Homemade Garlic Bread
Garlic bread homemade from scratch is so much better than store-bought! This garlic bread recipe has the best spread, it's buttery and takes 20 mins to make.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 loaf country-style French bread (or French baguette)
- 6 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C).
- 2
To make garlic bread spread, process the garlic in a food processor until fine. Add the parsley, salt and pepper and pulse twice.
- 3
Heat the olive oil and butter in a medium sauté pan. Remove the pan from the heat and add the mixture to the spread.
- 4
Slice the bread in half horizontally and spread the Garlic Bread Spread on both halves. Then, press the halves together and wrap the bread in aluminum foil.
- 5
Place the wrapped bread in the oven and bake for 5 minutes. Then, open the foil and continue baking for an additional 5 minutes. Slice into pieces and serve immediately.