Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls

I can assure you that this is not on the pre-wedding diet. 

This bread is just sinful.  It is SO good.  You should make it right away; I just recommend that you make it when several other people are around.  Otherwise, it would be too easy to pull off all the pieces and eat it all by yourself.

Thank you, Steph at Plain Chicken, for your amazing recipe!

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls

1 round, unsliced loaf sourdough bread
8 oz Cheddar cheese, shredded
3 oz bag Oscar Meyer Real Bacon Bits (or crumbled cooked bacon)
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 Tbsp Ranch dressing mix

Preheat oven to 350.  Using a sharp bread knife, cut the bread in both directions, but don't cut through the bottom crust.  Sprinkle the cheese and bacon bits in between the cuts.  Mix together the butter and Ranch dressing mix, and pour it over the bread.  Wrap in foil and bake for 15 minutes.  Unwrap bread, and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.