Best Homemade Garlic Bread Recipes

HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix butter, olive oil, minced garlic, garlic powder, parsley, and salt in a bowl until well combined.
• Cut bread loaf into 1-inch slices and spread garlic mixture over each slice. Place each on a baking sheet. Wrap with additional aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bread is crispy and heated through, 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED SEABASS WITH HOMEMADE GARLIC BUTTER AND HERB BREAD CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pulse the bread in a food processor to get slightly coarse bread crumbs.
• Coat a casserole dish just large enough to hold the fillets with 1 tablespoon butter. Place the fillets in the dish and season with salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice, and thyme leaves.
• Melt the remaining 1/2 stick of butter in a large skillet with the smashed garlic. As soon as the butter starts to bubble, turn off the heat and let the garlic infuse the warm butter.
• Remove the garlic chunks from the butter. Add the bread crumbs and lightly toss until all the butter has been absorbed. Turn the heat off, stir in the parsley and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Spread a layer of bread crumb mixture over the top of each fillet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until bread crumbs are golden brown and fish is cooked through.

HOMEMADE GARLIC CHEDDAR CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat milk and butter to 120°F Combine half of flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk and butter mixture, cheese, and garlic powder in a large bowl.
• Knead with a mixer fitted with a dough hook at highest speed for 3 minutes.
• Add the rest of the flour and continue kneading for 3 more minutes.
• If the dough seems too sticky, slowly add more flour until the stickiness is corrected.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, and spray the top of the dough with cooking spray.
• Cover and let rise for one hour.
• Punch the dough down and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Divide dough in half and form one loaf each in two greased 9 x 5 inch standard loaf pans.
• Cover the pans with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for 45-60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F Bake loaves for 10 minutes; then turn oven down to 350F and bake for 30-35 minutes longer, until the breads are browned.
• Cool in the pans for 5-10 minutes; turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool for a minimum of 5-10 more minutes so the bread firms up enough to be cut.

HOMEMADE GARLIC SPREAD FOR BREAD~

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter, add all the seasoning { do not add the three cheese blend } Simmer the butter till the spices start to get soft, about 3 minutes, stirring often. Turn off the heat and let the butter mixture sit for about1 hour in the pot.
• 2. When you are ready to make the garlic bread, spread the melted butter liberally on the Ciabatta rolls, or bread of your choice. Sprinkle with the cheese blend.
• 3. Toast under the broiler till the butter is bubbly and start to brown.
• 4. Refrigerate any of the remaining garlic butter.

JOHNNY'S GARLIC BREAD SEASONING - HOMEMADE

Steps:

• Mix it all up and put into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator. It doesn't get any easier than that!
• I just used an empty parsley container that already had a shaker lid attached.
• Ideas:
• Mix this seasoning with some softened butter and spread on breadsticks or some thick Texas Toast and either bake or broil.

HOMEMADE TEXAS TOAST GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, add salt, oregano, garlic & parsley; mix to combine; set aside.
• Melt the butter in a microwave safe dish (cooking times will vary).
• Spoon about 1 tbsp of the melted butter over each slice of bread, using a pastry brush to spread the butter evenly.
• Sprinkle each slice with garlic mixture. Bake 10 - 12 minutes, or until golden & crispy.
• CHEESY GARLIC TEXAS TOAST: Can add 2 - 3 slices of monterey jack cheese (each) the last 2 minutes of cooking time.