Easy Garlic Bread Bites
Cooking Time:
25 mins
Level:
Easy
Crispy garlic bread bites made with a simple baguette, garlic, butter, olive oil, and parsley. This is an easy finger food recipe for a football night, movie night, or a relaxed evening at home.
Ingredients
1 baguette
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
A pinch of saltA little black pepper, option
Slice the baguette
Cut the baguette into 6 to 8 even pieces. Try to keep the cut sides flat, so the garlic butter mixture can sit nicely on top.
Make the garlic butter mixture
Crush one garlic clove with a garlic press and place it in a small bowl. Add the butter, olive oil, parsley, salt, and a little black pepper if you like. Microwave for about 20 seconds, or until the butter has melted.
Dip the bread
Dip each piece of baguette into the melted garlic butter mixture. For a stronger flavor, you can dip both cut sides.
Brush on the remaining garlic
The garlic may sink to the bottom of the bowl. Use a small brush to spread the remaining garlic evenly over the bread pieces, so each piece gets a little garlic on top.
Bake until crisp
Place the bread pieces on a baking tray, cut side up. Bake at 170°C for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bread is golden, crisp, and fragrant.
Angelina Notes
This recipe is a good way to use up a day-old baguette. In our home, rice, pasta, and bread can all appear on the table, so sometimes a baguette is not finished on the same day. Instead of throwing it away, I like to give it a second life with a simple garlic butter and olive oil mixture. It becomes warm, crisp, and fragrant again.
A simple supermarket baguette works very well for this recipe. It does not need to be fancy. This is the kind of food I like to make for a football night, a movie night, or any evening when we want something easy to share.