Did you know today is National Toast Day? It’s the last Thursday in February. I’m pretty much obsessed with National Days right now. I came across this website the other day, and I’ve been wanting to cook based solely on national days. Today, based on this calendar, we could be eating a big bowl of chili with toast (or maybe Homemade Garlic Herb Bread) and then indulging with chocolate souffles for dessert. Just imagine how helpful this could be. “What’s for dinner, Mom?” “Let me check the national day calendar.” Somedays, coming up with a dinner meal is a struggle. I might be on to something here. This could be a game changer!
Now, in honour of National Toast Day, I wanted to share this Homemade Garlic Herb Bread recipe. It’s not quite a toast, but it does have crispy edges, that counts, right? Not only does it have crispy edges, but those edges surround the most delicious herb and garlic butter infused bread. It’s so good. Serve it as a side to this recipe for the Best Almost Homemade Spaghetti Sauce OR use the bread as a scoop for my favourite Cheesy Spinach Dip, so sinful, but so satisfying!
How to make Homemade Garlic Herb Bread
To make this Homemade Garlic Herb Bread, you start by mixing the butter ingredients until they’re well combined. Then, let that sit and marry together, while you prepare the bread. I usually use an Italian take and bake loaf, but you could also try ciabatta. Cut this into slices, but don’t cut all the way through. Grab a butter knife and smear on a generous amount of the butter mix on each side of the slices. Don’t over do it here, or you’ll end up with a pool of butter at the bottom of the loaf, which isn’t a terrible thing, just a bit messy. Cover the loaf completely with foil and wrap it up nice and tight. Bake in an oven for about 15 minutes or until hot and melted through.
Did you love this Homemade Garlic Herb Bread? Check out these other recipes, I’m sure you’ll enjoy:
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Homemade Garlic Herb Bread
Delicious buttery garlic herb bread. An Italian bread loaf sliced and loaded with butter, garlic and herbs. The perfect side to spaghetti, the most sinful partner to spinach dip and by itself, downright amazing.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/4 tsp coarse sea salt
- 1/4 cup parmesan, grated
- 1 loaf Italian bread
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Mix the first seven ingredients together until well combined.
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Slice the loaf of bread into 1″ thick slices, but don’t slice all the way through the bottom crust. You want the bread to stay together. Smear a generous amount of butter on each side of every slice.
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Wrap tightly with foil and bake for 15-18 minutes or until hot and melted through. Serve warm.
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