| 1/3 | cup butter or margarine, softened |
| 1 | garlic clove, finely chopped or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1 | loaf (1 pound) French bread |
| 1. | Heat oven to 400ºF. Mix butter and garlic. |
| 2. | Cut bread crosswise into 1-inch slices. Spread butter mixture over 1 side of each bread slice. Reassemble loaf; wrap securely in heavy-duty aluminum |
| 3. | Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until hot. |
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| Not fond of garlic? Drop it, and add herbs, onion or seeds instead. For herb bread, mix 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese and 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt with the butter. For onion bread, mix 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion or chives with the butter. For seeded bread, mix 1 teaspoon celery seed, poppy seed, dill seed or sesame seed with the butter. |
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| Heat the bread in your microwave. Do not wrap loaf in foil. Instead, divide the loaf in half, and place halves side by side in napkin-lined microwavable basket or on microwavable dinner plate. Cover with napkin and microwave on Medium (50%) 1 minute 30 seconds to 3 minutes, rotating basket 1/2 turn after 1 minute, until bread is hot. |
Nutrition Information:
90 ( 35 ); 4 g ( 2 g); 10 mg; 170 mg; 13 g ( 1 g); 2 g 2 %; 0%; 2 %; 4 % 1