Description
This Better-Than-Dominos Garlic Bread recipe features a soft, buttery garlic spread baked onto a French stick baguette to achieve a crispy crust and rich, fresh garlic flavor. It’s an easy-to-make, delicious homemade alternative to takeout garlic bread with perfectly balanced seasoning and a tender interior.
Ingredients
Scale
Garlic Bread
- 1 French stick / baguette, ~60cm / 2ft long
- 125 g / 1 US stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tsp fresh garlic, minced (~3 – 4 cloves, packed teaspoon)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp finely chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F) to ensure it reaches the ideal temperature for baking the garlic bread to a crispy finish.
- Slice Bread: Cut the French stick in half lengthwise. Then make cuts almost all the way through the bread into 2 cm (about 4/5 inch) thick slices, keeping the base intact to hold the loaf together.
- Make Garlic Butter: In a bowl, thoroughly mix softened butter, freshly minced garlic, salt, and finely chopped parsley. Taste the mixture to confirm it’s flavorful enough according to your preference, adjusting salt or garlic as needed.
- Apply Garlic Butter Inside: Generously spread the garlic butter over the cut inner sides of the bread slices, ensuring each crevice absorbs the flavorful butter.
- Butter the Exterior: Spread the remaining garlic butter over the top crust and sides of the loaf to enhance flavor and aid in crisping the outer crust during baking.
- Wrap in Foil: Wrap each prepared bread half tightly in aluminum foil to keep moisture in while baking, allowing the bread to soften inside without drying out.
- Bake: Place the wrapped bread in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Check through the foil to ensure the crust has turned crispy and golden.
- Unwrap and Serve: Carefully remove the foil and serve the garlic bread warm for the best texture and fresh garlic aroma experience.
Notes
- This homemade garlic bread offers far superior freshness compared to takeout versions thanks to the use of fresh garlic instead of preservatives, which can cause a sour flavor.
- For an authentic garlic bread experience, using an economical French stick or baguette with a thin, soft crust is preferred over artisan bread varieties.
- The recipe video linked above demonstrates each step visually to help perfect your technique.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 287 kcal
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 502 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 44 mg
