Garlic Bread

~Garlic Bread~
This recipe is easy and simple to make. I learned it from experimenting with different recipes from my favorite Italian restaurants. This garlic bread recipe makes a great appetizer and takes less than 10 minutes to make. For this recipe you can either use a french baguette or a ciabatta loaf. I prefer a french baguette because the bread is softer but either is fine. You can also use fresh parsley and oregano but I prefer dried because it will never go bad.
Here is what you need:

1/4 loaf of french baguette bread or ciabatta bread
1/4 stick of butter
1 teaspoon of minced garlic
red pepper flakes
oregano flakes
salt
parsley flakes
1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
foil
1 small cup
knife
baking pan
spoon

Stage 1:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Cut loaf in half into two even piece.

Stage 2:
Put 1/4 stick of butter into a small cup and put into the microwave to melt.

Add a little bit of red pepper, salt, oregano, and parsley flakes to the butter mixture.
Take spoon and spread the butter mixture evenly onto both loaves of bread.

Stage 3:
Place each loaf of bread on the baking pan.
Next sprinkle an evenly layer of mozzarella cheese on top of the bread.

Stage 4:
Sprinkle more red pepper flakes and parsley flakes on top of the cheese.
For spicy bread add extra red pepper flakes.
Next put the bread in the oven for 6 minutes.
Take out, and let it sit for 1 minute to cool before enjoying.

**A healthier alternative for this recipe is to use olive oil instead of butter** This will cut down on the fat and calorie content. To do this skip stage 2, and dip the bread into olive oil. Then sprinkle red pepper flakes, salt, and parsley flakes on to the bread. Then proceed to stage 3.