Garlic Bread Croûtes Food

GARLIC CROûTES

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place the bread slices on the baking sheet and brush bread on both sides with olive oil. Broil on both sides until lightly golden. Rub cut side of garlic over one or both sides of the toasted bread.
• Variations: Cheese Croûtes Omit the olive oil and garlic. Mix 1/2 cup grated cheese (such as sharp Cheddar or Pecorino-Romano) and 2 tablespoons softened butter together until smooth in a small bowl. Season with salt, pepper, powdered mustard, and cayenne pepper so the mixture is spicy. Broil the bread, as above, on one side until toasted. Turn the slices over, spread the top with cheese butter, dividing evenly, and broil again until the tops are golden brown.

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.

ROASTED GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut top from each head of garlic, exposing the cloves. Place heads of garlic (cut side up), on a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. Pour olive oil over them, and top with thyme springs. Season with salt and pepper. Wrap the foil tightly. Place in a small ovenproof pan, and bake until the cloves begin to pop out, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cool.
• To remove the cloves, open the foil and squeeze the lower part of the head of garlic. In a small bowl, mash the cloves to form a paste. (At this point the paste can be used or stored in the refrigerator or freezer.)
• Add butter and chopped thyme to the bowl, stirring to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Toast both sides of the bread, using a hot grill, grill pan, or broiler. Spread the roasted garlic butter paste onto the toasted bread. Serve immediately.

GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the garlic in the bowl of a food processor and process until minced. Add the parsley, oregano, salt and pepper and pulse twice.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan and add the garlic mixture. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Slice the ciabatta bread in half horizontally, and spread the butter on 1 half. Spread the garlic mixture on the other half of the bread, and put the halves together. Wrap the bread in aluminum foil.
• Place the bread in the oven and bake for 5 minutes. Open the foil, and continue baking for an additional 5 minutes.

GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine butter and garlic. Brush over cut sides of bread; sprinkle with parsley. Place, cut side up, on a baking sheet., Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

GARLIC BREAD CROûTES

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Slice the bread into 16 fat slices. Lay the slices out on a baking sheet.
• Combine the butter and garlic. Spread each slice of bread with the garlic butter and sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Place the baking sheet under the broiler until the slices are lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

HUNTER'S GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Split the bread lengthwise down the middle and lay cut-side up on a baking tray.
• In a small pot, add the butter, paprika and garlic. Set over low heat and mix well until just melted, about 1 minute. In a mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise with the cheeses, then pour in the melted butter and stir well. Season with the cayenne and salt.
• Smear evenly over the bread, then bake until bubbly and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley, then cut and serve.

GARLIC CROUTES

Steps:

• Halve garlic. Cut six 1/3-inch-thick slices from middle of loaf and brush bread with oil. Lightly oil a well-seasoned ridged grill pan and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Grill bread until golden brown on both sides. Immediately rub bread on 1 side with cut side of garlic and sprinkle with salt.

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.

CHEATER'S GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven (or broiler) to 350 degrees.
• Lay out each piece of white bread and cut off crusts (I like to cut off the vertical crusts and leave the horizontal pieces of crust on but it really doesn't matter.).
• Cut each piece of bread in half vertically (longways).
• Set bread aside and discard crusts.
• In a small bowl mix together butter, garlic powder, Italian Seasoning and salt to taste ( if needed).
• Spread butter mixture thinly over one side of each slice of bread.
• Place bread buttered side up on a small baking sheet and place in the broiler.
• Let bread toast for about 3 or 4 minutes or until golden brown (be careful not to burn the bread!).
• Remove from broiler and serve immediately.