Amazing Garlic Bread Recipes

THE BEST HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut your French bread loaf lengthwise and place it on top of a baking sheet.
• In a small bowl combine softened butter, garlic powder, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and shredded cheese. Spread evenly on each side of the garlic bread.
• Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until butter is melted and bubbly. You can also broil the top for 1-2 minutes, in the end, to give it a more crisp top.
• Garnish with fresh chopped parsley if desired.

OUTRAGEOUS GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. (Make sure your oven is clean or it will smoke!)
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the garlic, stir to coat with the butter, and cook, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is very tender. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside until cool enough to handle. Mash the garlic in the butter with a fork. Stir in the Parmesan, parsley, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
• Slice the baguette in half lengthwise and place both halves, cut sides up, on a cutting board. Score each half diagonally (don't cut all the way through) in large serving-size pieces. Spoon all of the garlic mixture generously on the cut sides of the bread. Cut each half of the baguette in half crosswise along a score and place the 4 pieces on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, until the topping is bubbly and starting to brown and the bread is crisp. Transfer to a board, cut in serving pieces along the scores, sprinkle with fleur de sel, and serve warm.

THE BEST GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in the center of oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter is golden and the garlic is very fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Slice the bread in half lengthwise. Liberally brush the crust with the garlic butter. Turn the bread cut-side up. Slice each loaf crosswise at 2-inch intervals without cutting all the way through, making "pull-apart" garlic bread. Liberally brush the cut sides of the bread with more garlic butter, spreading any remaining garlic evenly over top. You should use all the garlic butter. Carefully transfer the bread to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Sprinkle the loaves with the Parmesan and a pinch of salt and bake until the edges of the bread are a deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Top with the parsley. Serve warm.

AMAZING GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Take a piece of foil and place whole garlic cloves in it, coating with a generous amount of olive oil.
• Wrap tightly.
• Bake until done, 20 min to 1/2 hour.
• Cloves will be done when sweet smelling, soft and golden brown.
• Split bread lengthwise.
• Remove excess dough.
• Mash roasted garlic with all other ingredients except cheeses.
• Spread cut surfaces of bread with butter mixture.
• Sprinkle with parmesan and layer bottom half with mozzarella.
• Press halves together and wrap tightly in foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees until outer crust is crispy and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
• Let cool slightly and cut into thick vertical slices.
• I like it just as it is, crispy outside, moist and chewy (and slightly saturated!) inside, but you could bake this open faced on a cookie sheet for a crisper texture.
• If you do this, put mozzarella on both sides.
• You can make the garlic butter ahead of time and refrigerate it.
• It's also to die for melted over hot pasta!