Ingredients
- 4 bagels (unsliced)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1 cup Mainland grated mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons of Mainland butter
- 1.5 cup of Mainland grated mozzarella cheese
Oil Mix
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon very finely chopped parsley
- In a bowl put the 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and cream cheese and mix until combined. Then add in the Mainland Mozzarella and mix until fully incorporated.
- Make six cuts across each bagel (from the top down) being careful not to slice all the way through.
- Gently open up each cut and place a teaspoon of the mozzarella mixture inside. Repeat this for each cut, then set onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- When ready to bake, in a small bowl combine the remaining minced garlic, olive oil and parsley, a pinch of salt n pepper, mix until fully combined, then brush generously onto of each bagel and bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes until the bagels are toasted, golden and the cheese in melting and gooey.
- Remove, allow to cool for a minute then tear up and tuck in.