How To Make Garlic Spread for Bread Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is garlic butter made of? ›

Unsalted butter, garlic, finely chopped fresh parsley or chives, and salt.

It can be used as a flavoring agent in marinades, sauces, dressings, soups, stews, and stir-fries. It can also be used as a rub for meats or as a spread on bread and sandwiches. The paste retains the pungent and distinctive taste of fresh garlic, allowing you to easily incorporate its flavor into your cooking.

Sprinkle the minced cloves with kosher salt, as kosher salt's rough texture will help mash the minced garlic and draw moisture out of the cloves as well. Then use your knife to flatten, mash, and scrape the minced cloves into paste.

Garlic butter, also known as beurre à la bourguignonne, is a compound butter used as a flavoring for many dishes or as a condiment. It is composed of butter and garlic mixed into a paste. The ingredients are blended and typically chilled before use.

Steps to Make It

Using a whisk, beat the softened butter until smooth. Blend in the garlic until incorporated, about 1 minute. Mix in the parsley if using. Use immediately or wrap tightly and refrigerate.

Recipe Notes

Storage: The garlic butter can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 2 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.

Similar to garlic purée, this handy form of garlic is available in small jars (find it with the herbs and spices) - 1 tsp of the paste is equivalent to 1 clove of garlic.

Add garlic cloves and olive oil to the blender jar and blend for 30-45 seconds to make a smooth paste. Scrape down the sides of the blender jar once in between. Store in airtight containers or mason jars and refrigerate for up to a week. Alternatively, add to ice cube trays, cover and freeze for up to 3 months.

Garlic paste is more concentrated than fresh garlic, so you don't need to use much to get a good amount of flavor. It still doesn't taste quite as vibrant as fresh cloves, though, and I don't love that it contains salt and oil — I'd rather add that to whatever I am cooking myself.

Which butter is used for bread spread? ›

Salted butter is all-purpose. It's perfect for spreading on bread, topping veggies and pasta and using in recipes where you're not looking to have as much control over salt level.

Kerrygold is good for cooking (it doesn't add too much salt to any dish, just enough to elevate it), but it's also good slathered onto a piece of bread. It's also the best spreadable butter—it spreads like an absolute dream.

There are three main types of options spread strategy: vertical, horizontal and diagonal.

Transfer the garlic paste to an airtight container to store in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. You can also top the container with a bit of oil to preserve that freshness. To store the garlic paste for longer, you can freeze it and store this garlic paste for 3-4 months.

Store-bought garlic puree can often taste bitter and lacks the same strength of flavour as homemade garlic paste. That is why this quick and easy to learn pureed garlic is a great skill to have in your kitchen.