Magical Disappearing Poppy Seed Garlic French Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large unsliced loaf French bread (large size loaf..not the small bagette)
1 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon poppy seed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Preparation

Trim all the crust from the bread except the bottom crust.
Slice down the center of the loaf lengthwise being careful not to cut through the bottom crust.
Then cut across the bread in 1/2\" slices, again being careful not to cut through the bottom crust.
Melt butter, add paprika, garlic and poppy seeds.
Using a pastry brush, brush butter mixture onto sides and top of bread.
Wrap bread in foil until ready to bake.
When ready to bake, roll foil down sides of bread to form a pan.
Bake in preheated oven 400F for 15 minutes.
Enjoy!