Cheesy Pretzel Bread

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25-35 mintues

Serving Size: 4-5 people

This is a loaf of bread stuffed and packed with a pound of two different cheeses.  I got the idea from a random Tumblr account, I saw something called "Cheesy Pull Apart Bread".  I made my own version of it based off what the picture on Tumblr looked like.. so this is an original recipe! What's better than a pound of soft gooey melted cheese and warm bread? 

So I want to tell you about this chihuahua cheese, because until recently I had no idea what it was. It is mexican, it can be used to make white queso, or queso blanco.  I always get chihuahua cheese on my pork tacos at Barrio in Lakewood, so when I saw it in the cheese section at Heinen's the other day I knew I wanted to try it with this recipe.  You've all dipped chips in white queso before right? Well that is the same kind of cheese thats melted into this bread! SO GOOD. 

Ingredients:
1 lb of cheese. Whatever kind is your favorite.  (I used one medium sized block of gouda cheese and another medium block of chihuahua queso cheese). 
1/2 cup of chopped green onions.
1 round loaf of any bread really but I used pretzel bread.

Cooking Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Slice the bread up like a checker board, first longways, then sideways.  Make sure you cut all the way down to the bottom because when you want the melted cheese to melt all the way down to the base of the loaf. It helps to hold the pieces together while cutting through because you don't want to accidentally rip one of the sections off.  Slice slowly with a firm grip.
3. Fill the cracks with pieces of cheese, or if you are using sprinkle cheese then fill up all the crevices with that.  Once again, make sure the cheese gets in every crack all the way to the bottom of the loaf. 
4. Once filled with cheese, sprinkle some fresh scallions on top and bake in the oven for about 25 minutes. (You can also sprinkle garlic salt, or any type of seasoning on the top to add more flavor).  
5. After the bread has been in the oven for the 25 minutes, check to see if the cheese is melted all the way through. You do this by sticking a knife in the middle all the way down to to see if the cheese at the bottom is melted.  If it's not, leave it in the oven for 5-10 more minutes and check again.  You can cover the top of the bread with tinfoil if it starts to burn. 
6. When it's finally done you can pull out the squares of bread and dip them in whatever kind of sauce you want.  Definitely one of my favorite snacks I have ever made!