Pan Con Ajo (Garlic Bread)

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Pan con Ajo is quick, delicious, and the perfect side to any meal. It is so good you can eat it alone!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: bread, side, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 363kcal

Preheat the oven to 400℉.
Peel and chop the garlic into small pieces. You can use a food processor to chop the garlic faster. Or use a pilon to mash the garlic. Chop the parsley into small pieces.
In a bowl, mix the butter, salt, garlic powder, parsley, and garlic.
Cut the bread in half, then cut through the middle of each half. This is just a preference; you can cut the bread how you like.
Spread the butter mix evenly between all the bread pieces (*see notes). Place the bread in a tray and bake for 20 minutes on the upper rack of the oven. Let the bread cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!

*I used 2 sticks of butter because the bread I used is a fluffy bread, so it soaks up all the butter. But if you use a bread with not much pulp, like a baguette, I suggest you use half the butter and seasonings.
Garlic- I used fresh garlic that you have to chop, but you can also use a garlic paste. Keep in mind that depending on how you use the garlic, the taste will be different. Fresh garlic paste (not the one in a jar or tube) will have a stronger taste. If you want to use garlic paste, add 2 tablespoons to the butter.
Butter- I used unsalted butter (just because that's what I had). But I like to use salted butter or margarine. This all depends on what I have in the fridge. So use whatever you have!
Bread- I used an Italian loaf from the supermarket, but I love making this in a pan sobao bread.
Salt- You only need to add salt if using unsalted butter.