Garlic Confit Garlic Bread
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 710
- Total Fat
- 60
- Saturated Fat
- 17
- Carbohydrates
- 36
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 47
- Sodium
- 421
- Total: 1 hr 45 min
- Active: 15 min
Ingredients
3 heads garlic, cloves separated and peeled
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus more for serving
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan (about 2 ounces), plus more for serving
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 loaf Italian baguette, sliced in half lengthwise
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- Add the garlic cloves, rosemary and 1 cup of the olive oil to a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake until the garlic is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Let cool slightly, then discard the rosemary stems (it’s okay if some of the rosemary needles remain). Strain the cloves from the oil and transfer to a medium bowl. Reserve the garlic oil in the refrigerator for another use.
- Turn the oven to broil.
- Add the butter, parsley, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan, the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, a pinch of salt and several grinds of pepper to the bowl with the garlic. Use a fork to mash the mixture into a homogeneous paste (it should be mostly smooth, but some small lumps of garlic are okay).
- Spread the garlic butter all over the cut sides of the baguette and place on a rimmed baking sheet cut-side up. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan. Broil until golden and toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 1- to 2-inch-thick slices, then top with more Parmesan and parsley.