Frugal College Student Recipe - Garlic Bread

One trick to eating frugally is to have one or two soup and bread nights every week. One of my favorite breads to go with a nice bowl of soup is garlic bread. The great thing about garlic bread is that because the bread has to be toasted/baked, it's okay (even preferable) to use stale bread! A large baguette runs about $1 at my local bakery and there's usually enough bread for several meals. Use fresh baguettes for sandwiches/subs and use hardened bread for toasting, dipping in soup, or making croutons. Note that I use olive oil for this recipe because buying good quality butter is expensive!

Garlic Bread

Ingredients

• Baguette
• One or two cloves of garlic
• Olive oil
• Salt

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
2. Cut your loaf of bread in half lengthwise and either dig out the middle of your bread by hand or use a fork to create spaces for the garlic/oil to soak in.
3. Brush or (if you're like me and don't want to buy a brush especially for cooking) drizzle some olive oil over the insides of the bread.
4. Peel your garlic, but don't mince it!
5. Rub your garlic over the oiled surface of the bread like you would if you were grating the garlic.
6. Lightly sprinkle some salt over the bread.
7. Put the bread on a baking sheet with the cut sides up and bake until the tops are crispy/brown or you start to smell the yummy smell of garlic bread (about 7 to 10 minutes).
8. Let cool and enjoy!
   

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