Belgian-Style Breakfast Bread
By: Julie Cecchini
Published: Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 8:07am

Ingredients




1 loaf French bread or Italian bread (or 2 smaller loaves)
1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature  (Earth Balance (soy butter))
1/4 cup goat cheese or cream cheese
2 tsp finely chopped minced garlic (optional)
2 tbsp Fines Herbs(optional)
1 pinch salt  (optional)
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper (optional)
3 slices of cured meat (such as ham)
poached or hard boiled eggs (optional)
A drizzle of Local Honey(optional)
Fresh Fruit  (optional)
Your favorite Jam  (optional)

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Slice the bread 1" thick but do not cut all the way through the bottom of the loaf. 2 For savory breads;  mix together the butter, garlic, Fines Herbs, salt, and pepper well. Spread approximately 1 to 2 tsp of the garlic mixture in between each cut. 3 If you want to stay away from those savory flavors completely, butter between each cut. 4 Wrap the bread in aluminum foil and bake about 10 minutes.

About

This recipe can be both savory and or sweet.  That morning we tried it with an egg, a slice of ham, dollop of goat cheese, on it's own and topped with honey and berries.  It was a perfect feast, seductive and satisfying in it's simplicity.