Chunky Garlic Bread

First, don't let the times scare you away, you'll see it's not so hard. This is a recipe that I adapted from other garlic bread recipes; I wanted to try making my own garlic bread after realizing how bad the store-bought versions were.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 large head garlic, or to taste
• 3 slices bread, or more as needed
• 1 on-the-vine tomato, sliced
• 2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Wrap garlic in aluminum foil.

Step 2

Bake garlic in the preheated oven until dark brown and softened, about 30 minutes. Remove garlic from the foil and let cool, about 7 minutes.

Step 3

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet.

Step 4

Peel garlic into a bowl; mash with butter to form a chunky paste. Mix in mayonnaise. Spread garlic butter over the bread slices; top with tomato and Parmesan cheese.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until the bread has absorbed the garlic butter, about 5 minutes.