Due to popular demand, I will share with you all the recipe to my garlic bread. But first, a little history of how I came up with my recipe for my garlic bread.I fell in love with garlic bread the first time I had it. I don't remember when, or even where, but I do remember the taste. The taste, aroma, and texture of that particular garlic bread stuck with me as the perfect garlic bread. I can't really use words to describe to you what this bread was like because I was really too young to remember. I loved garlic bread ever since that day.
The problem was, that every time I tried garlic bread, whether it's made by a professional, some loving mother, or even my own mother, it wasn't the same; the bread texture was not right, too much garlic, too little garlic, etc. I couldn't put my finger on what the taste was, but the memory of that taste/armoa/texture laid dormant in my mind, waiting to be unleashed as soon as I taste garlic bread of the same caliper.
During my junior year of college at UCLA, I began cooking more often due to the fact that mom wasn't here to cook for me anymore, and that I no longer have access to the dining halls. This was the beginning of my quest to recreate what was in my mind the perfect garlic bread.
After 2 quarters and and many failures (though not entirely failures because I began to figure out different bits of recipe to my ultimate garlic bread), I have finally figured out my recipe for my perfect garlic bread, and will now share it with you all.
Thank you for reading the boring history of how I came to make my garlic bread.
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter or margarine
a handful of parsley leaves, minced
4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
1/2 Cup of parmesan cheese
1 loaf of Baguette/French Bread/Italian Bread
Procedure:
Step 1: Preparations
Leave butter/margarine out for an hour or so in a bowl to let it soften.
Mince the garlic and parsley finely.
Cut the bread. (*hint: use a serrated knife)
Step 2: Mixing
Place garlic, parsley, olive oil, and parmesan cheese in a bowl and stir until ingredients are evenly mixed in the spread.
Step 3: Spread
Spread the mix evenly on the top of the bread. Do not spread on both sides.
*note: If you cut the bread the way I recommend (see FAQs), then the spread should be used up or almost used up by the time you spread it over all the pieces.
Step 4: Baking
Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 6 minutes or until the edges get slightly burnt* (a medium brown color).
*this is vital for the desired texture of the garlic bread
Step 5: Eat it
Enjoy your garlic bread, while it's hot. However, don't eat it right out of the oven. It's extremely hot and will burn your face off. Wait ~30 seconds before attempting to consume the garlic bread.
That's all!
FAQs:
Is that picture on the top of the post your garlic bread?
No. Due to time constraints, I randomly googled garlic bread and found a picture of one was the most similar to mine. Mine looks better and probably tastes better (to me).
I'm dumb. I still don't get it. Will you provide pictures in the future?
Yes, I will provide pictures next time I make garlic bread.
What kind of ingredients do you use?
I use Imperial Margarine, Craft Parmesan Cheese, and bread from Ralph's, I recommend getting the bread when it's super fresh. It tastes best when the bread is still warm at the time of purchase.
How do you cut the bread?
I usually just cross-section the bread, making slices around 1 inch thick. That way the spread will be used up.
Why do you use such sucky ingredients such as margarine and Craft Cheese?
As I was creating my perfect garlic bread recipe, I wanted it to be created using very regular and easily accessible ingredients so it can be recreated by anyone. Actually, I'm just cheap. I haven't tried this recipe with "elite" ingredients.
Can I share this with others?
Please do. Excellent food should not be kept secret. Steal it. Call it your own. I don't care, as long as you enjoy it!
This was really simple. Is this all there is to it? My mom could've figured this out!
Yes, that's all there is to it. Yes, your mom probably could've figured it out, if you told her what I liked in garlic bread. But why all the trouble?
Feel free to ask questions or comment about the awesomeness that is garlic bread.
