Garlic Toast

5 from 2 votes

Looking for the ultimate garlic toast recipe? This recipe is packed with garlic flavor, rich buttery goodness, and perfectly crispy bread that is tender and fluffy inside. Best of all, it can be whipped up in just 10 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Servings: slices

Calories: 266kcal

Author: Kari

Equipment

a baking sheet
parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat
a mixing bowl

Ingredients

1 loaf hearty bread French Bread or Italian bread works best, not a baguette
3-4 cloves garlic about 3-4 teaspoons, finely minced
⅛ cup extra virgin olive oil (just eyeball about half of the ¼ cup mmeasuring cup)
¼ cup butter softened to room temperature
½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
¼ teaspoon kosher salt optional

Optional

garlic powder for sprinkling
fresh parsley or fresh basil ,chopped, for a garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Thinly slice the bread into 10-12 round slices.
1 loaf hearty bread
Mince the garlic next.
3-4 cloves garlic
In a small bowl, mix together the minced garlic with the olive oil, softened butter, Italian seasoning, and salt.
⅛ cup extra virgin olive oil, ¼ cup butter, ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, 3-4 cloves garlic
Using the back of a spoon, spread the mixture on both sides of each slice of bread and place them onto a baking sheet. (See the notes below for baking a loaf whole.)
Optional, sprinkle some garlic powder over each piece of toast to increase the garlic flavor.
garlic powder
Bake the toasts for 5 minutes until the edges of the bread are a little crispy, but the inside is still soft. Do not overbake or the toast will harden too much and will be hard to chew.
Optional, sprinkle the toasts with finely chopped fresh parsley or basil. Serve immediately and enjoy.
fresh parsley

Notes

You can also use presliced bread or keep the loaf whole and cut slices almost all the way through, then stuff the garlic spread in between the slices and bake it to make a pull-a-part loaf of garlic bread.

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