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This is a reimagined version of the type of garlic bread my mom used to make - very simple, and super crunchy! After researching a lot of garlic bread recipes on Pinterest, I noticed a trend: a lot of garlic bread recipes are soggy from using soft bread and too much butter, or overwhelming because they’re basically just a log of gooey cheese.

Don’t get me wrong, I love lots of butter and gooey cheese, but I don’t want my garlic bread to steal the show when I serve it with dinner, I want it to be a beautiful and graceful accompaniment. Like the piano at a violin recital, it’s not center stage, but it fills out the atmosphere and helps the violin shine. That’s how garlic bread should be, in my opinion. 

My garlic bread is very straight forward, stress free, and easy to throw together while dinner finishes cooking on the stove. It becomes a nice deep golden brown, and it’s entire exterior is crunchy and delicious. Warning for any other well-endowed bosom friends: this bread is crusty AF so try to wear a higher collar when consuming or you’ll be finding the crumbs in your cleavage for days. 

PS: this also makes for EXCELLENT croutons! Whenever I have leftover pieces (which is admittedly rare) I toast them back up in the oven, then chop them into yummy little bite size bits for a salad or to garnish a hearty soup!