with some more flavor.

That looks delicious and addictive. I'll have to wait for a larger gathering to try it out. Yum!

Oooh, yummy! We love cheese, bread, sour cream, butter! This will be great to serve next weekend when my sister-in-law and her family come to visit! Thanks for the wonderful idea!

This sounds a lot like my tomato bread. I add minced fresh garlic to butter, slather it on a horizonatally cut italian bread, top it with sliced tomatoes and shredded mozzarella and bake until the cheese is melty and good. It is an unbeatable appetizer that goes quickly.

In a big bowl, I mixed shredded cheddar and parmesean cheese, diced onions and tomatoes and minced garlic. I buttered both sides of a couple pieces of loaf bread and spooned the mixture on top. Broil for 7 minutes to perfection.

Thanks for the awesome recipe!

This was soooooo good! The best part is that my boyfriend (the non-cook =) made it, was able to improvise the ingredient amounts (a big deal b/c he's never strayed from a recipe before), and absolutely loved it!!

I'll have to try this one at my next gathering (or for a change from a pizza dinner). One thing I usually do when I make breads like this is broil them a few minutes before putting the toppings on - it makes the bread a little crunchier by drying it out a little.

Great idea, thanks Donna! ~Elise

I have to second JrezIN's comment from above. Granted Pao de Queijo is a bit different than this sort of cheesy bread but if you like this kind you will also like the Brazilian rolls. Oddly enough I learned about them in Japan, have made it a couple of times with grated Edam cheese and they're addictive. The dough is super easy to make but it is sticky and messy to form the balls. I urge you all to try these-- they really are addictive.

That looks and sounds delicious. I bet it would be good with roasted garlic too.

This bread looks amazing! I can almost taste it! Guess what's being served at my house on Super Bowl Sunday? ;)

I have a similar recipe with just minced shrimp, mayo, green onions mixture. It's yummy.

What a great idea. Love it! ~Elise

This sounds like something that my mom used to make and now my guests love me to make. This one is also super easy. Slice French bread (or Ciabatta), spread sour cream on the slices, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and stick it under the broiler until bubbly and a little browned. Serve warm! :)

Sounds yummy! I make a very similar version only using jalapenos instead of green onions. Yum.

Is it rude to drool?

I make a similar version of these Cheesy Breads as an appetizer for parties. I don't use the sour cream or butter but add a small can of sliced black olives and a couple tablespoons of dry Ranch dressing mix. I spread the mixture on slices of French bread bagettes and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 - 15 minutes. Everyone loves these Cheesy Breads, I can't go to a party without promising to bring along a big batch. I will try this version and see how it goes over. I will probably omit the sour cream and the butter just to keep the fat content down a little bit, looks like there is plenty of fat with just the mayo in the mix.

I love all the cheesy things... and cheesy bread is my favourite!!! Oh! I want to eat it NOW!

Wow, that bread looks tasty! I am the official garlic bread maker in my house, but I'm hanging on to this recipe for our next occasion to serve bread because it looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!

Your cheesy bread recipe looks delicious. I did something similar at http://red-icculus.com/?p=50 , but without the mayo.

Elise,
I made this Saturday night with dinner, and I must say it was a HUGE hit with everyone. I was so excited. It is reminiscent of the cheesy garlic frozen toasts at the grocery store, only 50X better! :) I will definately be making this very very often.

I also found that toasting/broiling both sides of the loaf worked quite well before putting the spread on. I liked the extra crunch factor instead of softer bread, but that is just personal preferance.

Also, because we were housesitting that day and I didn't have access to the garlic I normally keep in my house, I "had" to use some sort of jarred "Italian (and something else I don't remember) Garlic" mix instead of regular garlic. This was some type of fancy minced garlic in, I'm assuming, some type of oil...and it had some type of little bits of red spicy pepper, I think...anyway. It was WONDERFUL! It smelled exactly like Papa Johns garlic butter dip for pizza. I digress. But my point is, if anyone has access to anything like this, it makes a quite lovely substitution for "plain" garlic!

I had more than enough spread for one huge loaf of bread. It would definately be enough for one and a half (three sides) loaves if not two full (four sides)...just my notes! But now I have some spread already made and saved for later!

Thanks!

Holy yum, Batwoman! I've made Ree's cheesy-olive bread, and that stuff is TDF. This looks equally decadent and delicious, and perfect for non-olive-lovers. I'm also thinking I'd like to try artichoke-spinach bread; just like the famous cheesy hot artichoke-spinach dip that we all know and love, only with the bread already attached. Doesn't that sound divine too?

Thank you for posting this recipe. I can't wait to try it. A few weeks ago, we had something that seems similiar at Alchemy Market and Cafe in Murphys, California. They serve a cheesy bread just like this rather than regular bread. It was amazing and I am sure your recipe is also!

I made the addition of a half a cup of sweet yellow onion, roughly chopped, to balance out all the cheese. I also used twice as much garlic and a couple of tsps of dried chives. It was unbelieveable, my fiance and I have been eating it all day. I'll have to eat nothing but dry lettuce the rest of the week to balance out the calories!

The cheesy bread was a major hit at my superbowl party, it was gone before most other thing, I used ciabatta, and followed the recipe exactly. It was perfect.

Simple, easy and a huge hit at any party! Thank you for the recipe, I make this for functions but never really had a recipe for it!

Made this for a small party at my house this weekend and it was a huge hit! Everyone wanted the recipe.