Easy Homemade Garlic Bread Recipe
Buttery, garlicky perfection! This homemade garlic bread is easy and delicious, with a couple of tricks for perfect garlic bread goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced finely
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley minced finely
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place a large sheet of foil on a large baking sheet.
- Cut your loaf of French bread in half length-wise (horizontally), so that you have two big slabs, a top and a bottom. Set it on the foil with the cut part up.
- Set a small saucepan over medium heat and add the olive oil. When hot, add the garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes, until the garlic is fragrant and tender but not browned at all. Remove from heat.
- Place the butter in a small or medium bowl and mash it with a fork. Add the garlic and olive oil mix, salt, and parsley. Mix well.
- Using a spatula or butter knife, slather the butter mixture onto the two halves of your French bread.
- Put the bread together and wrap it with foil.
- Bake in the foil for 10 minutes, then open up the foil and lay it on the pan, and open up the bread so that the buttered sides are facing up. Bake for 10-15 more minutes, until the butter is completely melted and the edges of the bread are lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven, place the halves back together, and cut into slices. Serve.
Notes
Vegan/dairy-free option:
Sub in your favorite vegan/dairy buttery substitute.
Gluten-free option:
You can use the garlic butter spread on just about any bread you like, including a GF loaf!
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1g, Calories: 272kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 522mg, Potassium: 78mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 513IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 35mg, Iron: 2mg