‘Eysh bel tom – Garlic bread

Ingredients

• 1 large French bread (baguette) – ‘eysh fran-sa-wy
• 5 tsp butter – zeb-da
• 2 tsp olive oil – zeit za-toon
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed – tom
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated – mod-za-rel-a
• 2 tsp fresh parsley and thyme, chopped – ba’-doon-is and zaa-tar

Directions

• Preheat the oven at 175 degrees.
• Melt the butter with the crushed garlic in a bowl in the microwave for two minutes.
• Add the olive oil, parsley and thyme to the butter mixture.
• Cut the bread horizontally into thick round slices. Spread one to two teaspoons of the garlic mixture on each slice.
• Place the bread slices on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until crispy, around five minutes.
• When the bread slices are golden brown remove from the oven and sprinkle with cheese and insert them back in the oven.
• Remove from the oven when the cheese has melted completely and serve immediately.