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Homemade (Frozen?) Cheesy Garlic Bread on the Fly and a Budget

Making Cheesy Garlic Bread at home for the freezer so you have it when you need it ready for the oven!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Garlic Bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Freezer time 1 hour
Servings 20 servings
Author Howard Marlin
Cost $0.27 to $0.32 per serving

Equipment

  • Freezer - Full Sized
  • Baking Sheet Tray (1 or 2)
  • Basting Brush
  • Zip Lock Bags (Quart/ Half Gallon/ Gallon)
  • Full Sized oven or Toaster Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 Loaf of Texas Toast or your favorite type of bread for garlic bread
  • 2 oz Clarified Butter (room temp or warmer) or 1/2 stick melted butter if you do not have clarified butter on hand
  • 10 oz Mozzarella Cheese or any other cheese or cheese blend you like
  • 2 oz Parmesan Cheese (Optional)
  • 1 Garlic Powder The more the better in my opinion!
  • Italian Seasonings Dry Herb Mix I use this stuff on just about everything

Instructions

Here we go! This one is very quick and simple!

  • Take a baking sheet tray that will fit into your freezer and lay out as many pieces of bread that will fit easily. I have six on the tray below.
  • Using a basting brush mop on the clarified or melted butter.
  • Sprinkle garlic powder on the bread to taste preference
  • Cover each slice of bread with mozzarella cheese
  • Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and some Italian seasonings on each piece of bread
  • Either place the baking sheet in a preheated oven set at 400 ˚F for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown
    -         Or      -
    Stick the entire tray (s) into the freezer for about an hour or until completely frozen, stack the bread and then place them in zip lock freezer bags. Back in the freezer they go until you need them!