Originally published on June 29, 2014
Along with potato skins and Buffalo wings, when my husband used to have poker nights, I always had this stuffed garlic bread on the menu – even though it was always all gone by the time I had a chance to sit and maybe swipe a slice for myself. Sadly, we’ve moved away from his poker buddies, but this garlic bread continues to be a regular at our dinner table. If you’re going to be making your own bread (and I strongly suggest that you do,) form it into a log, baguette-style, instead of the traditional loaf shape. It’ll be easier to stuff and get waaaaay down to the bottom of the slices.
Ingredients:
1 loaf of Italian, French, or homemade bread
1/2 cup butter
6 garlic cloves (more if you like it especially garlicky)
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
Salt
Directions:
1.) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Slice the bread just as you would as if you were serving it, but make sure you don’t cut all the way through. You want to slice a good couple of inches, but ensure that the whole loaf is still intact.
2.) Combine the butter, garlic, parsley, and a bit of salt to make a compound butter.
3.) Stuff the compound butter into the slices you’ve mad in the bread. I like to start with a little down each slice, and then add more at the end just to ensure each slice gets some of the butter. This will get really messy, and some butter will likely slop over the top of the bread – that’s okay! In fact, once the butter is fully melted, it’ll make the bread even more scrumptious.
4.) Wrap the entire loaf in foil and then place in oven. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the butter has fully melted and has just started baking right into the bread.
5.) Remove the loaf from the oven, unwrap, and finish the cuts in each slice so you have individual pieces of bread.
6.) Serve and enjoy!