Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Recipe
Easy to make left-over bread recipe with amazing cream cheese filling, dipped in a butter sauce and topped with a lot of cheese. Try this garlic bread recipe.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
This recipe uses left-over buns and turning it into a whole new delicious Korean style garlic bread with cream cheese filling. It is perfect if you have a few left-over buns and you want to transform it into a great delicious treat for your family and friends.
Origin of the dish
Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread is a famous Korean-originated street food. This bread has the most perfectly crunchy bite on the outside while it has the most chewy and sweet taste in the inside because of its cream cheese filling. It is first dipped over a garlic butter sauce which is the reason behind its crunchy bite. Loaded with cheese on the top which makes it a perfect snack. One bread will surely satisfy your tummy’s cravings!
When is Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Typically Served?
Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread is typically served as breakfast because of its overloaded flavors. It is also very common in Korean street stalls eaten as quick snacks for hungry tummy at any time of day in between meals. However, I find this perfect for backyard family gatherings or even if you want to go on a picnic, you can keep a lunch box full of this delicious cream cheese garlic bread. What’s more amazing is how it pleases our appetite. The perfect crunchy and chewy combinations is just everything!
Kitchen Utensils You Need
You will be needing the following kitchen tools and equipment in making this delicious snack:
- Bread knife
- Sheet pan
- Oven
- Grater
- Mixing bowls
- Spatula
- Whisk
- Measuring spoons/cups
- Serving plate
Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread’s Primary Ingredients – Cream Cheese and Garlic.
If there are ingredients that are the stars for this bread snack, it should be the cream cheese and garlic. They are the ones responsible for its mouth-watering flavors. The cream cheese used as the filling couldn’t be more fit than any other kinds of filling for this recipe. The sweet creamy taste that completely compliments with the garlic flavor of the bread. I just couldn’t think of any other alternatives for this ingredient. No worries, you can buy this product at malls, or even at supermarkets. Plus the accessibility of products in the online world now is so much easy.
The garlic on the other hand is the flavor itself. It brings a classic taste to the bread which fits the appetite of anyone. Garlic is one of the most basic ingredients in any cuisine there is. You will never have difficulty in finding one. It is available in most stores. Sold per cloves or per head. You can even grow one in your backyard since it typically grows in tropical areas. Just don’t ever forget this ingredient because you can never make the perfect Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread without a garlic. Simple as that!
Interesting Facts
- There are more than 450 varieties of garlic in the world.
- Though this version of garlic bread we made is Korean version, garlic bread is an entirely Italian-American invention.
- Garlic bread become popular in North America and has been on the menu in as early as 1950s.
Tips and Tricks When Making Cream Cheese Filled Garlic
Do not slice your bread too many times to prevent it from breaking apart. Leave enough space for the bread so it can hold your cream cheese filling together without breaking apart.
For Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread, milk and egg is a must, these ingredients will give the bread a moist texture.
You can make your own dough for this recipe but feel free to use similar rolls or left-over buns same as I did in this recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 buns
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 4 tbsp white sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup all-purpose cream
- 1 egg
- Parsley
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup condensed milk
- Mozarella cheese, grated
- Cheddar cheese, grated
Directions
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Preheat oven to 180°C (356°F).
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While waiting for the oven to attain desired temperature, carefully cut the left-over buns 2 times (vertically and horizontally) to get 4 wedges. Make sure not to completely cut through the bread.
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In a mixing bowl, put the cream cheese and sugar then mix together. Afterwards, put the cream cheese filling in between the wedges and make sure not to break the wedges.
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Prepare the garlic butter. In a mixing bowl combine the melted butter, mayonnaise, all-purpose cream, egg, parsley, minced garlic and condensed milk. Whisk everything together. Give it a good whisk.
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Dip the buns into the garlic butter into the garlic butter mixture, then top with mozzarella cheese.
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Bake at 180 degree C for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Once cooked, add the grated cheddar cheese on top and serve!
Now you got everything you want in a bread. The filling and the flavors. Go make your own and please your family’s sight and appetite with this crunchy-chewy Korean cream cheese garlic bread. And hey, don’t complicate yourself, try it, it’s so easy to make!