My easy garlic bread recipe starts with mincing garlic for a herby softened butter to spread on loaves of bread. It bakes up like a dream y’all!
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Garlic Bread Ingredients
- Baguette: Grab a crusty loaf from the bakery section. French bread, Italian bread, gluten-free bread or ciabatta work too.
- Butter: A rich, high-fat butter (like French-style) gives the best flavor. Unsalted works too, just add a pinch of salt. You can also replace the butter with your favorite vegan margarine, butter substitute or olive oil!
- Garlic: Fresh is best, minced up fine.
- Garlic Powder: You can use onion powder instead.
- Parsley: Thyme, basil, or oregano make great substitutes. Dried parsley works too, just use less.
- Olive Oil: Don’t have it or don’t like it? Use more butter, boos!
- Parmesan: Optional. Pecorino romano is a good swap.
How to Make Garlic Bread
Prepare the Garlic Butter Spread
Step 1: Add butter, minced garlic, garlic powder, parsley, olive oil and parmesan cheese (if using!) to a medium sized bowl.
Step 2: Whisk together until well combined.
Spread and Bake
Step 3: Cut bread roll in half lengthwise.
Step 4: Liberally spread garlic butter mixture on each half of bread.
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Step 5: Bake until bread is crisp and top is golden brown.
Step 6: Cut bread into slices and serve.
Garlic Bread Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- baguette
- 1/2 cup salted butter room temperature (1 stick)
- 4 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp parsley chopped
- 1/2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup parmesan optional
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 if using 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.
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How to store & reheat Garlic Bread
If you somehow manage to have leftovers (I’m impressed, boo!) simply wrap that garlic bread in foil or put it in an airtight container. If you want to refrigerate it, make sure the bread has cooled completely, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap before popping in the fridge. To reheat, you can just pop back in the oven at about 350 F for 10-15 minutes or until warmed and crispy again. Or wrap a slice in a damp paper towel and heat it for about 20 seconds.How long will Garlic Bread last in the fridge?
At room temp, your garlic bread will stay fresh for up to 2 days. After that, it starts to lose that golden magic. If you pop it in the fridge, you can stretch it out for up to 3 days.Can I freeze homemade garlic bread?
Yes! It’s actually best to freeze your garlic bread BEFORE you bake it. Just assemble with the garlic spread and wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze up to 3 months. You can also freeze after baking the same way, and it should last about 2 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before heating.Nutrition
Recipe Tips
- Use fresh garlic. Do not, I repeat, do NOT use garlic. It’s packed with preservatives and lacks that bold, fresh flavor. Grab a bulb and mince it yourself boos!
- Mince it fine. Big chunks of garlic can be too much for chewing. Chop it down real fine so it melts right into the butter.
- Soften the butter. Room temp butter blends everything together smoothly.
- Toast the bread perfectly. 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!
Recipe Help
For sure boos! Just assemble the bread with the garlic bread spread, wrap super well and pop in the fridge or freezer. Follow the rest of the baking instructions when you are ready to bake. It will need to bake a bit longer if you are baking from frozen however.
Y’all gotta make sure you bake it long enough so it gets crispy. Check to make sure the bread is super toasty on the sides and golden brown on top before removing from the oven.
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This garlic bread recipe is a game changer! I can’t believe how simple it is to whip up at home. The aroma in my kitchen was incredible, and my family gobbled it up in minutes. Definitely adding this to our regular dinner lineup! Thanks for sharing such an easy and delicious recipe!
I made this for a cookout and everyone raved over it! I will definitely be making this again.
This garlic bread recipe is so delicious I now use it twice a week!
Thanks so much, boo!
Great recipe for garlic bread, easy to make and absolutely delicious! Will definitely make again. Thank you for posting
Thanks, boo!
This is great as garlic bread. I had some leftover so I put it in the freezer. Took it out today and put it on the steak I was cooking . It was delicious.
Hooray thank you so much! That butter sounds fabulous over steak!
I enjoy your recipes…
Your comments mentioned Parmesan Cheese but there is none listed in your ingredients for this recipe… can you please share…
Thanks ~ Marion
Yes the parmesan is optional here but you can add about 1/2 cup.
Delicious garlic bread! Just curious how much Parmesan cheese you add to the spread, it’s not in the ingredient list. I just grated a little into it.
Thank you
This was the best garlic bread I’ve had/made in years, and will now be the only one I ever make. The flavor was outstanding. Served this with lasagna and a big salad last weekend for the family. Not one piece was left and there were only 6 of us! Thanks for a fabulous recipe!
This garlic bread was FABULOUS! Had my kids over for dinner and served this with lasagna and salad. I will never buy packaged (frozen) garlic bread again. This is my new go-to. Thank you!!
Thankyou for the recipe. M