I just love bread
I don’t know about y’all, but I love having some sort of bread with every meal. It can be just a slice of regular ole white bread. Or it can be a biscuit or some cornbread. Meals just never some complete to me without a piece of bread to go along with it. It’s just how I grew up. Mom would always make sure we had veggies with supper and there was always some kind of bread. So I guess it is ingrained in me at this point.
Easy Garlic Bread
Anyhow, one of my favorites from childhood is my Momma’s garlic bread. She would slather a garlic butter mixture on the bread and throw it in the oven while she was making supper. Oh boy, the house would smell so good. Especially when she was making it with one of my favorite childhood meals, spaghetti. So here’s my Mom’s garlic bread. It still tastes wonderful to me every single time I make it. Although, I love it more when I eat it at her house! It’s simple, easy and delicious.
Ingredients:
1 loaf of French bread
1 stick butter (or margarine), softened
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried parsley
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F degrees. In a bowl, mix together softened butter, garlic powder and parsley.
Slice bread into 1-inch slices.
Spread butter mixture on one side of each bread slice.
Reassemble loaf onto heavy duty aluminum foil.
Wrap loaf securely with aluminum foil.
Put loaf onto baking sheet.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes until hot and butter is melted onto bread.
Be careful when opening. That aluminum foil and bread will be hot. Nice crusty bread with a warm garlic butter topping – yum!
Cooks Notes: You can use fresh garlic with this. One clove will work. Just make sure it is finely minced. It’s not fun to bite into a big ole chunk of garlic. Short on time? You can microwave this bread too. The bread won’t be crispy like making it in the oven though. Don’t wrap the bread in foil. Microwave half a loaf at a time. Lay pieces side by side on a microwave-safe plate (that has been covered with a paper towel.) Cover bread slices with a paper towel and microwave on medium (50%) for about 2-3 minutes.
Enjoy!
Easy Garlic Bread
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 287kcal
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of French bread
- 1 stick salted butter softened (or margarine)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
- In a bowl, mix together softened butter, garlic powder and parsley.
- Slice bread into 1-inch slices,
- Spread butter mixture on one side of each bread slice.
- Reassemble loaf onto heavy duty aluminum foil.
- Wrap loaf securely with aluminum foil.
- Put loaf onto baking sheet.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes until hot and butter is melted onto bread.
Notes
Be careful when opening. That aluminum foil and bread will be hot. You can use fresh garlic with this. One clove will work. Just make sure it is finely minced. It's not fun to bite into a big ole chunk of garlic.
Short on time? You can microwave this bread too. The bread won't be crispy like making it in the oven though. Don't wrap the bread in foil. Microwave half a loaf at a time. Lay pieces side by side on a microwave-safe plate (that has been covered with a paper towel.)
Cover bread slices with another paper towel and microwave on medium (50%) for about 2-3 minutes.
Short on time? You can microwave this bread too. The bread won't be crispy like making it in the oven though. Don't wrap the bread in foil. Microwave half a loaf at a time. Lay pieces side by side on a microwave-safe plate (that has been covered with a paper towel.)
Cover bread slices with another paper towel and microwave on medium (50%) for about 2-3 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 426mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 9.5% | Calcium: 8.2% | Iron: 11%
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Pretend Chef says
September 5, 2012 at 12:29 pmYummy!
Eccentric Kitchen (Steph) says
September 5, 2012 at 3:24 pmCan't go wrong with garlic bread! Yum!!!
Anita at Hungry Couple says
September 5, 2012 at 12:42 pmI love the smell (and taste) of garlic bread!
Linda A. Thompson Ditch says
September 5, 2012 at 4:03 pmThat's how my mom made it, too! Now I want spagetti for supper!
Anonymous says
September 5, 2012 at 10:29 pmJust now made this, it is baking in my oven & my house smells phenomenal that I know it will taste delicious with our spaghetti dinner! Thanks for sharing 🙂
The Better Baker says
September 5, 2012 at 7:14 pmOh I love easy recipes like this. YUM! Everything always tastes better at mama's huh? *-*
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen says
September 7, 2012 at 1:22 amLooks just about perfect to me!!
mary x
Kari Lindsay says
September 8, 2012 at 6:02 pmThere is something just so comforting about warm, buttery, garlic bread.
theskinnycupcake says
March 13, 2013 at 11:06 pmThis recipe rocks! I was looking for an easy garlic bread recipe and stumbled upon your site. Definitely a favorite in my house 🙂
Linda Maxwell says
October 16, 2013 at 3:04 amWhat a wonderful way to make it! I love it! Thanks!
Heather Duncan says
March 19, 2014 at 1:31 amThis is how I make mine only I also add Parmesan cheese to the butter mixtures as well. Making some tomorrow with dinner for sure now.
Stacy guinther says
May 15, 2014 at 4:19 pmI will be making this garlic bread on Wednesday. My question is if I have leftovers can I freeze then and if so what would be the best way to do that. Thanks.