EPIC Stuffed Garlic Bread - The BEST Garlic Bread Recipe! (2024)

FAQs

Why is my garlic bread not crispy? ›

You want to make sure the butter has melted and seeped into the bread a little bit. If you don't like your bread too crunchy, remove it from the oven a little but earlier. If you're a crunchy garlic bread fan like me, you want to leave it in the oven until the edges of the bread turn golden brown.

Yes, Stuffed Garlic Bread with melty cheese CAN be a part of your healthy lifestyle. Here's why: Balance is healthy. Demonizing foods and never eating foods you love is unhealthy.

Adding already-melted butter to your pieces of bread can often result in a soggy texture because the bread absorbs too much moisture before going into the oven, which makes it much harder to achieve that crunchy, toasted top layer on each piece.

Bake on a pizza stone or steel.

The best way to brown and crisp your bread's bottom crust – as well as enhance its rise – is to bake it on a preheated pizza stone or baking steel.

By baking the bread in foil for the first 10 minutes, you allow the ciabatta to soften, which will give you a pillowy, chewy inside. Wrapping the bread also keeps the garlic from burning. Unwrapping the bread and baking it more adds color and will crisp up the crust for the perfect crunchy outside.

True to form, moderation is key. Enjoying the occasional slice of traditional indulgent garlic bread is perfectly fine — good even, for the soul. Just balance it out with more nutritious choices for the rest of your meals that day, like a fiber-full salad. Consider it a special treat, not an everyday side.

The antioxidants in garlic have been linked to the prevention of conditions such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Healthline explains how, saying, “Oxidative damage from free radicals contributes to the aging process. Garlic contains antioxidants that support the body's protective mechanisms against oxidative damage.”

What is Domino’s garlic bread made of? The garlic bread Domino's is made of 100% fresh dough, special herbs, fresh garlic, and 100% fresh mozzarella cheese.

What is the best bread for garlic bread? French breads and Italian breads top the list for the best bread for garlic bread, but the best choice between these comes down to personal preference. For example, ciabatta is a flat Italian bread with a larger crumb (bigger holes) but still with a crunchy crust.

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The Italians do eat garlic rubbed on toasted bread – with olive oil, not butter – and call it bruschetta. But they will toast an Italian bread such as ciabatta, not a French baguette, as has become popular in the UK and America.

What to do after eating garlic bread? ›

And this is not just our (correct) opinion — it's science! A diagonal cut maximizes the number of bites with the least crust, as demonstrated in this breakdown from Popular Mechanics, with a mathematical formula that proved it.

As with fried shallots, the garlic needs to be pulled off the heat and drained just as it reaches a pale golden brown; carryover cooking will take it the rest of the way, producing crunchy, golden-brown bits.

Garlic bread will get hard in the fridge, which is why I will usually put it in the freezer so it maintains its integrity until we're ready to eat it again.

Bread right out of the oven produces a lot of heat and steam. When the hot air hits the cold air, the water vapor condenses, or “sweats.” If you cover your bread with a towel or bowl, you can trap that water in your bread, resulting in a softer crust.

Wrap the bread in a damp (not soaking) towel, place on a baking sheet, and pop it in the oven for 5-10 minutes. In the microwave: Wrap the bread in a damp (not soaking) towel, place it on a microwave-safe dish, and microwave on high for 10 seconds.