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Garlic Ciabatta Bread

Wow! This is the best garlic bread I have ever had! The garlic-olive oil mixture reminds me a lot of Carrabba’s Italian Bread they serve at the table. The oregano, parsley, and garlic are so fragrant with the combination of the tasty and rich olive oil. I must warn you though…you’ll have garlic breath for the rest of the evening! haha 🙂 Enjoy! This is a crowd pleaser!

This recipe is from Ina Garten’s “Back to Basics Cookbook”.

 

Garlic Ciabatta Bread
Serves: 4-6
Recipe from: Ina Garten
Ingredients
  • 6 large garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano leaves
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup good olive oil
  • 1 loaf ciabatta bread
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place the garlic in the bowl of a food processor and process until minced. Add the parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper and pulse twice.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan and add the garlic mixture. Remove pan from the heat.
  4. Slice the ciabatta bread in half horizontally, and spread the butter on 1 half. Spread the garlic mixture on the other half of the bread, and put the halves together. Wrap the bread in aluminum foil.
  5. Place the bread in the oven and bake for 5 minutes. Open the foil, and continue baking for an additional 5 minutes.

Parmesan Puffs

Despite not having a photo, I wanted to share with you a recipe for Parmesan Puffs. A puff is has a layer of bread soaked in egg mixture in the middle with the surrounding layers rolled in melted butter and parmesan cheese. My mom and I absolutely LOVE these, but the rest of our family won’t eat them…my dad hates all cheese, my sister is extremely health conscious, and my husband is not a big bread eater. Whether you make these or not is completely up to you…I strongly recommend it. They freeze well and when I want one, I just pop it into the oven for 20 minutes.

 

Parmesan Puffs
Serves: 9
Ingredients
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 9 slices firm white bread, crusts removed (I like Pepperidge Farm)
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Beat egg and milk together in a small dish. Soak 3 slices of bread in milk mixture, then place each between 2 slices of fresh bread. (This creates 3 “sandwiches” with the soaked bread in the center of each).
  2. Press gently on the top of each sandwich to be sure slices stick together.
  3. Cut each sandwich into 3-4 pieces.
  4. Roll each piece in melted butter, then in parmesan.
  5. Place on cookie sheet and chill at least 4 hours. (Can be frozen at this point. Leave on cookie sheet until frozen, then store in plastic bags).
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until very lightly browned. Roll the puffs every 5 minutes so they brown more evenly. Add 5 minutes if frozen.