Garlic Bread Recipe
Ingredients required are:
16 ounce loaf of bread (French or Italian); for bread of different size, vary the other ingredients proportionately.
½ cup of unsalted and softened butter.
2-3 large garlic cloves, minced thoroughly; feel free to ramp up the intensity – personally, I would use (a lot) more.
2 tablespoons of freshly and finely cut parsley.Steps of an Easy Garlic Bread Recipe
For Toasted and Crispy Garlic Bread
Preheat oven to 350°F, which is about 176.6°C.
Mix the minced garlic, parsley and butter in a container to make garlic bread spread or mixture.
Slice the bread horizontally into half (i.e. parallel to the ‘long’ side).
Spread the garlic bread spread / mixture / paste evenly on both cut halves of the bread.
Use a tough baking container or pan; bake for about 10 minutes.
Carefully remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 2-3 minutes.
Cut into thin or thick slices, depending on personal preference, and serve right away! Yummy!
To vary taste according to one’s preference, you may add other herbs to the garlic spread / paste.For Soft Garlic Bread
For an easy garlic bread recipe for soft garlic bread, the instructions are largely the same, with a few differences.
Preheat oven to 350°F, which is about 176.6°C.
Prepare the garlic, parsley and butter mixture as described above.
Instead of horizontally, slice the bread vertically (i.e. perpendicular to the ‘long’ side), depending on how thick or thin you like each slice. 1-inch slices are more or less okay. Do not slice all the way through the bread – leave the bottom crust ‘intact’ and ‘connected’.
Apply the garlic bread spread / paste between each vertical slice; fill adequate butter into the vertical slices and lace the entire bread with butter.
Wrap the entire bread in clean aluminum foil and heat for 15 minutes in the oven.
