Pressed Garlic Bread

Name: Pressed Garlic Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 baguette, halved crosswise and lengthwise; 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt; Freshly ground pepper

Recipe photo courtesy of John Kernick

Weighting the garlic bread while it cooks makes it denser and crisp.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, November 2006

10 mins 5 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 baguette, halved crosswise and lengthwise
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Puree garlic and oil in a blender. Brush cut sides of bread with garlic oil; season with salt and pepper. (Refrigerate remaining garlic oil in an airtight container up to 1 month.)
2. Heat an 8-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Lay bread, cut side down, in skillet. Place a lid small enough to fit inside skillet over the bread, and cook, gently pressing down on the lid and flipping bread once, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side.