I know. Those frozen garlic bread logs in the freezer at the grocery store are really easy. Lay them on a baking sheet, pop them in the oven, give them 15 minutes, and voila. Buttery, garlicky, carby goodness.
Guess what? Making it yourself is even faster. Pinky swear.
You need a small handful of ingredients and about 10 minutes for this, and the bread is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, and the best part is that you haven’t ingested tons of preservatives or an astounding amount of fat.
My kids love this. Beg for it. Which leads me to a secret I’ll share with you if you promise not to tell: I make this out of regular sandwich bread when I haven’t had time to grab a loaf of Italian at the store’s bakery. It’s just as good and takes garlic bread from a sometimes-treat to a regular indulgence (and a whole-wheat indulgence if you roll that way).
I use garlic bread seasoning I buy from The Spice Hunter. You can also use plain garlic powder with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning. It’s all good.
Next time you’re cooking Italian, give this a whirl. I promise you won’t go back to the freezer stuff. You only need:
1 loaf of Italian bread, sliced about an inch thick (or whatever bread you have)
Enough butter to lightly cover both sides of the slices
Garlic bread seasoning or garlic powder and Italian seasoning
Shredded Parmesan cheese
Line a baking sheet with foil. Pre-heat your broiler, on low if it has settings, and by just turning it on if not. Put your oven rack in the middle slot of your oven.
Lay your slices of bread on the baking sheet. Butter one side and sprinkle it with the spices. Put that under the broiler for just a few minutes, until it starts to golden-brown up. Take it out.
Flip the slices over. Butter the other side, sprinkle them with the spices, and then sprinkle them with the Parmesan. Put the bread back under the broiler for a minute until you see golden brown. Enjoy.
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