Garlic-butter Bread For Soups Or Barbecues

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 italian bread, long and fat
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
• 3 -4 garlic cloves (strong-smelling, or use more than stated)
• 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• seasoning salt (to taste) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 deg f/160 deg celsius.
• 2 slice the bread neatly into generous slices, but do not slice through.
• 3 mix well together in a bowl: the butter, olive oil (use a fruity one), finely chopped and crushed garlic, and parsley.
• 4 add a good pinch seasoned salt, if you want to. it's not necessary and can be left out.
• 5 without breaking the bottom crust, spread the butter mixture on the slices.
• 6 (depending on size of bread you might have to use more butter-olive oil-garlic-parsley).
• 7 push the bread together into its original shape, and wrap it securely in foil.
• 8 bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, but long enough for the garlic butter to melt and penetrate.
• 9 open the foil, turn off the oven, and let the top of the bread crisp a little.
• 10 serve with grilled meats or with a hearty chowder-type soup. can also be served with a salad for lunch.