🧄 Turkish garlic bread (Sarımsaklı ekmek)

4 servings · prep 15 min · cook 15 min

Ingredients

• 1 large loaf or a ciabatta (stale is better)
• 1 whole head of garlic
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp softened butter
• A pinch of finely chopped parsley
• Grated kaşar cheese or mozzarella
• Salt, black pepper
• Chili flakes (pul biber)

Method

1. Peel all the garlic cloves and fry them in 3 tbsp olive oil in a pan. DO NOT WALK AWAY: garlic burns very fast and turns bitter. Let it cool.
2. Crush the cooled garlic and mix it with the softened butter, parsley, salt, pepper and chili flakes.
3. Cut the loaf in half lengthwise and set it on a tray.
4. Spread the garlic mixture over the whole surface of both halves.
5. Cover generously with grated cheese, and a little more chili flakes if you like.
6. Bake at 230 °C (450 °F) in a WELL preheated oven, about 15 min.
7. Serve piping hot: hot is when the cheese pulls and the garlic perfumes everything.

Adapted from Ferah Kitchen (YouTube)

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