Better than Dominos! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the fancy bread and use a basic French baguette.ย And donโt even think about skimping on butter!
Garlic Bread
You canโt 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! ๐)
And while some people dive straight for the biggest slice of pizza, I always โ ALWAYS โ go for the garlic bread first.
Whoโs with me here??? ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
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 withย 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 Iโll 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 isnโt that thick, and itโs usually pretty soft rather than crispy. Once slathered with butter and baked in foil, I find it yields the perfectย 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 โ too much crispy crust compared to soft bread inside. Too hard to swallow!
Basic French stick is perfect. See? ๐
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, thereโs no denying that it has an element of sourness to it which is probably due to using jarred garlic because thatโs 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. ๐ Because the garlic isย real andย fresh!!
Homemade Garlic Bread.
Completely, utterly, ridiculously, insanely, canโt-stop-eating-it delicious.
Put a juicy, perfectly cooked steak and Garlic Bread in front of me, and Iโd choose the Garlic Bread every time, any day and twice on Sunday.
These photos are killing me. Gotta stop looking at them! โ Nagi x
What to serve with Garlic Bread
Spaghetti Bolognese, a slow cooked Shredded Beef Raguย or any other pasta
Dunk in soup! Tryย Pumpkin Soup, Lentil Soup, Cauliflower Soup or Broccoli Cheese Soup
A quick homemade pizza
On the side of a big salad โ make a meal of it!
A quick chicken main like juicy Baked Chicken Breast, Honey Garlic Chicken, Sticky Baked Thighsย 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 โ 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 / 4/5โณ thick slices.
- Mix together the butter, garlic, salt and parsley. Taste to see if itโs 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 โ no change to recipe.
THE โOTHERโ GARLIC BREAD
Just in case you missed it, hereโs my โotherโ garlic bread โ Cheese & Garlic Crack Bread. Aptly named as such because of how itโs cut and also because itโs said to be garlic breadโฆ. on crack! A bit of fun, great for sharing and ridiculously addictive.
LIFE OF DOZER
Little souvenir from Tokyo. Heโs not a fan. I think he prefers cotton to polyester. Yeah, thatโs the problem.ย For sure.ย ๐คฃ
PS I had a vision of making him wear this for every โLife of Dozerโ photo for Asian recipes. Thatโs how I justified this โbusiness costโโฆ.. Poor, poor Dozerโฆ..
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 Lilโ hard. BTW- make this with some sort of honey garlic salmon the flavor will blow u away. ๐ 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?
The recipe says 390ยฐ F for the oven setting and the video showed 350ยฐโฆ.which temperature is correct?
Hi Allie, bake it at 375F for 13 mins then for the last 2 mins cook with foil off. Hope this helps!
THEE best garlic bread I have had in my entire life!!! love your recipes and canโt wait to try more!
Nagi, I gave you 10 out of 10 for this perfect garlic bread! I will keep coming back for this recipe. Canโt ask for anything else.
This looks like a recipe you can make ahead and freeze. If so, how long would you need to cook it, and at what temp if you are starting from frozen (like bought garlic bread)?
Hi David, yes 100%! I would pop it in the oven frozen and cook for 20-25 minutes ๐ N x
OMG, Nagi!!!
I made this last night for New Yearโs Eve 2021 and ate it with a skillet lasagna. Delicious and so easy to make. Great way to start the new year!
Goes beautifully with home-made smoked mackerel mousse. Add a side salad and itโs a meal in itself and all washed down with a glass (or two) of shiraz. Bliss
Amazing, 1000 times better than store bought.
Fresh soft and crunchy french stick.
I believe I may have over done the fresh garlic ๐ Ainโt no vampires visiting this house for a week!
Word correction
โFor a truly epic, classic Garlic Bread experience, my one firm rule Iโll never budget on is this:โ
The word is budgeโฆnot budget
Oops! Thanks Chris!!
Thanks Nagi! I made your mashed potatoes the other day but didnโt leave a msg โ it was awesome!
But after making this garlic bread wonder I just had to. thanks for the recipe, absolutely love it!!!
Yum!!!
I loved it!! Just made it for my fam and we are absolutely crazy about your garlic bread recipe. So simple, super easy and extremely delicious.
Thank you ๐
Love from Dubai!
So delicious ๐
The garlic bread was amaizing. Had a bbq night with dishโฅ๏ธ Not only this, many of your dishes have being tried up to now. Thumbs up for all of them! Love from Sri Lanka๐๐
Wahoo! Thanks Nawoda! N x
Wow, SO good! We were craving some garlic bread to go with a Bolognese recipe with spaghetti that we love. All I had were a few frozen french sandwich rolls, as well as frozen butter sticks, but it still turned out amazing! My 19-y.o. son probably ate more of this garlic bread than spaghetti, and he likes this Bolognese! He finally said โGet this garlic bread away from me, or else Iโll eat it all!โ
๐ Love this Jay! N x
In these crazy, crazy times, my husband and I needed some comfort food. Your garlic bread sounded just right. We made it, we devoured it, we were comforted. Many thanks, Nagi!
I LOVE this! Nothing beats garlic bread โ NOTHING! N x
Made this yesterday and it was heavenly delicious! Gone in less than an hour between the four of us. Luckily, had reduced salt by half the recommended amount, which was better suited our taste. Making again this week when we have company over!!
Iโm so glad it was a hit Kari!! N x
Delicious! I could have eaten the whole loaf myself : D
I know the feeling Amy (and I totally wouldnโt judge if you did ๐)