Better than Dominos! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the fancy bread and use a basic French baguette.Β And donβt even think about skimping on butter!
Garlic Bread
You canβt order pizza without a side of garlic bread. It would be like ordering a burger at Maccers with no fries. (Oh the sacrilege, talking about so much fast food in one post! π)
And while some people dive straight for the biggest slice of pizza, I always β ALWAYS β go for the garlic bread first.
Whoβs with me here??? ππ»ββοΈ
How to make garlic bread
There are many ways to make garlic bread. But for me, the Dominos way will always be the best way: a baguette sliced almost all the way through, then each piece slathered with garlic butter, wrapped in foil and baked until toasty.
My garlic butter is made withΒ 2 tsp freshly minced garlic, 1/2 tsp salt and 125g / 1 stick butter. The perfect garlic-salty balance!
Best bread for garlic bread
For a truly epic, classic Garlic Bread experience, my one firm rule Iβll never budge on is this:
NO FANCY BREAD ALLOWED
In my world, classic Garlic Bread should always be made with stock standard supermarket or basic bakery French stick / baguette. The crust isnβt that thick, and itβs usually pretty soft rather than crispy. Once slathered with butter and baked in foil, I find it yields the perfectΒ ratio of crust crunch to soft, warm, garlic butter soaked bread.
On the other hand, a thick crust like you get with fancy artisan baguettes is no good β too much crispy crust compared to soft bread inside. Too hard to swallow!
Basic French stick is perfect. See? π
Fresh garlic is essential!
Bread aside, I only have one other rule: please use real garlic. As much as I will rip into Dominos and Pizza Hut garlic bread with enthusiasm, thereβs no denying that it has an element of sourness to it which is probably due to using jarred garlic because thatβs the main difference I notice between fresh and jarred garlic. From the preservatives, I expect.
Hence why homemade will always be so much better than Dominos. π Because the garlic isΒ real andΒ fresh!!
Homemade Garlic Bread.
Completely, utterly, ridiculously, insanely, canβt-stop-eating-it delicious.
Put a juicy, perfectly cooked steak and Garlic Bread in front of me, and Iβd choose the Garlic Bread every time, any day and twice on Sunday.
These photos are killing me. Gotta stop looking at them! β Nagi x
What to serve with Garlic Bread
Spaghetti Bolognese, a slow cooked Shredded Beef RaguΒ or any other pasta
Dunk in soup! TryΒ Pumpkin Soup, Lentil Soup, Cauliflower Soup or Broccoli Cheese Soup
A quick homemade pizza
On the side of a big salad β make a meal of it!
A quick chicken main like juicy Baked Chicken Breast, Honey Garlic Chicken, Sticky Baked ThighsΒ or Honey Mustard Baked Drumsticks
Better-than-Dominos Garlic Bread
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
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Better-Than-Dominos Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 French stick / baguette , ~ 60cm / 2ft long (Note 1)
- 125 g / 1 US stick unsalted butter , softened
- 2 tsp fresh garlic , minced (~3 β 4 cloves, pack the teaspoon)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp finely chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
- Cut the French stick in half. Then cut the bread almost all the way through into 2cm / 4/5β³ thick slices.
- Mix together the butter, garlic, salt and parsley. Taste to see if itβs salty / garlicky enough for your taste (Note 2).
- Smear garlic butter over cut side of bread (Note 2).
- Smear remaining butter on the top and sides of the bread.
- Wrap each bread in foil.
- Bake for 15 minutes until the crust is crispy (check through foil).
- Unwrap and serve!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Originally published March 2018. Updated with housekeeping matters April 2019 β no change to recipe.
THE βOTHERβ GARLIC BREAD
Just in case you missed it, hereβs my βotherβ garlic bread β Cheese & Garlic Crack Bread. Aptly named as such because of how itβs cut and also because itβs said to be garlic breadβ¦. on crack! A bit of fun, great for sharing and ridiculously addictive.
LIFE OF DOZER
Little souvenir from Tokyo. Heβs not a fan. I think he prefers cotton to polyester. Yeah, thatβs the problem.Β For sure.Β π€£
PS I had a vision of making him wear this for every βLife of Dozerβ photo for Asian recipes. Thatβs how I justified this βbusiness costββ¦.. Poor, poor Dozerβ¦..
This garlic bread is so amazing. My kids couldnβt get enough of it and keep on asking to have it again. So simple and delicious, Thanks Nagi!
Best garlic bread!! Tastes delicious and easy to follow instructions!! Thank you π₯°
Yep! Beat garlic bread ever. The crust is amazing and taste delish
Nagi this is the only way we love garlic bread!!! Yum!!!
Sooooo yummy. Second timer Iβve made it. My go to now. Thanks
Lol where I come from that kind of bread IS fancy bread. ππ
ππ€£π€£ !!!! N x
Beautiful! Made your lasagna, Greek salad, potato salad and garlic bread!
Can already cooked garlic bread be kept with the leftovers somehow?
I had a pregnancy craving for Dominoβs garlic bread and my husband suggested to make some at home. I found your recipe and tried it and yes β it is better than Dominoβs! Thank you for sharing.
another really lovely recipe from Alicia.so simple yet so delicious . thank you
Considering making this for a party, but I have to make it a day early to save time, will it still be fresh when served?
Yes β just pop it in the fridge wrapped in foil then plastic wrap. Remove the plastic and bake. N x
Always a hit!
Hi Nagi,
Can I subs parsley with dill? Thatβs what i have in the fridge at the momentβ¦ Lolβ¦.
Yes sureβ¦itβs a slightly different flavour than Dominos but will be tasty! N x
There were harsh words exchanged regarding the not sharing of the last piece⦠I was grilling dinner so just tossed the wrapped loaf on the grill!
Nagi, just curious: will this recipe will work with day old baguette bread?
Yes definitely Joyce! N x
Fab recipe, will NEVER buy garlic bread ready made again!
Hi Nagi! we donβt use aluminium foil in our house. Could you do this with parchment paper instead?
Simple but wonderful recipe! Absolutely delicious
Thank you SO much Dan!! N x
I LOVE this recipe. The only modification I make is to use roasted garlic (because I always have a container of home-roasted garlic in my fridge and the flavor is DELICIOUS!)
Wow! So good, everyone could not stop eating and telling me how good this was! I used Costco bread since baguettes tend to be a Lilβ hard. BTW- make this with some sort of honey garlic salmon the flavor will blow u away. π thxx for sharing this Nagi
Hi! Excited to make this tommorow, although I noticeed that the sodium is 22%! Anyway I can reduce that, since I am making this for people who like verry low salty food?