I didn’t grow up eating garlic bread from scratch. My mama was busy so she grabbed frozen at the grocery store. But once I was grown and started making homemade garlic bread, I kicked frozen to the curb. It’s so easy to make! I mince garlic and then add to a herby softened butter before spreading 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 or butter substitute. And if you forgot to get butter, go with all olive oil!
- Garlic: Fresh is best, minced up fine.
- Garlic Powder: Y’all know there’s never enough garlic in garlic bread! However boos, 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: If you want to use a little cheese (totally optional) in this garlic bread and parm is out of the question, try pecorino romano.
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.
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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Notes
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!
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Recipe Help
You can either soften the butter quickly by cutting it into smaller cubes and letting it sit for about 15 minutes or popping in the microwave for 5 second intervals until it softens. Just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t melt boos.
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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I really love garlic bread…I will try your recipe…. thank you for sharing…
How long can the garlic spread be kept for? And how shld we keep it?
I like the recipe looks delicious. I never though about using baguettes. Thank you
This was fun and easy to make; it looked very festive and appealing; and my husband and kids loved it. I’ll be making this again and again!
Hands down the best garlic bread I have ever made. Thank you?
I agree with Laura! No need to be rude. And the only dumb question is the one not asked.
This was delicious! Only had white bread on hand and it was still a delectable, restaurant-quality treat!!!! Definitely my new go-to for garlic bread now! Thank you!
Just made this. It was amazing. And perfectly garlicky.
Thank you!
Parmesan cheese isn’t on ingredients how much do you use? Is it fresh or the Kraft kind in a jaar?
I would use fresh not the kind in the jar.
I have scrolled up and down several times but cannot find the video. I only see a video of chicken and waffles (which looks delicious, I might add). So where’s the video?
Hi Kas, it is in the recipe card.
Jocelyn, can u make like maybe a quadruple recipe & store it in the frig for later use so u don’t have to make it each time? If so, how long do you think it would last in the frig???
I would probably store some in the freezer and wrap tightly if you quadruple the recipe.
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