Cajun-Style French Bread

Ingredients

• 14 oz bread loaf french
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 1.5 teaspoons creole seasoning 
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 1 small jalapeno finely minced seeded
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon 
• 0.7 cup mayonnaise 
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 2 oz parmesan cheese shredded
• 0.5 teaspoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Cut bread loaf in half lengthwise.
2. Brush melted butter evenly onto cut sides of bread halves.
3. Stir together onion, jalapeo pepper, and next 5 ingredients, and spread mixture evenly over buttered sides of bread halves.
4. Place bread halves, buttered sides up, on a baking sheet, and sprinkle evenly with 1 1/2 tsp. Creole seasoning.
5. Bake at 350 for 18 to 20 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
6. Let stand 5 minutes; cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices, and serve immediately.
7. Note: To make ahead, wrap prepared unbaked bread halves in aluminum foil, place in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag, and freeze up to 1 month. To bake frozen, remove bread halves from freezer bag, and place foil-wrapped bread on a baking sheet.
8. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until thawed.
9. Remove foil, return to baking sheet, buttered sides up, and bake 8 to 10 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
10. Let stand 5 minutes, and cut bread halves as directed.