American Garlic Bread Food

HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Cover a baking sheet in aluminum foil.
• Slice the baguette in half lengthwise.
• Mix the softened butter and minced garlic in a small bowl.
• Spread the butter-garlic mixture over both halves of the loaf of bread, then sprinkle evenly with the minced parsley, if using.
• Place the bread on the baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the butter has melted and the bread is lightly crisped around the edges.
• Serve alongside your choice of pasta dish and enjoy.

AMERICAN GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 500 degrees.
• Meanwhile, toast garlic cloves in small skillet over medium heat, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and color of cloves deepens slightly, about 8 minutes (see illustration at right).
• When cool enough to handle, skin and mince cloves (you should have about 3 tablespoons).
• Using dinner fork, mash garlic, butter, cheese, and salt in small bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Spread cut sides of loaf evenly with butter mixture; season to taste with pepper.
• Transfer loaf halves, buttered side up, onto rimmed baking sheet; bake, reversing position of baking sheet in oven from front to back halfway through baking time, until surface of bread is golden brown and toasted, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Cut each half into 2-inch slices; serve immediately.

THE BEST GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in the center of oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter is golden and the garlic is very fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Slice the bread in half lengthwise. Liberally brush the crust with the garlic butter. Turn the bread cut-side up. Slice each loaf crosswise at 2-inch intervals without cutting all the way through, making "pull-apart" garlic bread. Liberally brush the cut sides of the bread with more garlic butter, spreading any remaining garlic evenly over top. You should use all the garlic butter. Carefully transfer the bread to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Sprinkle the loaves with the Parmesan and a pinch of salt and bake until the edges of the bread are a deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Top with the parsley. Serve warm.

GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Slice loaf, LEAVING CRUST INTACT, into slices.
• It is important NOT to slice through the bottom.
• Set aside.
• Mix butter with other ingredients.
• Allow to sit on counter a while, so flavors travel all through the butter.
• Take a length of foil, and place loaf lengthwise on the foil.
• Very gently, spread slices apart, being careful not to break bottom, and spread with butter mixture.
• When all slices are spread, use any leftover butter to spread the top of the loaf.
• Wrap sides of foil up.
• Leave top UNCOVERED.
• Twist ends of foil.
• Bake on tray for about 20-30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
• This is great with spaghetti or lasagna.
• When baking lasagna, just put it in with the lasagna for the last half hour of baking time.

AMERICAN SANDWICH BREAD

Steps:

• Mix milk, water, butter, honey and yeast together.
• Combine 3 1/2 cups flour and salt in bowl of stand mixer.
• Gradually add milk mixture to flour.
• Increase mixer speed to medium, mix for 10 minutes, until dough is smooth. (You may need to add extra flour to get dough to the right consistency. I always do.).
• Turn dough out onto floured surface, knead briefly to form a small, round ball.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, turn to coat.
• To Proof: Original recipe suggests while you are making the dough, heat an oven to 200 for 10 minutes, then turning off. Place bowl covered with plastic wrap in oven to proof. However, I cover with a towel and use my warming burner. Let rise 40 - 50 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Turn onto floured work surface, gently roll dough into a 1 x 9 inch rectangle. Roll the short side into a tight cylinder. Pinch the seams closed. Place the seam-side down in a greased 9×5-inch loaf pan.
• Cover with plastic wrap or towel; set in a warm spot until the dough almost doubles in size, 20-30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350. Placing a glass dish with boiling water inside.
• Bake 40 -50 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer reads 195°.
• Brush with melted butter, cool on wire rack.
• To freeze: Cool completely, cover with plastic wrap or foil. Place in freezer bag. Thaw on counter overnight.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Move rack to the 2nd from bottom space.
• Saute garlic, 1 tablespoon butter, and water over low heat, 7 to 10 minutes. It forms a paste.
• Combine hot garlic, 7 tablespoons butter, salt, and pepper in a bowl and spread on both halves of the bread. Put the halves back together and wrap in foil. Place on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• Unwrap bread and place halves, buttered sides up, on baking sheet. Bake until it begins to color, about 10 minutes. Take out of oven and turn on the broiler.
• Sprinkle bread with cheese. Place under the broiler until cheese has melted and bread is crispy, about 1 or 2 minutes. Put on cutting board, cheesy side down. Cut into pieces. Serve.