4 Cloves garlic; left whole
2 tb Olive oil or clarified
-butter
1/8 ts Salt
1/8 ts Black pepper
1 French bread loaf; sliced
-and heated
6 oz Cream cheese or soft cheese
-(optional) or 1/2 cup
-butter; softened
Heat the oven to 350F. Trim the tops of the garlic heads, leaving them
whole but removing about 1/4 inch. Remove excess dry skins. Rub the heads
with a little of the butter or oil and put in a very small baking dish or
crock the size of the four heads. Drizzle with the rest of the oil or
butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover loosely, reduce heat to 275F
and bake for 20 minutes. Remove cover and bake for about 1 hour and 15
minutes. Slice and heat the French bread (optional) in the last 10 minutes
of the baking garlic.
To serve: Spread French bread with soft creamy cheese (optional) or butter
and squeeze clove by clove onto the bread and spread it.
NOTES : Barely sweet and mild roasted garlic spread on French bread slices.
Each clove is squeezed out of its skin onto the bread. It can be served by
itself with the bread or with butter, cream cheese or soft cheese.
Yields
4 Servings