This Garlic Bread Recipe is perfectly buttery, garlicky, crunchy and addictive! I will teach you How To Make Garlic Bread from Scratch using the easiest and most delicious recipe with an irresistible homemade garlic bread spread. If you adore my Garlic Cheese Breadsticks , you will absolutely adore this. Serve this with my Southern Spaghetti Sauce and Baked Spaghetti Recipe or Chicken Stuffed Shells for a classic Italian dinner done right!
MAKING HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD
I didn’t grow up eating homemade garlic bread. My mom was just too busy for that. Between a 9 to 5 (sometimes 9 to 6 or 7) job, a husband and two demanding kids in numerous activities, she was spread pretty thin. Looking back, I seriously have no idea how she was able to cook dinner for us at least 5 times a week! I guess she just managed to make things convenient so they worked for her. If garlic bread was served, it was served from a frozen box labeled Texas Toast alongside her famous spaghetti at dinner time. Then one day, something happened. Our local grocery store started selling homemade garlic bread in their bakery section.
My mom decided to try it out and brought home a sliced loaf that looked really delicious even in non-baked form. She popped it in the oven as she was finishing her famous spaghetti and something magical occurred at dinner. I was totally changed! Texas Toast was kicked to the curb.
I had no idea homemade garlic bread could be so delicious and easy to make. You could say I became a bit obsessed with it. I probably asked my mom to buy this bread at least once or twice a week. Sometimes I would deceptively place it in the shopping cart behind bigger items so it would make it to the check out counter. After eating factory produced garlic bread for so long, the taste of fresh bread topped with butter, minced garlic, olive oil and parsley was divine and a real eye opener.
EASY GARLIC BREAD SPREAD INGREDIENTS
Because I made this recipe in college it can be super easy to make at home. These are the ingredients that help to make it super easy and delicious:
- Butter (I use salted since it is already super flavorful and cuts down on the ingredients you need to add)
- Minced Garlic (grab a bulb of garlic to chop your own)
- Garlic Powder (the powder blends in easily with the spread making sure you get a taste of garlic in each bite of your bread that the minced garlic doesn’t reach)
- Chopped Parsley (adds color and flavor!)
- Olive Oil (use a high quality)
GARLIC BREAD SPREAD (Homemade Garlic Butter) TIPS
BUTTER TIP: For the butter, I like to go for a french style butter that has more butter fat because it is creamier and more decadent in taste.
WHY GARLIC AND GARLIC POWDER?: Fresh garlic and herbs are essential for this to taste even better. For those who are wondering about the garlic powder in addition to the minced garlic, I find that the taste allows for more garlic in each and every bite.
MINCED GARLIC TIP: Do not, I repeat, do not use the already packaged minced garlic in the grocery store. The bottles have additional chemicals and aren’t as fresh. Make sure you take the tip to grab fresh garlic and mince it yourself. It makes a world of difference in taste and you shouldn’t shortcut for a recipe that relies on garlic as the key ingredient!
WHAT BREAD IS BEST FOR GARLIC BREAD?
To begin, make sure you start with a quality baked bread. I love to grab a nice baguette from bakery section of my grocery store.
You can either go for French or Italian baked bread but fresh is key.
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC BREAD WITH REGULAR BREAD (SLICED BREAD)
You can easily take the garlic bread spread recipe here and add it to any bread you have lying around. If you have sandwich white or wheat bread, simply spread some on top and toast for a shorter amount of time since it is much thinner than a baguette and should toast quickly.
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC BREAD FROM SCRATCH
I preheat the oven to 400 degrees because we want a high temperature to create a nice golden brown on the top of the garlic bread and create a beautiful crisp on top.
Mixing the garlic bread spread takes no time at all once you have minced the garlic. You want to whip everything until it is well mixed to make sure that all of the ingredients flavor every slice of bread you add it to.
Parmesan cheese is optional by the way. If you want to add a nice cheese addition, you can either sprinkle some into the mixture or sprinkle on top after you have spread the butter spread.
Lastly, I simply slice the bread, make the garlic butter spread, and bake it to perfection as I finish my famous spaghetti – which of course it’s my mom’s recipe.
WHAT DO YOU EAT HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD WITH?
This bread is seriously fantastic served with my Italian pot roast recipe, this brown butter pasta, this chicken piccata recipe, this stuffed shells recipe or my lentil meatballs and spaghetti recipe.
- If you adore stuffed shells, check out my Chicken Stuffed Shells. Next level!
- If you love a classic, try my amazing Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Also check out these Garlic Cheese Breadsticks!!!! They are so wonderful for a cheesy twist on the classic.
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Garlic Bread Recipe (How to Make Garlic Bread)
Garlic Bread Recipe (How to Make Garlic Bread) - Buttery, garlicky, crunchy and addictive! I will teach you how to make the easiest homemade garlic bread recipe with a delicious garlic bread spread from scratch.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 384kcal
Ingredients
- baguette
- 1/2 cup salted butter room temperature (1 stick)
- 4 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut bread roll in half lengthwise.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together butter, minced garlic, garlic powder, parsley, olive oil and parmesan cheese until well combined.
- Liberally spread garlic butter mixture on each half of bread.
- Bake bread for 10-14 minutes or until bread is crisp and top is golden brown.
- Cut bread into slices and serve.
Video
Notes
If you want to brown the top even more, turn your broiler on for 1-2 minutes but watch carefully so your bread doesn't burn!!
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 710IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1.9mg
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Do I melt the butter? Or just soften it?
Just soften. Also there is a video for this recipe in the recipe card if you need to see anything or confirm how anything is made. Happy to help.
I sprinkled some shredded mozzarella over the top to make it cheesy garlic bread! Yum!! Thanks for the recipe
Made it without the parmesan cheese. Very yummy!
I also make it without parmesan too!
I was looking for a garlic bread recipe and found yours. It’s to die for , love it as does my crew !!!
YES!!!
Am I missing something? I see that you have Parmesan listed as one of the ingredients but I didn’t see the amount listed in the ingredient list.
It’s an optional ingredient. I actually make it without the parm.
Put as much in it as you want or none at all anyone has to ask in regards to that ingredient in this particular dish obviously has no clue about cooking stick with Texas toast..!
You don’t have to be rude. We all had to learn how to cook and bake so don’t act like your way smarter than anybody else. The only dumb question is the one you didn’t ask. Have a great day!