Easy Garlic Bread

 I wanted to make a simple garlic bread to go with my pasta dish. I love being able to scoop up delicious sauce while I eat my pasta. To make it really garlicky I added both roasted and powdered garlic. Roasting the garlic in this recipe helps remove the harshness of the garlic. Make sure to have the butter at room temp so it's easy to incorporate all the garlic and spread it on the bread.

Ingredients:

5 cloves of garlic, roasted
2 tbs. butter, at room temp
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tbsp. mozzarella cheese, shredded
salt and pepper
1 french roll, split in half lengthwise

Directions:
1. Roast garlic: place the cloves of garlic onto a square of aluminum foil. drizzle olive oil onto garlic and season with a pinch of salt. Wrap up package of foil so liquid doesn't come out. Place in a 350 oven for 20-30 minutes or until garlic is soft and golden brown. Allow to cool and squeeze out of papery skin.

2. Combine everything together, except cheese, in a small bowl. use a fork so you can mince the roasted garlic while you stir.

3. Split your bread and spread with butter. Cover with cheese.

4. Broil for 2-3 minutes or until bread is golden brown on top.