Outrageous Garlic Bread

1. Preheat Oven

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit for the perfect golden finish on the bread.

2. Melt Butter and Cook Garlic

In a saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over low heat. Add the peeled and separated cloves from one head of garlic, and cook slowly for about 20 minutes to infuse the butter with garlic flavor.

3. Prepare Garlic Mixture

After cooling, mash the cooked garlic into the butter. Stir in freshly grated Italian Parmesan cheese, minced fresh parsley, grated lemon zest, crushed red pepper flakes, a pinch of kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper to create the garlic spread.

4. Prepare Bread

Slice the French baguette open lengthwise and score it in a crosshatch pattern. Spoon the garlic mixture generously onto the cut sides of the baguette and place it on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan.

5. Bake the Garlic Bread

Bake in the preheated oven for about 5 to 7 minutes, until the topping is bubbly and starting to brown, and the bread is crisp.

6. Serve

Remove the garlic bread from the oven, cut it into serving pieces, and sprinkle a pinch of fleur de sel on top before serving.