How To Make Garlic Spread for Bread Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is garlic butter made of? ›

Unsalted butter, garlic, finely chopped fresh parsley or chives, and salt.

The ultimate intensity of the flavor and aroma garlic paste adds to a dish depends on your next steps, too. Add it raw to a sauce and it will pack some serious bite. But sauté it in cooking oil to make rice or stir it to an aderezo base of sautéed chopped onion and tomato for a stew and it'll become milder and sweeter.

Mince, Sprinkle, Scrape

Sprinkle the minced cloves with kosher salt, as kosher salt's rough texture will help mash the minced garlic and draw moisture out of the cloves as well. Then use your knife to flatten, mash, and scrape the minced cloves into paste.

Garlic butter, also known as beurre à la bourguignonne, is a compound butter used as a flavoring for many dishes or as a condiment. It is composed of butter and garlic mixed into a paste. The ingredients are blended and typically chilled before use.

Great news: Homemade garlic butter lasts a long time. Stored in the fridge, it'll keep for up to two weeks, while in the freezer it will last up to a year. Just be sure to wrap it well or store it in an airtight container so it doesn't pick up smells from your fridge or freezer.

Garlic bread (also called garlic toast) consists of bread (usually a baguette, sour dough, or bread such as ciabatta), topped with garlic and occasionally olive oil or butter and may include additional herbs, such as oregano or chives. It is then either grilled until toasted or baked in a conventional or bread oven.

Similar to garlic purée, this handy form of garlic is available in small jars (find it with the herbs and spices) - 1 tsp of the paste is equivalent to 1 clove of garlic.

Perfect for use in anything that you want garlic in, but won't cook. Also great for using in things you will cook too!

Add garlic cloves and olive oil to the blender jar and blend for 30-45 seconds to make a smooth paste. Scrape down the sides of the blender jar once in between. Store in airtight containers or mason jars and refrigerate for up to a week. Alternatively, add to ice cube trays, cover and freeze for up to 3 months.

Which butter is used for bread spread? ›

Salted butter is all-purpose. It's perfect for spreading on bread, topping veggies and pasta and using in recipes where you're not looking to have as much control over salt level.

Kerrygold is good for cooking (it doesn't add too much salt to any dish, just enough to elevate it), but it's also good slathered onto a piece of bread. It's also the best spreadable butter—it spreads like an absolute dream.

There are three main types of options spread strategy: vertical, horizontal and diagonal.

Transfer the garlic paste to an airtight container to store in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. You can also top the container with a bit of oil to preserve that freshness. To store the garlic paste for longer, you can freeze it and store this garlic paste for 3-4 months.

Garlic paste is just pureed garlic cloves with a bit of oil that you can keep in the fridge or freezer and use as needed. It's a “trick” that makes it so much easier to cook Indian food daily.