roasted garlic

By EdieK

Many equate garlic with a very pungent flavor, but roasted garlic has a delicious mellow nutty flavor. Learn how to roast garlic with this easy recipe.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 60 minutes

Ingredients

• What You Need:
• garlic
• oven
• foil
• knife
• baking pan

Details

Adapted from homecooking.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Remove as much of the paper from 2 whole heads of garlic as you can without breaking apart the cloves.
3. Place garlic heads in 1/4 cup water in a small baking dish.
4. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
5. Cover with aluminum foil or baking dish cover.
6. Put into oven and baste with olive oil/water mixture after 30 minutes.
7. Bake until garlic is soft and easily pierced with a thin-bladed knife, about 1 hour total cooking time.

Tips:

1. Quick recipe method: Spread individual unpeeled cloves evenly on cookie sheet, drizzle with oil, and bake about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft.
2. Squeeze cloves onto freshly baked bread or into a sealed, refrigerated container to be used within 3 days.
3. Recipe can be easily multiplied for garlic freaks.