Best Astas Baked Garlic Appetizer Recipes

ROASTED GARLIC-BEST CASUAL APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the top ¼ inch from the top of the bulb. Alternatively, separate the cloves from the bulb, and rub off the papery outer skins. Either way, place the garlic in a baking dish.
• (Or roast in aluminum foil. The sheet of foil needs to be large enough to fold over itself and the garlic.)
• Drizzle the garlic with olive oil. Add a couple of tablespoons of water. Cover tightly.
• Bake for about 1 hour, until the garlic is completely soft inside.

BAKED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut aluminum foil into 3 6-inch squares (large enough to wrap each garlic head). Place 2 teaspoons of butter in each square of foil and place one garlic head into each square of foil. Fold the packets up, and arrange them in a 9 inch pie pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the garlic is soft.

ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange heads of garlic on a baking sheet. Sprinkle garlic with olive oil. Bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour, when the garlic is soft and squeezable, it is ready. Remove, let cool, and serve.

BAKED GARLIC APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice 1/4 inch off tops of garlic heads (opposite root end). Remove any loose outer paper skin. Place garlic cut side up in medium baking dish. Arrange butter slices evenly over garlic. Pour oil over. Add 2 cups broth to dish. Arrange sundried tomatoes around garlic. Sprinkle fines herbes over. Season w pepper. Bake until garlic and sundried tomatoes are tender, basting with broth every 15 minutesa and adding more broth if necessary to maintain some sauce in pan, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Arrange goat cheese around pan and continue baking until cheese is almost melted, about 10 minutes. Garnish w basil. Serve w Italian bread.

ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using a serrated knife, slice off top quarter of garlic heads, exposing as many cloves as possible. Arrange garlic heads, cut side up, in an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish (make sure garlic heads sit flat).
• Season garlic with salt and pepper and sprinkle with thyme. Slowly pour oil over each head, letting it soak into and around cloves. Cover dish tightly with foil and roast until cloves are golden, completely soft, and begin to protrude slightly from skins, about 1 hour. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
• From the bottom up, squeeze each head to push out cloves (peel skins from any completely enclosed cloves). Transfer garlic and cooking oil to an airtight container. (Garlic will keep, refrigerated, up to 2 weeks.)

BAKED BRIE WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut top off bulb. Brush with 1-1/2 teaspoons oil; sprinkle with rosemary. Wrap in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. , Meanwhile, cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out enough of the bottom of the bread so cheese will fit. Cube removed bread; set aside. Place cheese in bread. , Cool garlic for 10-15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°. Squeeze softened garlic into a bowl and mash with a fork; spread over cheese. Replace bread top; brush outside of bread with remaining oil. Wrap in heavy-duty foil. , Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with toasted baguette, grapes and reserved bread cubes.

MAKE-AHEAD GARLIC TOAST

Steps:

• Mix butter, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and garlic powder in a bowl. Arrange Italian bread on a large baking sheet and spread each slice with garlic butter mixture. Place baking sheet in freezer and freeze until bread solid, about 1 hour. Transfer bread to a resealable plastic freezer bag until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Arrange desired number of slices, butter-side up, on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bread is toasted and butter is melted, 5 to 7 minutes.