How to Make Roasted Garlic

Name: How to Make Roasted Garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: many
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 garlic bulb; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch pepper (optional)

By Kitchen Crew
@JustaPinch

When roasted, garlic has a much different taste than when it's raw. It releases its natural sugars becoming caramelized with a mild, sweet flavor. Using roasted garlic enhances the flavor of what it's added to, giving the dish a naturally sweet, buttery, richness that is like nothing else.

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Serves:

many

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1

garlic bulb
1 Tbsp

olive oil
1 pinch

salt
1 pinch

pepper (optional)
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How to Make How to Make Roasted Garlic

Step-by-Step

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the top half off the garlic bulb. Throw away the top portion.
Place remaining garlic bulb in a small baking dish.
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over each bulb. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Several garlic bulbs can be roasted at once. Just double or triple the olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Cover baking dish with foil.
Cooking time varies depending on the size of the garlic. For small bulbs, 30-40 minutes. Large bulbs, 45-60 minutes. Check early for doneness. They should be softened with a golden color.
Once done, let garlic cool to touch. Hold it in the palm of your hand and squeeze the bulb to release the cloves.
Use a fork to mash the roasted garlic cloves.
Serve with crackers, bread, alongside a dip, etc.