Description
My go-to for garlic bread! French bread, butter, fresh garlic, garlic powder, Parmesan, and parsley. It’s so simple and so ridiculously good.
Ingredients
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- half a loaf of French bread
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, cut into chunks
- 1 large clove garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.Β
- Soften the butter in the microwave in short increments. I like to whisk it to get it smoothed out a bit.
- Grate the garlic directly into the butter. Add the garlic powder, Parmesan, and parsley; stir to combine.
- Cut the French bread in half and spread with the butter mixture (this amount of butter is good for half of one large French bread loaf – see photos above).
- Bake for 9-10 minutes in the middle of the oven, adding an extra 1-2 minutes or bumping to 425 at the end for more browning.
- Remove from the oven, cut into slices, and serve. Life is good.
Equipment


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Notes
For the exact amount of bread, see photos above! The photo with the French bread next to the baguette – that shows how much bread I use for this amount of butter. It will all depend on the size of your loaf, but I use half of the (very large) loaf of French bread that I buy at Target.
If you use unsalted butter, be sure to add a pinch of salt to the butter mixture!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sides
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: garlic bread, homemade garlic bread, soup sides, cheesy bread