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Kitchen Tip: Make-Ahead Garlic Bread

A simple how-to for prepping garlic bread ahead of time, so it's ready when you are.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

Bread

  • leftover Italian or French bread or rolls

Butter Spread

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic minced or pressed
  • 1 teaspoon dry parsley
  • optional: Parmesan or mozzarella cheese for sprinkling

Alternative Butter Spreads

Instructions

  • Prepare your desired butter spread by mixing all ingredients.
  • If your bread isn’t pre-sliced, slice it in half lengthwise. Then spread each side with the garlic butter. If you’d like, sprinkle with Parmesan or shredded mozzarella cheese. Sandwich the two sides back together.
  • Tightly wrap each piece of bread in aluminum foil and then place the wrapped loaf or rolls in a Ziploc bag and label it with the date, unless you’re doing a whole baguette or loaf of French bread–then just wrap it in plastic wrap to try and keep it from freezer burning.
  • When you’re ready to serve it, take out as many pieces as you need. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and pop the foil-wrapped loaves in there (you don’t even have to wait for it to preheat). Check on it after 20 minutes or so and place it back in the oven if it needs a little more time. If you’d like to toast it just a little, you can place the halves, buttered-side-up under the broiler during the last few minutes. Remove from oven and carefully cut it however you want to.
Author: Our Best Bites
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