Very Garlicky Garlic Bread
Mmm...garlic.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 16oz loaf French or Italian bread
- 1/2 C salted butter (room temperature)
- 10 yes 10! - garlic cloves (minced)
- 1+1/2 tbsp flat-leaf Italian parsley (minced)
- 1+1/2 tsp granulated garlic
- 1 tsp garlic pepper*
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Slice your loaf of bread lengthwise down the middle. Place the two halves on a baking sheet lined with a silicone liner or aluminum foil. Set it aside and preheat the oven to 450°F. Make sure an oven rack is in the top half of the oven.
- 2
Place your softened butter in a small bowl and use a spatula or wooden spoon to fold all of the remaining listed ingredients - except the salt - into the butter. Make sure all ingredients are completely incorporated into the butter, then give it a taste. Add the salt if you think it needs it.
- 3
Slather a generous amount of garlic butter over each half of the bread. Don't make the layer too thick - the butter will burn and the bread will become greasy - and make sure it's even across the surface.
- 4
Pop the garlic bread into the oven and let bake for 7-10 minutes. Keep an eye on it, so we don't over-brown or burn things. Once the butter has melted and seeped into the bread and is bubbling at the edges, switch the oven to the broiler.
- 5
Broil the bread on high for just a couple of minutes, until the edges are deeply browned. Remove from the oven and as soon as it's cooled enough to handle go ahead and slice it with a serrated knife and serve. The fresher the better in this case. Dassit!