Garlic Bread

This one's for garlic lover's. I use that pre-minced garlic in jar w/olive oil, margarine, parmesan, Basil... so this bread is full favored!   It has a nice toasty shatter when you bite into it, yet the middle is still fluffy soft.

 Ingredients

1 cup Margarine
3/4 cup Parmesan, graded
2 tbs minced garlic
1 tsp dried sweet basil leaf
1 tsp course kosher salt
1/2 tsp course black pepper
2 ave. loaves french bread (-/+ 14" L x 3.5" w)

(pre-heat oven to 475 deg.F.)
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.  Cut the bread like you would for sandwich & spread the mixture on generously (a layer at least the thickness of the minced garlic being used.)

Now baking the bread will only take about 5-6 min.s & should not be left unattended.  Ovens very to much to give an exact time with this technique.  I usually throw mine in the oven & then ring the dinner bell & it's ready by the time everyone's seated.

In a nice hot 475 F (electric) oven, place the bread directly in the center of the middle oven rack, quickly trying to save heat & shut door, wait 1 min., then turn the oven off & the broiler on high, won't take long once that upper burner kicks in, so keep an eye on them.  We're looking for a nice speckled light brown, then yank'em out, cut & serve!!

Enjoy!!   Todd