Two golden baked garlic bread baguettes cut into slices and topped with chopped herbs on a black platter with a breadknife

Garlic bread

Name: Garlic bread
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 150g salted butter softened; 6-10 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tsp dried oregano; a handful flat-leaf parsley finely chopped; 1 baguette (or 1 small bloomer)

Anna Glover

Published: May 9, 2022 at 12:56 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Make your own garlic bread and serve it as a satisfying starter or alongside stews or pasta dishes for mopping up juices and sauces – you're guaranteed clean plates every time

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Ingredients

Nutrition

150g salted butter

softened
6-10 garlic cloves

crushed
1 tsp dried oregano
a handful flat-leaf parsley

finely chopped
1 baguette

(or 1 small bloomer)

Nutrition: per serving

kcal559
fat33g
saturates20g
carbs53g
sugars3.1g
fibre3.5g
protein11g
salt1.7g

Method

step 1

Mash the butter in a bowl until very soft, then stir in the garlic, oregano, parsley and some salt and pepper. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
step 2

Cut the bread into 2-3cm slices but don’t go all the way through, keep the base intact. Spread the garlic butter into the gaps with a knife, making sure each slice gets a decent spread of butter – you want about 1 heaped tsp in each slice. Then spread any excess butter over the top of the baguette.
step 3

Wrap the bread in foil, put on a baking tray and transfer to the oven. Cook for 15 minutes, then loosen the foil to expose the top of the bread. Bake for a further 5-10 minutes or until the top crisps up and turns golden brown. Remove from the foil, and pour any escaped melted butter in the foil over the bread before serving.

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