Roasted Garlic

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Personally I love roasted garlic >

I have found that you can place it in the microwave for 2 minutes and then

add a little more butter or oil...whatever...and then put into the

oven...it cuts the cooking time in the oven to as little as 10-20

minutes...takes a little testing to get the time right on that...but for

those of us with little patience it was worth finding out >

Tanaista

 

Roasted Garlic

 

Garlic is one of my favorite add-ins to anything I cook. To me, roasted

garlic is best as a spread on sourdough bread.

 

Here's my recipe for roasted garlic:

 

1-2 garlic heads

1/2 cup of olive oil (I use light olive oil)

3-4 sprigs of thyme (depending on how much you like spices)

1 bay leaf

Fresh ground pepper

Salt, if desired (I never put salt in my cooking)

 

Directions:

 

1.Preheat oven to 275 degrees

2.Break garlic into cloves, leaving the inner skins on

3.Place garlic into a garlic roaster (or any oven-proof dish)

4.Pour olive oil over the garlic

5.Place sprigs of thyme and bay leaf on top of garlic

6.Sprinkle fresh ground pepper and/or salt on top of garlic

 

If you're using a garlic roaster, put lid on and bake for at least 45

minutes or until the garlic is very tender.

 

After baking, remove roaster (with lid off) from oven and let garlic cool

to room temperature.

 

Important: To me, roasted garlic is only really good when it's extremely

tender, almost like butter! So, I recommend keeping

the garlic in the oven for at least 45 minutes to one hour. However, you

should use your judgment as to the tenderness that

you prefer.