BAKED WHOLE GARLIC with FRENCH BREAD
Ingredients
- 6 oz cream cheese or soft cheese (optional) or ½ cup butter (softened)
Directions
- Directions
- Heat the oven to 350F. Trim the tops of the garlic heads, leaving them whole but removing about ¼ inch. Remove excess dry skins.
- Rub the heads with a little of the butter or oil and put in a very small baking dish or crock the size of the four heads.
- Drizzle with the rest of the oil or butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover loosely, reduce heat to 275F and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove cover and bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Slice and heat the French bread in the last 10 minutes of the baking garlic.
- Spread French bread with soft creamy cheese (optional) or butter and squeeze clove by clove onto the bread and spread it.
