Garlic Bread

Serves 2
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes
Ingredients

• 2oz/60g salted butter
• 2 cloves garlic
• 10 fresh basil leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 baguette or 1 ciabatta

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 400°F/200°C/gas mark 6
• Soften the butter
• Add the garlic to the butter and blitz with a hand blender( I found that by doing it this way it enhanced the flavour of the garlic)
• Using a fork, stir in the chopped basil
• Carefully slice across the bread (not all the way through) at 1inch/25mm spacing
• Place the bread on a sheet of aluminium foil, using a knife,spread the garlic butter between the slices then close the aluminium foil to form a parcel
• Place in the oven for 10 minutes, open the parcel for 5 minutes to make the bread nice and brown on top

Equipment

• Sharp knife
• Baking tray
• Hand blender
• Aluminium foil

Shopping List

• Salted butter
• Fresh garlic
• Fresh basil
• 1 baguette or 1 ciabatta

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