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The Easiest Garlic Bread

By Susie Weinrich ยท Date Sep 5, 2025ยท Leave a Comment ยท May contain affiliate links.

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When you have a dry, flavorless garlic bread, it is SUCH a bummer! You want your garlic bread to be super buttery, garlic forward, with a soft bread-y middle and a crispy buttery crust. That is EXACTLY what this recipe for Garlic Bread delivers. You will fall in love after the first bite! Save this recipe now because you are going to want to remember where you found it so you can make it again and again.

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We are not getting fancy with fresh parsley or fresh chopped garlic or parmesan cheese here… this is straight forward garlic bread that has amazing flavor and is GREAT for any dinner!

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  • Why This Garlic Bread Is So Good
  • Garlic Bread Ingredients
  • How To Cook Garlic Bread
  • Garlic Bread Goes Withโ€ฆ.
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Why This Garlic Bread Is So Good

  • The outside crust gets nice and crusty, but the middle is still soft.
  • Perfect ratio of garlic for flavor!
  • Enough butter to feel indulgent, but not overly greasy.
  • The recipe is SO easy to make!
  • Makes enough for a crowd.

Garlic Bread Ingredients

French or Italian Loaf – the recipe was tested with both a French and Italian loaf of bread. Which means the cooking time is good for a bread that is at least 3 inches thick. The bread will stay soft in the middle, be mice and butter, and have a crispy outer crust.

Salted Butter – it’s the only butter we recognize here at Mom’s Dinner… It’s the only one with FLAVOR. If you are using unsalted butter you will want to add a little extra kosher salt when you melt it.

Garlic Powder or Granulated Garlic – whatever garlic powder you have in your spice cabinet will work great.

Ingredients shown are used to prepared easy garlic bread.

Olive Oil – either an extra virgin olive oil or regular olive oil will work. By brushing it on the crust side of the bread you ensure that the crust has a nice crisp to it!

Kosher Salt – the salted butter will have a good amount of salt, but I like to add just a pinch to the garlic butter to enhance the garlic flavor.

How To Cook Garlic Bread

This is a quick overview of how to make Homemade Garlic Bread. For more detailed instructions and ingredient amounts, pop down to the recipe card.

Butter being brushed over the top of halved French bread loaves on a foil lined baking sheet.

Step 1

Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Cut the bread in half and place cut side down. Brush the crust with the olive oil.

Melted butter being brushed over French bread loaf with a silicone brush that's cut in half.

Step 2

Melt the butter, garlic powder and kosher salt together. Give it a really good whisk or stir and brush over the cut side of the bread.

Toasted halves of French bread laying on a baking sheet

Step 3

Toast, cut side up, for approx. 15-20 minutes, pull when the edges are getting golden.

Garlic bread cut into slices on a baking sheet

Step 4

When it’s cool enough to handle, cut into slices for serving.

Garlic Bread Goes With….

Are you kidding me, Garlic Bread goes with everything! It is like a universal side dish. BUT, here are some of our favorites to serve with Garlic Bread:

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Recipe for Garlic Bread

This easy garlic bread is everything you wantโ€”buttery, loaded with garlic flavor, soft in the middle, and perfectly crisp on the edges.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Susie Weinrich

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil or EVOO
  • French or Italian Loaf
  • 8 tablespoon Salted Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder or Granulated garlic
  • pinch Kosher Salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400ยฐF. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
  • Cut the bread in half lengthwise.
    French or Italian Loaf
  • Melt the butter with the garlic powder and pinch of salt.
    8 tablespoon Salted Butter, 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder or Granulated garlic, pinch Kosher Salt
  • Put the bread cut side down on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the olive oil on the outside of the bread (crust side).
    1 tablespoon Olive Oil or EVOO
    Butter being brushed over the top of halved French bread loaves on a foil lined baking sheet.
  • Give the garlic butter a really good stir to mix the garlic into the butter. Flip the bread over and brush the garlic butter over the cut side.
    Melted butter being brushed over French bread loaf with a silicone brush that's cut in half.
  • Pop in the oven for 15-20 minutes. I usually check at the 15 minute mark and if the edges aren’t quite golden I will leave it in for another 3-5 minutes.
    Toasted halves of French bread laying on a baking sheet
  • Let it cool slightly and then cut into slices and serve warm with dinner.
    Garlic bread cut into slices on a baking sheet
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