Outrageous Garlic Bread
Outrageous garlic bread: slow-cooked garlic butter with Parmesan, parsley, and lemon zest spread on a scored French baguette and baked until bubbly and golden.
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled
- 1 cup freshly grated Italian Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (20 to 24-inch-long) crusty French baguette
- Fleur de sel or sea salt
Steps
- Heat the oven to 450°F.
- Melt butter over low heat, add garlic, cover, and cook 20 minutes until very soft. Let cool slightly.
- Mash the garlic into the butter and stir in Parmesan, parsley, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Halve the baguette lengthwise and score each half on the diagonal without cutting all the way through.
- Slather the garlic mixture generously on the cut sides, cut each half crosswise into 2 pieces, and set on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake 5–7 minutes until bubbling and starting to brown. Slice along the scores, dust with fleur de sel, and serve warm.