Garlic Bread

My boyfriend will go to the grocery store and always bring home those pre-made garlic breads which are full of who knows what; granted they do taste good.  This is one of the things I find irritating!  It doesn't take very long to make your own garlic bread at home and you have control over the ingredients!  Either buy a loaf of bread or make your own (yes, time consuming so we’ll save that for later!).  

In this particular instance I had sandwich rolls left over from a luncheon that would have gone bad so I used those.  I cut them in half and put them on a cookie sheet that I had covered in tin foil.

Then, in a bowl, melt some butter

Add some minced garlic.  I have this nifty tool that makes this really easy!  Just stick the entire garlic clove in and the minced garlic comes out and the peel is left inside.

Mix everything you want on your garlic bread into this butter mixture.   Here I added butter, garlic, salt & basil

Then, using a kitchen brush (usually used when barbecuing) spread the mixture over your bread. 

Once your bread is ready to cook place in oven and turn your broiler on.  If your bread is very close to the broiler you may want to set it on low, rather than high.  Your bread will brown pretty quickly (especially if it’s close!) So make sure you pay attention to it!!  I almost always get sidetracked and do something else and end up burning the bread!

Making your own garlic bread allows you to make modifications as well.  Perhaps you have high cholesterol and shouldn't use better.  Making your own bread allows you to use your trans fat-free butter substitute.  If you are on a low sodium diet or have high blood pressure you can use a salt free seasoning.