So, I signed up to bring a "side dish" for a work staff meeting. The main dishes are lasagna and spaghetti, so I thought I'd make some garlic bread. I didn't want to just make plain ol' garlic bread, so I made up a butter spread and tested it out on my fam...my husband approved :) So, here's the garlic bread recipe!
3 heads of roasted garlic
2 sticks of butter, softened
2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp fresh rosemary (finely chopped)
1 Tbsp fresh parsley (finely chopped)
1/2 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1 loaf of sweet french bread
To roast the garlic, I cut the tops of the heads of garlic. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and wrap in tinfoil. Bake at 385 degrees for about 25 minutes or until they're soft. (I don't usually time it. I just wait til the smell of roasted garlic fills the house.) When the garlic is cooled, squeeze the roasted garlic into a small bowl and smash it. Add the smashed garlic to the butter and add the remaining ingredients.
Cut the loaf of bread lengthwise and spread the butter mixture evenly. You can bake it if you prefer, but I like to broil it until it's crispy.
Finish by sprinkling it with fresh parsley. :)
I also thought about substituting cheddar cheese for parmesan cheese. I may try that next time!
Making this now.... to go with the Broccoli Cheddar soup... mostly cause it just sounded good and I wanted to try it! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI have ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS eating this with the state of my waistline but damn, it's soooo good. Bad idea to make it when I'm the only one home tonight!
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